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 4, 2026.
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Jo Daviess County public records, Jo Daviess County arrest records, Jo Daviess County warrants, Jo Daviess County inmate search, Jo Daviess County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Jo Daviess County
Court cases from Jo Daviess County are filed in the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess County, which 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 Jo Daviess County
For Jo Daviess County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at illinoiscourts.gov/courts-directory/21/Jo-Daviess-County-Courthouse... (page title: Jo Daviess County Courthouse | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts), phone (815) 777-0037, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess County.
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 Jo Daviess County
Together, the five agencies in Jo Daviess County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,328 arrests to the FBI that year; the State's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess County.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jodaviesscountyil.gov/1264/States-Attorney (page title: States Attorney | Jo Daviess County, IL), phone 815-777-0109, 330 North Bench Street Suite 2E Galena, IL 61036, Tuesdays 2:30 to 3:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Illinois Secretary of State, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Jo Daviess County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Jo Daviess County criminal records, Jo Daviess County traffic tickets, Jo Daviess County DUI and Jo Daviess County property records.
Cities in Jo Daviess County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess County.
The cities and towns in the county are Galena, Stockton, East Dubuque, Warren, Hanover, Elizabeth, Scales Mound, Apple River, Menominee and Nora.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Jo Daviess County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at illinoiscourts.gov, phone (815) 777-0037.
Which court hears felonies in Jo Daviess County?
The Circuit Court of Jo Daviess County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess 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.