Pay a bill, find a record, contact a department.
Most county services are available online. If you can't find what you need, the Clerk's Office is open Monday through Friday.
What residents look for most
Each external service shows the vendor by name before you leave the county site.
1st installment due July 17 · 2nd installment due September 5, 2026.
Assessment, exemption, transfer, and property record data.
Search Circuit Clerk case filings and check hearing dates.
Pay a court-ordered fine securely.
Find parcels, zoning, and aerial imagery.
Get notified when documents are recorded in your name.
Find the office you need
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Court filings, fines, traffic tickets, case records.
Second Judicial Circuit — Hamilton County branch.
Sets policy, approves the budget, oversees county operations.
Vital records, deeds, marriage licenses, elections.
Law enforcement for Hamilton County. For emergencies, dial 911.
County disaster preparedness and hazard mitigation planning. For emergencies, dial 911.
Governs 9-1-1 dispatch service for Hamilton County.
Clinical services, environmental health, and community health programs.
County roads and bridges, oversize/overweight load permits, and utility permits.
Adult and juvenile probation services through the Second Judicial Circuit.
Serving Edwards, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Pope, Saline, Wabash, Wayne and White Counties.
Criminal prosecution and legal counsel for Hamilton County government.
Property valuations, exemptions, parcel mapping, and assessment appeals.
Collects and distributes property taxes for Hamilton County. Pay your tax bill online, by mail, or in person at the courthouse.
University of Illinois Extension serving the six-county unit, including Hamilton County.
Notices, announcements, road work
On the county calendar
This section only ever shows what's ahead — past events live in the archive.
A courthouse on the McLeansboro square since 1821.
Hamilton County was formed from White County in 1821 and named for Alexander Hamilton. Today it serves roughly 8,000 residents across 435 square miles of Southern Illinois farmland, with civic life still organized around the courthouse square.
Read the county history