Kankakee County, Illinois Records

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Kankakee County, Illinois Courthouse Records
Kankakee County, Illinois Census Records
Kankakee County, Illinois Vital Records
Kankakee County, Illinois Resources
Kankakee County, Illinois External Links

Kankakee County, Illinois (Map It) was created on February 11, 1853 from Ford County, Iroquois County and Will County. Kankakee County was named for the Kankakee River .

Kankakee County is bordered by  Will County (north), Lake County, Indiana (northeast), Newton County, Indiana (east), Iroquois County (south), Ford County (southwest), Livingston County (southwest), Grundy County (northwest)

Kankakee County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Kankakee, Momence, Aroma Park, Bonfield, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Buckingham, Chebanse, Essex, Grant Park, Herscher, Hopkins Park, Irwin, Limestone, Manteno, St. Anne, Reddick, Sammons Point, Sun River Terrace, Union Hill.

Kankakee County Townships include  Limestone, Kankakee, Essex, Ganeer, Bourbonnais, Aroma, Pembroke, Pilot, Norton, Otto, Manteno, Momence, St. Anne, Rockville, Salina, Sumner, Yellowhead. View the Kankakee Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Kankakee County, Illinois General Highway Maps includes County, City and Township maps which contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Kankakee County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Kankakee County, Illinois Courthouse
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Kankakee County, IL Courthouse

The Kankakee County Courthouse is located in Kankakee, Illinois. Learn More About State of Illinois Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Kankakee county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

  • Kankakee County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1853 and Birth & Death Records from 1877. The County Clerk maintains records and issues certificates of vital statistics (birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates) for the entire County.
  • Kankakee County Recorder of Deeds has Land Records from 1832. The County Recorder of Deeds serves the people of County by receiving, filing and maintaining all records related to real property in our county. These documents range from all types of conveyance deeds, mortgages, releases and assignments, property liens, as well as, assorted federal, state and local liens. The Recorder’s office is responsible for the recordation and storage of plats of subdivision, land surveys and monument records. Many other types of miscellaneous documents are recorded, such as; foreign birth certificates, foreign marriage licenses, and military discharge paperwork to name a few.
  • Kankakee County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1853 and Court Records from 1853. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court, commonly known as the Circuit Clerk, is the keeper of the files and records of the Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk's Office retains documents some of which include criminal law, chancery, support, probate, adoption, ect....
  • Kankakee County Treasurer's Office is responsible for the statutory duties required as County Treasurer and as Ex-Officio County Collector of Real Estate Property Taxes and Drainage District Taxes for the entire county.
  • Local Government Records Database provides a listing of the local governmental records held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system

Kankakee County, Illinois Census Records

Kankakee County, Illinois Vital Records

Kankakee County, Illinois Resources

Kankakee County, Illinois External Links

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