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.
Tazewell County, Illinois, has about 130,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Tazewell County is a court case in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Illinois Secretary of State. This guide says which court takes the ticket, who writes them and where the driving record lives.
This guide covers where tickets go, who writes them, the driving record, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Tazewell County public records, Tazewell County arrest records, Tazewell County warrants, Tazewell County inmate search, Tazewell County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Tazewell County Goes
Tickets in Tazewell County go to the Circuit Court of Tazewell County. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at tazewell-il.gov/courts (page title: Courts | Tazewell County), phone 309-477-2201, 342 Court Street Pekin, IL 61554, 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.
Who Writes the Tickets in Tazewell County
The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Washington, Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights and nine more cities write the traffic tickets in Tazewell County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tazewell County: Illinois Central College (campus police); the Pekin Park District and the Fon du Lac Park District (other agency).
The Goodfield Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Tazewell County, so its arrests are not broken out for Tazewell County here.
The Driving Record and the Illinois Secretary of State
Convictions are reported by the court to the Illinois Secretary of State, which keeps the driving record and decides on points and suspensions. Order the driving record from that agency, not from the court.
Paying a ticket is a conviction, reported to the Illinois Secretary of State like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Secretary of State (see Tazewell County DUI).
Cities in Tazewell County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Tazewell County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Pekin (31,266)
- East Peoria (22,024)
- Morton (17,557)
- Washington (15,857)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Tazewell County?
With the Circuit Court of Tazewell County, whose page SearchSystems verified is at tazewell-il.gov/courts, phone 309-477-2201.
Who keeps my driving record in Illinois?
The Illinois Secretary of State. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Tazewell County?
The Circuit Court of Tazewell County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official Tazewell 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.