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 between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Woodford County, Illinois, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Woodford County is a court case in the Circuit Court of Woodford 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: Woodford County public records, Woodford County arrest records, Woodford County warrants, Woodford County criminal records, Woodford County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Woodford County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Woodford County is answered in the Circuit Court of Woodford County. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
For Woodford County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at illinoiscourts.gov/courts-directory/58/Woodford-County-Courthouse/c... (page title: Woodford County Courthouse | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts), phone (309) 467-3312, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Circuit Court of Woodford 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 Woodford County
The Woodford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Eureka, Metamora, El Paso, Washburn and Goodfield write the traffic tickets in Woodford County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Woodford County: Eureka College (campus police).
The Deer Creek Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Woodford County, so its arrests are not broken out for Woodford 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 Woodford County DUI).
Cities in Woodford County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Circuit Court of Woodford County.
The cities and towns in the county are Eureka, Metamora, Germantown Hills, El Paso, Roanoke, Minonk, Washburn, Goodfield, Congerville, Spring Bay, Benson, Bay View Gardens, Secor, Kappa and Panola.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Woodford County?
With the Circuit Court of Woodford County, whose page SearchSystems verified is at illinoiscourts.gov, phone (309) 467-3312.
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 Woodford County?
The Circuit Court of Woodford County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official Woodford 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.