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.
Perry County, Illinois, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Circuit Court of Perry 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: Perry County public records, Perry County arrest records, Perry County warrants, Perry County inmate search, Perry County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Perry County
In Perry County, the Circuit Court of Perry 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 Perry County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at illinoiscourts.gov/courts-directory/155/Perry-County-Courthouse/court (page title: Perry County Courthouse | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts), phone (618) 357-6726, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Circuit Court of Perry 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 Perry County
Together, the four agencies in Perry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,378 arrests to the FBI that year; the State's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Circuit Court of Perry County.
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 Perry County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Perry County criminal records, Perry County traffic tickets, Perry County DUI and Perry County property records.
Cities in Perry County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Circuit Court of Perry County.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Perry County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Du Quoin (5,611)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Perry County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at illinoiscourts.gov, phone (618) 357-6726.
Which court hears felonies in Perry County?
The Circuit Court of Perry County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Perry 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 Perry 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.