Document Copies & Searches

The Will County Recorder's Office is a repository for all documents recorded in Will County since its inception in 1836. Our Archive Department is located in the lower level of our facility at 58 East Clinton Street in downtown Joliet, and is open to the public for document research. We provide computer workstations, microfilm viewers, and access to all of our historical recording indexes, books, plat books, and plat maps.

We will be happy to assist you in beginning your document search, but please be aware that because of the time, complexity, and legalities involved in document research, we cannot perform the searches for you. You may investigate on your own, or else we suggest that you contact a title search company for professional assistance.

For basic information about documents recorded in your name, you may also conduct a search via the internet with our new Online Name Search. Copies or further information about documents located online may be obtained by visiting or calling our office.

MEMO TO ALL CUSTOMERS

RE: DATA ENTRY OF PIN NUMBERS IN OUR SYSTEM

As of November 2006, we are no longer adding 4 zeros at the end of PIN numbers if the PIN Number shown on the document does not contain the 4 zeros.

Document info is entered into our database as it appears on the document, and is not corrected or altered by our staff.

The "ID #" search feature in our system allows users to enter a partial PIN Number.

If you have any questions about using the ID # search feature, please contact us.

Fees

You may purchase copies of all documents that are found in your search, set at the rates outlined in our Fee Schedule.

Basic Information Needed to Provide You with a Document Copy

If you are in need of a specific document from our office, you may search for it in our Archive Department, as described above. If you know the document that you want, providing us the exact DOCUMENT RECORDING NUMBER (i.e. R95-175000 or R2001-186000) is the easiest and most efficient method of locating a document. If you do not know the Document Recording Number, please provide us with as many of the following pieces of information that you have available, so that we may serve you more efficiently:

• Names on the Document
• Trust Numbers on the Document
• Recording Date (i.e. 01/24/95, or 01/95, or even 1995...the more specific the better)
• The Document Type (i.e. Deed, Mortgage, Release, etc.)
• Property Address
• PIN (Permanent Index Number)

For professional title search assistance, we suggest checking your telephone yellow pages under the heading Title Companies.