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Calhoun County Background Information

Illinois has 102 counties, with one of them being Calhoun County. Hardin is the Calhoun County seat at this moment. 4,437 was the Calhoun County population in 2020.

It was formed in 1825.

It was named for Vice President John C. Calhoun. He was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina.

Calhoun County is part of the Metro-East portion of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Calhoun County Arrest Documents

Arrest records are kept on each crime in Calhoun County. Calhoun County crimes are split into two classes. These two sections are property crime and violent crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, motor vehicle theft, and larceny. On the contrary, the violent crime categorizations include murder, rape, assault, and robbery.

Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: William Heffington
P.O. Box 635,
Hardin, IL 62047
Phone: (618) 576-9041
Email: Sheriff@calhouncountyil.com

Calhoun County Criminal records

Jail and inmate records are included in the repeatedly updated Calhoun County criminal records. Anyone on release or in jail can be searched for using this tool. The Calhoun County sex offender register is updated regularly. Any offender attending school, in jail, living, or working in Calhoun County goes on this register. All people within Calhoun County have the right to find this list. Nearby sex offenders can be searched for by occupants in Calhoun County.

Calhoun County Court Records

The county courthouse maintains each court record in Calhoun County. In Calhoun County, a person must go to obtain a court record at:

Calhoun County Courthouse
P.O. Box 486
101 N County Rd
Hardin, IL 62047
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST
Phone: (618) 576-2451
Fax: (618) 576-9541

When someone contests a decision made by lower Illinois courts, the Court of Appeals can overturn said decision if they see fit. These lower courts are made up of the 102 superior/trial courts in the 102 counties in Illinois.

NOTE - In Calhoun County, court records are provided in one of three ways. The methods in question are fax, mail, and email. In contrast, mail delivery is the only method available for official records.

Calhoun County Public Records

Vital records are kept on each individual inhabitant of both Illinois state and Calhoun County. Calhoun County is even in charge of obtaining some of this information. Marriage, divorce, birth, and death documents can all be included under the bracket of vital records.

In Illinois and Calhoun County, marriage records are amassed by county clerks. The vital record copies are then sent to the Office of Vital Statistics. The Calhoun County office, as well as other county offices around Illinois, has also been in charge of birth and death records in the past. Every last vital record in Illinois, including those from Calhoun County, is secured in one central registry. This allows them to be utilised in the future for statistical analysis.

All public records in Calhoun County can be seen by residents thanks to the 1800 Illinois Freedom of Information Act. This allows every resident in Calhoun County the right to find state and local records. The act was updated in 1984. To get access to a record, a person must visit at:

Calhoun County Clerk and Recorder
106 N. County Rd.
Hardin, IL 62047
Phone: (618) 576-9700
Fax: (618) 576-9723

Then again, people of Calhoun County must pay a fee per record. Birth record first copies in Calhoun County cost $10. Death record first copies will set a person back $19 in Calhoun County.

NOTE - There are a number of rules that must be followed in order for Calhoun County inhabitants to obtain records. The Calhoun County office opening hours are from Monday to Friday, somewhere between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST. When asking for records, Calhoun County citizens must also present some form of photo ID. Inhabitants of Calhoun County can show a driver's license or state ID, for example. A person must also put each and every request in writing in Calhoun County in order to be successful.