This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release, release anyone, post bond, or pull official booking records. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Choose the Official Record Office
Adult jail operations and formal records use different Sheriff contacts. Corrections handles current operational questions at the active Lierman jail. The Sheriff's administrative records office accepts focused FOIA requests for a booking/release sheet, actual release time and type, and receiving agency when recorded.
Champaign County Sheriff Records
204 E. Main St.
Urbana, IL 61801
General office: 217-384-1204
FOIA officer: 217-384-1215
Criminal Records: 217-384-1234
Fax: 217-384-1219
Email: sherifffoia@champaigncountyil.gov
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays
Champaign County Jail Corrections
502 S. Lierman Ave.
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: 217-384-1243
Use the route that matches the question:
- For a named released person or the booking/release record, the home search and records page gives the full county, court, state, and request sequence.
- For supervision after release, use Parole / Probation and contact the responsible state or county office.
- For the Sheriff's newest daily summary, use Released Last 24 Hours. It is not a complete named roster.
- For a scheduled state date or notification, use Inmate Release Date and the VINELink Release Check.
- For one local detention location, use the facility pages in the footer. Juvenile information follows a confidential authorized-access route.
- For a sentenced state prisoner or fully discharged IDOC record, use IDOC's offender search or archived Record Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator. County records cannot confirm those systems.
For local probation, Champaign County Probation and Court Services is at 101 E. Main St., Urbana, 217-384-3753, with weekday hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office advises callers not to appear without an appointment or court direction. IDOC public information is available at 217-558-2200. Formal IDOC FOIA requests go to the FOIA Officer, 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277, Springfield, IL 62794-9277; DOC.FOIARequest@illinois.gov; fax 217-558-5612; extension 4166.