Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Round Lake Beach, Illinois, in Lake County, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Round Lake Beach is a court case in the Circuit Court of Lake County, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Illinois Secretary of State. This guide says which court takes the ticket, who writes them and where the driving record lives.
This guide covers where tickets go, who writes them, the driving record and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in Round Lake Beach Goes
Tickets in Round Lake Beach go to the Circuit Court of Lake County. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/lake.html (page title: Lake County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1840-1898)), phone 815-753-1807, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Illinois has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Round Lake Beach
The Lake County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Round Lake Beach (filed by the FBI as Round Lake Beach Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Round Lake Beach.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department and three other agencies in Lake County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Barrington Police Department, the Island Lake Police Department, the Fox River Grove Police Department and one more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Lake County, so their arrests are not broken out for Lake County here.
The Driving Record and the Illinois Secretary of State
Convictions are reported by the court to the Illinois Secretary of State, which keeps the driving record and decides on points and suspensions. Order the driving record from that agency, not from the court.
Paying a ticket is a conviction, reported to the Illinois Secretary of State like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Secretary of State (see Round Lake Beach DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Round Lake Beach?
With the Circuit Court of Lake County, whose page SearchSystems verified is at ilsos.gov, phone 815-753-1807.
Who keeps my driving record in Illinois?
The Illinois Secretary of State. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Round Lake Beach?
The Circuit Court of Lake County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official Round Lake Beach website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.