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Ford County Background Information

Ford County is located in the state of Illinois, along with 101 other counties. The seat in Ford County at present is Paxton. In 2020, there were 13,534 households in Ford County.

It was formed in 1859.

Ford County was named after Thomas Ford, the Governor of Illinois from 1842 to 1846.

Ford County is part of the Champaign–Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Ford County Arrest Files

Ford County records every crime that occurs within the county borders. Each individual crime is divided into two main categorizations in Ford County. The two categorizations are property and violent crimes. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, car theft, and larceny. Violent crimes can include murder, aggravated assault, forcible rape, and robbery. In 2020, in Ford County, there were 11 violent and 54 property crimes.

Ford County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Chad Johnson
235 N. American
Paxton, IL 60957
Office Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Phone: (217) 379-9470
Fax: (217) 379-9489
Email: fcsheriff@fcsheriff.com

Ford County Criminal Documents

Criminal records in Ford County are consistently updated. In Ford County, and the entire state of Illinois, the authorities must keep an up to date register listing every last sex offender in the area. This includes all Ford County offenders who are working, living, in jail, or attending school in the area. All habitants within Ford County have the right to get this list. Therefore, anyone living in Ford County can search for nearby sex offenders.Ford County citizens will also be shown any nearby non-compliant or incarcerated offenders.

Ford County Court Records

In Ford County, each individual court record is managed by the county courthouse. In Ford County, to obtain a court record, residents may visit directly at:

Ford County Courthouse
Circuit Clerk: Kamalen Johnson Anderson
P.O. Box 80
200 W. State Room 106
Paxton, IL 60957
Office Hours: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Phone: (217) 379-9420
Fax: (217) 379-9429

In Illinois, the Court of Appeals oversees any lower court case in which one party contests a decision made. The Court of Appeals has power over the 102 superior and trial courts across 102 Illinois counties, such as Ford County.

NOTE - Standard court records are transported via one of three ways once a payment has been made in Ford County. The records in question can be sent via email, mail, or fax. Alternatively, mail delivery is the only option for certified records.

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Ford County Public Files

Every single resident in the state of Illinois has vital records kept on them. Ford County collects some of these vital records themselves. These records can include anything from birth and death certificates to marriage licenses and divorce decrees.

County clerks are in charge of compiling marriage records in Ford County and Illinois. These vital records are then sent to the Illinois Office of Vital Statistics. Birth and death records were also compiled by Illinois county offices in past times, such as Ford County. In Illinois, every vital record is stored under one central registry. This helps to keep the records safe and have them readily available for statistical analysis in the future.

The Illinois Freedom of Information Act was passed in 1800 and ensures that all Ford County occupants can acquire public records. This covers local and state government records. Changes were made to the act in 1984. Public records can be requested at:

Ford County Clerk: Amy Frederick
200 W. State, Room 101
Paxton, IL 60957
Phone: (217) 379-9400
Fax: (217) 379-9409

However, every last resident must pay a fee if they wish to obtain a copy. Birth record first copies in Ford County cost $17.00. Any further copies of the same document will cost an additional $8.00 each. The first copies of death records in Ford County cost $23. Any added copy ordered concurrently will cost $10.00 extra per copy. The first marriage record requested will cost a person $17.00 in Ford County. There is an extra cost of $8.00 per added copy ordered on top of this.

NOTE - If a person wants to obtain records face-to-face, they must adhere to a number of rules in Ford County. From Monday to Friday, between 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST are the Ford County office opening hours. When asking for records, Ford County occupants must also present some form of photo ID. Examples of an appropriate form of photo ID include a driver's license or state ID. In Ford County, all requests must be put in writing.