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 October 4, 2026.
East Chicago, Indiana, in Lake County, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lake Circuit and Superior Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: East Chicago public records, Lake County court records, East Chicago arrest records, East Chicago warrants, East Chicago inmate search, East Chicago criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from East Chicago
Court cases from East Chicago are filed in the Lake Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
A city with a city and town court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit or Superior Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from East Chicago
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/help/mycase (page title: Indiana Judicial Branch: Searching MyCase), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
The Indiana court page SearchSystems verified is at mycase.in.gov.
What Reaches the Court from East Chicago
Together, the 17 agencies in Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12,363 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lake Circuit and Superior Courts.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lakecountyin.gov/departments/prosecutor (page title: Prosecutor), phone 219-755-3720, 2293 N. Main Street Crown Point, IN 46307, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other East Chicago guides take the kinds of file one at a time: East Chicago criminal records, East Chicago divorce records, East Chicago traffic tickets, East Chicago DUI and East Chicago property records.
More Official Court Pages for Lake County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lake County and Indiana. These court pages from its Lake County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Indiana Courts Case Search (public.courts.in.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in East Chicago?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/help/mycase. Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in East Chicago?
The Lake Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in East Chicago?
The Clerk of the Circuit Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Indiana?
Yes: mycase.IN.gov, the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official East Chicago website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.