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United States Illinois  Bureau County  Courthouse

Information
Main address 700 S. Main Street Princeton, Illinois 61356 8 am to 4 pm

Item of Interest: In December 1935, bonds were issued by the county to assist in adding to and remodeling the existing courthouse. It was built during the Depression as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project. The federal government provided money and materials, and the towns in the county provided the labor. To qualify for federal aid, the courthouse had to be remodeled, not rebuilt. To get around the rules, a new courthouse was built around the existing vault. Everything was torn down except the vault, which enable the county officials to claim they were not rebuilding, but remodeling at the cost of $225,000.00. The present courthouse was completed in 1937, the 100th anniversary of Bureau County's existence.

Circuit Court Clerk
Office

List of records maintained

E-mail: http://www.bccirclk.gov/contact.htm (special interest - a clerk doing genealogy in office)

Phone: (815) 872-2001 Fax: (815) 872-0027

Records kept:


 * Probate Records (all types)
 * Civil and Criminal records
 * Tax Records

County Clerk
Room 104

Office E-mail: bureaucountyclerk@yahoo.com

Phone: (815) 875-2014 Fax: (815) 879-4803

Records kept:


 * Deeds, all real estate-related documents
 * Birth Certificates
 * Marriage Certificates
 * Death Certificates
 * Voting Registers

Note: Does not issue genealogy copies.

Illinois Regional Archives Depository
IRAD Home

The State Archives administers a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD) to manage the archival records of local governments. Local governments which have transferred records to the regional depositories include counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. (source: Illinois State Archives)

IRAD Depository Regional History Center Founders Memorial Library Room 400 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 Telephone: (815) 753-1807