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 September 30, 2026.
Crawford County, Illinois, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Circuit Court of Crawford County, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County inmate search, Crawford County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Crawford County
In Crawford County, the Circuit Court of Crawford County hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's domestic relations division, and the file stays with the Circuit Clerk.
The Circuit Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Crawford County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at illinoiscourts.gov/courts-directory/84/Crawford-County-Courthouse/c... (page title: Crawford County Circuit Court | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts), phone (618) 544-3512, 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.
The Illinois court page SearchSystems verified is at illinoiscourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Crawford County
Together, the three agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 arrests to the FBI that year; the State's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Circuit Court of Crawford County.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at crawfordcounty.illinois.gov/department/states-attorney (page title: States Attorney | Crawford County, Illinois), phone 618-546-1505, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Crawford County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Crawford County criminal records, Crawford County divorce records, Crawford County traffic tickets, Crawford County DUI and Crawford County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Crawford County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Crawford County and Illinois. These court pages from its Crawford County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Circuit Clerk (crawfordcountyil.org)
Cities in Crawford County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Circuit Court of Crawford County.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Crawford County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Robinson (7,053)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Crawford County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at illinoiscourts.gov, phone (618) 544-3512.
Which court hears felonies in Crawford County?
The Circuit Court of Crawford County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Crawford County?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Illinois?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Crawford County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.