Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime 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 on September 23, 2026.
Kankakee County, Illinois, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kankakee County depends on where the incident happened: the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Illinois Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Kankakee County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Kankakee County that is the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries Kankakee Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office
The Kankakee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 157 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at kankakeecountysheriff.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Kankakee County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kankakee County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Kankakee County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Kankakee: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
- Bourbonnais: 30 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025; 159 arrests reported for 2025. The Bourbonnais police department's page is at villageofbourbonnais.com/contact-us/police-department, phone (815) 937-3570 (verified September 27, 2026).
- Bradley: 45 violent and 320 property crimes reported for 2025; 402 arrests reported for 2025. The Bradley police records page is at bradleyil.org/police/records, phone 815 936 5100 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Manteno: 5 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 107 arrests reported for 2025. The Manteno police department's page is at villageofmanteno.com/police-department, phone 815-929-4801 (verified September 27, 2026).
- Momence: 3 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Herscher: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
- Grant Park: 1 arrests reported for 2024.
- St. Anne: 4 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 arrests reported for 2025.
- Essex: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Kankakee County in 2025
The six agencies in Kankakee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 153 violent and 521 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Kankakee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 841 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Illinois Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension, and it may charge copying only after the first 50 pages. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 815-936-5801, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kankakee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
How long does an agency in Kankakee County have to answer?
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension. It may charge copying only after the first 50 pages.
How do I get a report from the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
Is this the official Kankakee 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.