This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official record.
Choose the Record Custodian
For a county-jail record, contact the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office Records & Statistical Data Section. The office handles records and FOIA questions during its published public hours.
Winnebago County Sheriff's Office650 West State Street
Rockford, IL 61102
Main office: 815-319-6000
Records: 815-319-6100
Records fax: 815-319-6101
Records hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Bond-out and booking line: 815-319-6614
The type and stage of the record determine where to look:
- Use the county records hub for the jail inquiry, booking-photo requests, recent arrest sources, and correction steps.
- For a warrant concern, use the Circuit Clerk or Sheriff's warrant contacts described under Sheriff's Most Wanted.
- Ask Rockford or Loves Park Police for an incident report created by that department. Machesney Park police services are supplied by Sheriff's Police.
- Use the Winnebago County Circuit Clerk for court dates and dispositions after booking.
- Use the Illinois Department of Corrections offender search for a person in state prison or on parole.
- Use the BOP locator for federal custody and the ICE locator for immigration detention.
Only the responsible office can say whether it holds a particular photograph, whether a record is releasable, or whether a person remains in custody.