Winnebago County Circuit Clerk

Winnebago County Courthouse
400 West State Street, Room 101
Rockford, IL 61101

Phone: (815) 987-2510

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

This is an informational page to aid in genealogical research. It is not an official government page.

Naturalization Records Phone: (815) 987-2512 [Also see Federal Courthouse]

• Records date from 1840's to 1983, you must also check the Federal Courthouse-Naturalizing Courts because naturalizations were done in both Courthouses after 1930.
• Requests can be made in person or by mail. The workload of the clerks is very heavy. You may want to call or write ahead.
• The public is not allowed direct access to the records.
• There is a search fee of $4.00. In addition, the first copy of a record is $2.00, the second and subsequent copies are $.50.
• All requests must be pre-paid, and mail-in requests should include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
• Send pre-paid requests to the address above, Attention: Judy Radean, Naturalization Records.
  

Probate Records Phone: (815) 987-3148
[Also see IRAD, Illinois Regional Archives Depository]

• No search work is done by the Probate Clerks. You must do it yourself or hire someone to do it for you.
• Types of records available:
  1. Wills and Estates
  2. Guardianships
  3. Disabled
• Hardcopy index ends in 1982 and is, thereafter, computerized.
• Copies are $2 for the first copy, $.50 for the second up to 19 pages, then $.25, thereafter.
• If any copies need to be certified, there is a $4.00 fee.

Divorce Records Phone: (815) 987-2510

• Records are open to the public.
• All indexes are accessible to the public.
• Divorce search copy charges are $2.00 for the first copy, $.50 for the second up to 19 pages, then $.25, thereafter.
• If any copies need to be certified, there is a $4.00 fee.
• For questions related to any Circuit Clerk Record, contact Tom Klein, Court Records Manager at (815) 987-3031.

Criminal and Civil Court Records Phone: (815) 987-3079

• Oldest records are at the Illinois Regional Archives Depository in DeKalb, IL
• Records from approximately 1860 are available for your research in the Courthouse.
• Indexes are alphabetical.
• Copy costs are $2.00 for the first copy, $.50 for the second up to 19 pages, then $.25 thereafter.
• Clerks do not research these records for you.

[Also see IRAD, Illinois Regional Archives Depository]

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