SearchSystems Editorial

Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.

About this guide

Union County is a county in Illinois with about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are not in one place: court cases, jail bookings, deeds, property values, vital records and records requests each belong to a different office. This guide names the office that holds each kind of record, links to its own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 6 county office pages for Union County, every one opened and checked, and lists 1 more whose site blocks automated checks.

In this guide: Where the records live, Jail and arrests, Court records, County Clerk, Deeds and property, Vital records, State's Attorney, Records requests, Statewide sources, More directory links, Cities and towns, Other counties and Questions.

Where Union County public records live

Each kind of Union County record is kept by a different office. The list below names the office SearchSystems verified for each one; the sections that follow give its phone, address and hours where the office publishes them.

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Arrests, jail and inmate lookups in Union County

A person arrested in Union County is booked into the jail, and the booking record (name, charges, bond and the next court date) is public in most cases. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for jail and inmate information in Union County.

  • Website: ilsheriff.org/county/union
  • Checked: October 4, 2026, the site did not answer our automated check (HTTP 403); open it directly in a browser.

Jail rosters usually show the people in custody now. Once a person is released, the case continues in the court records below.

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Court records and case lookups in Union County

Civil, criminal, family, probate and traffic cases filed in Union County are kept by the clerk of the court that heard them. Many courts offer an online case search; the page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Union County.

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County Clerk of Union County

The county clerk is the county's record keeper. What the office holds differs by state: in some states it files marriage licenses and vital records, in others deeds, court papers or the meeting records of the governing board. Its own website below says what it holds in Union County.

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Deeds, land records and property values in Union County

Two offices share property records. The recording office files deeds, mortgages, liens and the other documents that affect title to land in Union County. The assessment office sets the taxable value of each parcel and usually offers a free parcel search by address or owner name.

Recorded documents: County Recorder

Property values: Supervisor of Assessments

  • Website: unionil.devnetwedge.com (page title: Union County Property Tax Inquiry)
  • Checked: September 30, 2026, the page answered.

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Birth, death and marriage records in Union County

Certified copies of birth and death certificates for events in Union County are issued by the office below. The Illinois state vital records office also issues certified copies for any event in the state.

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State's Attorney for Union County

The State's Attorney is the office that prosecutes criminal cases in Union County. The case files themselves are court records (above); the prosecutor's office handles victim services and questions about pending prosecutions.

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Public records requests to Union County

Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it. Many counties run one request page for every department; it is listed below when SearchSystems verified one for Union County.

SearchSystems has not yet verified a central records request page for Union County. Send the request to the office that holds the record, using the contact details above.

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Statewide Illinois sources

Some records are kept by the state rather than the county. These are the Illinois state offices SearchSystems verified; each link opens the state office's own page.

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These links come from the SearchSystems directory for Union County and were opened again on October 2, 2026. Each one still answers.

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Cities and towns in Union County

Union County has 6 incorporated cities and towns (2024 Census Bureau count, population in parentheses). City records such as council minutes, permits, business licenses and police reports are kept by each city; the records on this page are county records whatever the city.

  • Anna (4,165)
  • Jonesboro (1,655)
  • Cobden (1,040)
  • Dongola (645)
  • Alto Pass (305)
  • Mill Creek (56)

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Union County Arrest Records

The Union County arrest records guide names the five agencies that report arrests to the FBI here and the 3,533 arrests the four agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported that year. It also says where a person arrested here is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.

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Union County Records Guides

SearchSystems has eight more guides to Union County, each written from the county's own offices and figures: Union County warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Union County inmate search (the jail page of the Union County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Union County criminal records (the court file, the Illinois criminal history and the local arrest records), Union County court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Union County police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Illinois Freedom of Information Act requires), Union County traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Union County DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case) and Union County property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official Union County website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.

Where do I look up a court case in Union County?

The court records page SearchSystems verified for Union County is at illinoiscourts.gov, phone (618) 833-8114. A case number finds a case fastest; a name search returns every case with that name.

Who records deeds in Union County?

The County Recorder, at ilsos.gov. Deeds, mortgages and liens on land in Union County are filed there.

How do I get a birth or death certificate for Union County?

From the office SearchSystems verified for Union County vital records at dph.illinois.gov, or from the Illinois state vital records office.

How do I request a public record from Union County?

From the office that holds it: the court for case files, the County Recorder for deeds, the sheriff for jail records, and so on. Every state has a public records law that applies to county offices.