This private reference site is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release status, release anyone, act on a court payment, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that owns the record.
Official Release Record Contacts
County jail status and Sheriff release records begin at the Progress Drive offices. Court orders, probation, and state-prison records belong to separate agencies.
Lee County Sheriff and Jail
240 E. Progress Drive
Dixon, IL 61021
Sheriff business office: 815-284-5217
Jail: 815-284-5222
Fax: 815-284-1146
Sheriff FOIA: dgugerty@countyoflee.org
Business hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central
Lee County Circuit Clerk
309 S. Galena Avenue, Suite 320
Dixon, IL 61021
815-284-5234
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays
Lee County Probation and Court Services
309 S. Galena Avenue, Suite 400
Dixon, IL 61021
815-284-5247
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Illinois Department of Corrections
1000 E. Converse Avenue, P.O. Box 19277
Springfield, IL 62794-9277
Public information: 217-558-2200
Parole-agent route: 800-666-6744
Choose the route that matches the person’s last known custodian:
- Use the home page for the full Lee County release search and Sheriff record-request path.
- Use probation and parole for the correct local or state supervision office.
- Check Jail Releases: 24 Hours for the honest same-day fallback when no county feed exists.
- Use Projected Release for date fields or VINELink Inmate Search for an alert.
- Open the Lee County Jail or Dixon Correctional Center page for facility-specific records and status routes.
- Search IDOC for a sentenced Illinois prisoner, BOP for federal custody, or ICE for immigration custody.