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 between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Jo Daviess County comes from a judge of the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess 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: Jo Daviess County public records, Jo Daviess County arrest records, Jo Daviess County inmate search, Jo Daviess County criminal records, Jo Daviess County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Who Issues Warrants in Jo Daviess County
In Illinois an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Jo Daviess County that means the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess 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.
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.
Who Serves Warrants in Jo Daviess County
The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Galena, Stockton, East Dubuque, Warren, Hanover, Elizabeth and one more cities serve warrants in Jo Daviess County.
A warrant issued in Jo Daviess County is good anywhere in Illinois, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
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; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Jo Daviess County arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office, held about 9 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at jodaviesscountyil.gov/1254/Sheriff, phone 815-777-2141. The Jo Daviess County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess County
The places to check for a warrant from Jo Daviess County:
- The court file of the case, through the Circuit Clerk at (815) 777-0037, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- The State's Attorney, phone 815-777-0109, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
Not one of the Jo Daviess County pages SearchSystems verified (the sheriff's, the court's and the prosecutor'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 Jo Daviess County
A warrant is recalled by the court that issued it, so clearing one from Jo Daviess County starts with the Circuit Clerk at (815) 777-0037: the case goes back on the calendar and the judge recalls the warrant when the person appears.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jodaviesscountyil.gov/1264/States-Attorney, phone 815-777-0109.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Jo Daviess County?
Not from the Jo Daviess 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 (815) 777-0037.
Who serves warrants in Jo Daviess County?
The Jo Daviess 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 Jo Daviess County held?
At the county jail, run by the Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Jo Daviess 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 (815) 777-0037.
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.