Illinois Prisons & Convicts
Illinois State Reformatory, 1930 Index of Prisoners
Surnames:
A – B ~ C – D ~ E – G ~ H – J ~ K – L ~ M – O
P – R ~ S ~ T – Z
Southern Illinois penitentiary
1880 census
Illinois State Prison at Alton
Inmates who were Pardoned, Died or Escaped 1 January 1855 – 31 December 1856
An old tragedy of prisoners who attempted escape
Joliet Prison
Index to transcriptions on convict registers
Springfield City Prison
1930 index of prisoners
Macon County Jail
1930 index of prisoners
Champaign County Prison
1930 index of prisoners
Adams County Courthouse Prison
1930 index of prisoners
Jefferson County Jail
1930 index of prisoners
Illinois Outlaws & Criminals
Baby Face Nelson
Lester Joseph Gillis was born in Chicago Illinois in 1908 to poor Scottish parents Josef and Mary Gillis, from Margaree, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He became one of the toughest and most heartless of the Depression-era gangsters
“Dirty” David Rudebaugh
Biography of the outlaw
Logan Belt
Biography of the outlaw
Jack Slade
Jack Slade was born in Illinois, perhaps in 1831. When he was 13 years old, he had already developed a reputation for an uncontrollable temper. He killed a man who was bothering him and his school friends by hitting him in the head with a rock.
“Wild Bill” Hickok
James Butler Hickok was born in Troy Grove, Illinois, on May 27, 1837, and was shot dead in a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, on August 2, 1876.
Tony Accardo
The Death of the Don: The Legacy of Tony Accardo
Al Capone
the brilliant brutal Chicago crime czar, and his family history.
Illinois Court Records
Indictments for murder
Saline County 1874 – 1915
Bond County Illinois
Early court records.
Crawford County, Illinois Court Records Index
15 Sep 1817 – 9 Oct 1827
Mattoon Court of Common Pleas (Coles County)
Case Files Index, 1869 – 1873
Shelby County, Illinois
Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1828 – 1871
Logan County Illinois Circuit Court
Criminal Case Files Index, 1857 – 1945
Kane County, Illinois
Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1836 – 1870
Lake County
Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1840 – 1898
St. Clair County Circuit Court
Chancery Case Files Index, 1815 – 1870
Macon County
Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1829 – 1861
Fulton County Illinois
Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1825 – 1876
Court, Government, & Criminal Records
Court records are an often overlooked, yet very valuable tool for finding information to assist you in your research. Land records, such as deeds, allow you to tie an ancestor to a specific place at a point in time. Other court records like those dealing with finances and estates often list related family members or give interesting details like the total value of property owned by your ancestors to add interest to your family history.
Illinois Executions
Executions in Illinois
1779 – 1962