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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Henderson County, Illinois, has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Henderson County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court of Henderson County, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
Related guides: Henderson County public records, Henderson County arrest records, Henderson County inmate search, Henderson County criminal records, Henderson County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Henderson County
In Illinois an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Henderson County that means the Circuit Court of Henderson County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
A bench warrant follows a missed court date in any of those courts. Whichever kind it is, the warrant is part of the file of the case it was issued in, and the Circuit Clerk keeps that file.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at illinoiscourts.gov/courts-directory/150/Henderson-County-Courthouse... (page title: Henderson County Courthouse | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts), phone (309) 867-3121, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Circuit Court of Henderson County.
Illinois has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Serves Warrants in Henderson County
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Oquawka, Stronghurst and Gulfport serve warrants in Henderson County.
The Dallas City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Henderson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Henderson County here.
The agency that serves a warrant from Henderson County is whichever one finds the person; an Illinois warrant is valid across Illinois.
Together, the four agencies in Henderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,459 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Henderson County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Henderson County Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, held about 2 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at sheriffhendersoncounty.com/inmate-lookup. The Henderson County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Henderson County on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Henderson County
The places to check for a warrant from Henderson County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at (309) 867-3121, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The custody page of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office at sheriffhendersoncounty.com/inmate-lookup, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Henderson County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's and the court's) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Henderson County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Henderson County starts with the Circuit Clerk at (309) 867-3121: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Henderson County?
Not from the Henderson County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Circuit Clerk at (309) 867-3121.
Who serves warrants in Henderson County?
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office, and the agency that reports for the city where the person is found; an Illinois warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Henderson County held?
At the county jail, run by the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Henderson County cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Circuit Clerk at (309) 867-3121.
Is this the official Henderson 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.