This site is not the Cook County Sheriff's Office, Cook County Jail, the Clerk of Court, IDOC, BOP, ICE, or a law office. Do not rely on a private website for urgent custody or court action.
Cook County Jail Custody
For current Cook County Jail custody, use the Sheriff Individual in Custody Locator or call the jail help lines.
Cook County Department of Corrections
2700 South California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60608
773-674-1945
Customer service: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Automated Help Line
Custody search, bond, visitation, records, mailroom, property
773-674-5245
English or Spanish routing.
Official Records Routes
- Sheriff FOIA and subpoena requests: GovQA portal through the Sheriff's FOIA page.
- Sheriff FOIA mail: Cook County Sheriff's Office, Attn: Freedom of Information Officer, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington, Room 704, Chicago, IL 60602.
- Clerk Criminal Department next court date lookup: 312-603-4641.
- Cook County State's Attorney: 69 W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60602, 312-603-1880.
- State's Attorney FOIA email: SAO.FOIA@cookcountysao.org.
Other Custody Systems
Use IDOC for sentenced state prisoners and adult transition centers, BOP for MCC Chicago or other federal custody, ICE ODLS for immigration custody, and VINELink for notification. These systems are separate from the Sheriff locator.