This Is Not a Government Office. Fulton County Criminal History is privately run. It cannot retrieve or correct an official file, perform an official check, or receive an expungement filing. Send those matters directly to the responsible public office.
Need an Official Record?
Use the custodian that matches the record needed in Fulton County:
- Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
- Criminal history and self-review: use the Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification
- Arrest, booking, and jail material: contact the Fulton County Sheriff's Office
- Filed charges and court dispositions: contact the Fulton County Circuit Clerk
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expungement and sealing: file in the court that handled the case
For sheriff-held records, contact the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, 268 W. Washington Avenue, Lewistown, IL 61542, at (309) 547-2277. Written FOIA requests may also be sent to foia@fultonco.org or faxed to (309) 547-2355.
Court files are held by the Fulton County Circuit Clerk at the Fulton County Courthouse, 100 N. Main Street, Lewistown, IL 61542. The clerk's main number is (309) 547-3041, extension 206, and the courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.