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 on September 23, 2026.
Livingston County, Illinois, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Circuit Court of Livingston 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: Livingston County public records, Livingston County arrest records, Livingston County warrants, Livingston County inmate search, Livingston County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Livingston County
In Livingston County, the Circuit Court of Livingston 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 Livingston County
For Livingston County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at livingstoncountyil.gov/department/circuit_clerk/index.php (page title: Livingston County, IL), phone 815-844-2602, 110 N. Main Street Pontiac, IL 61764, Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m., 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 Livingston County
Together, the three agencies in Livingston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 517 arrests to the FBI that year; the State's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Circuit Court of Livingston County.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at livingstoncountyil.gov/department/states_attorney/index.php (page title: Livingston County, IL), phone 815-844-5169, 110 N. Main Street Pontiac, IL 61764, Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 4:30p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Livingston County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Livingston County criminal records, Livingston County divorce records, Livingston County traffic tickets, Livingston County DUI and Livingston County property records.
Cities in Livingston County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Circuit Court of Livingston County.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Livingston County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Pontiac (11,054)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Livingston County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at livingstoncountyil.gov, phone 815-844-2602.
Which court hears felonies in Livingston County?
The Circuit Court of Livingston County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Livingston 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 Livingston 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.