This private reference resource is not the Boone County Sheriff's Office, Adult Detention Facility, Belvidere Police Department, Cherry Valley Police Department, Poplar Grove, Circuit Clerk, Illinois Department of Corrections, BOP, or ICE. Messages sent here cannot confirm custody or release and cannot retrieve or alter an official record.
Where to Start for Boone Records
Use the agency that made the arrest for an incident report, the county that booked the person for custody status, and the court clerk for disposition. Name the person, date range, agency, city, and exact record type. Cherry Valley spans Boone and Winnebago Counties, so confirm the booking county before using a Boone route.
Boone Sheriff and Jail
Boone County Sheriff's Office
615 N. Main Street
Belvidere, IL 61008
815-544-9322
General sheriff hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The Adult Detention Facility lists the same address and 815-544-9322.
Sheriff Records Division
FOIA and Records Division
Liz Weber, FOIA officer
615 N. Main Street
Belvidere, IL 61008
815-544-3024
Records hours listed as Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
County FOIA Routing
Boone County NextRequest
General routing: 815-547-4770
Info@BooneCountyIL.gov
The county page lists a five-business-day framework, first 50 pages free, and 15 cents for each additional page.
City police and village contacts. City records and county custody records can be different. Send the report request to the city department that made the arrest, then send a separate request to the jail custodian if a booking photo or custody record is needed.
Belvidere Police
Incident reports and FOIA
Public Safety Building
615 N. Main Street
Belvidere, IL 61008
Records: 815-544-3024
Non-emergency: 815-544-2135
Administration: 815-544-9626
Records hours listed as weekdays, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Poplar Grove
Village directory
Police category lists Boone County Sheriff
200 N. Hill Street
Poplar Grove, IL 61065
Sheriff non-emergency: 815-544-2144
Village: 815-765-3201
Village FOIA form states a five-working-day response framework.
Cherry Valley Police
Police contact and FOIA
806 E. State Street
Cherry Valley, IL 61016
Records: 815-332-3432
Non-emergency reference: 815-332-3431
After-hours dispatch: 815-282-2600
Custody, court, and state questions. Use the following source for the type of question shown. Each office controls its own record and may have access limits, redactions, fees, or different response times.
- VINELink: current custody and available notification information when the person is in a participating jurisdiction.
- Boone County Circuit Clerk: Judici cases since August 1993, older courthouse files, and court disposition questions.
- Illinois DOC: state-prison and parole information, not ordinary Boone jail bookings.
- Federal Bureau of Prisons or ICE: separate federal custody routes.
- Crime Stoppers: anonymous tips and public-safety information, not personal warrant confirmation.
For immediate danger, call 911. For a personal legal question, consult a licensed Illinois attorney or the court. An arrest or booking record is an accusation, and a court disposition may change the picture.
Records request checklist. A focused request is easier for the custodian to search. Include the full name, known date or date range, city, arresting agency, record type, case or incident number, delivery method, and a request for the applicable exemption if information is withheld. Ask for the report and photograph as separate items.
Do not send sensitive identity documents to an unknown intermediary. Verify an agency's current contact details on its official page before sending a request or payment.