Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Union County, Illinois, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Union County is a court case in the Circuit Court of Union 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: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County warrants, Union County criminal records, Union County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Union County Goes
Tickets in Union County go to the Circuit Court of Union County. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
For Union County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at illinoiscourts.gov/courts-directory/146/Union-County-Courthouse/court (page title: Union County Courthouse | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts), phone (618) 833-8114, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Circuit Court of Union County.
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 Union County
The Union County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Anna, Jonesboro, Cobden and Dongola write the traffic tickets in Union County.
The Driving Record and the Illinois Secretary of State
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Illinois Secretary of State, which adds each conviction the court reports and handles suspensions; the court does not issue driving records.
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 Union County DUI).
Cities in Union County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Circuit Court of Union County.
The cities and towns in the county are Anna, Jonesboro, Cobden, Dongola, Alto Pass and Mill Creek.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Union County?
With the Circuit Court of Union County, whose page SearchSystems verified is at illinoiscourts.gov, phone (618) 833-8114.
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 Union County?
The Circuit Court of Union County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official Union 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.