This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated reference site cannot retrieve official records, conduct official checks, correct or remove an entry, or accept an expungement filing. Those services must come from the government office that holds the record.
Need an Official Record?
Use these Menard County and Illinois contacts for common record requests:
- Court case files: see criminal court case records or contact the Menard County Circuit Clerk
- Criminal-history records: contact the Illinois State Police Division of Justice Services, Bureau of Identification
- Arrest, booking, jail, and warrant records: contact the Menard County Sheriff's Office
- Official Illinois conviction checks: use the Illinois State Police CHIRP service
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expungement and sealing: file with the Menard County Circuit Clerk for a Menard case
The county does not name a separate sheriff's records division. Direct sheriff-created records to Menard County Sheriff Mark Oller, second floor, 102 S. Seventh St., Petersburg, IL 62675, 217-632-4458. Administrative hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Detention Facility at 315 S. Sixth St., Petersburg, IL 62675, can be reached at 217-632-2273.
For filed criminal cases, copies, and Menard-only court background inquiries, contact Menard County Circuit Clerk Elyse Waibel, 102 S. Seventh St., Petersburg, IL 62675, 217-632-2615, fax 217-632-4124. The counter is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.