Kane County Adult Justice Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

There is no price on release in Kane County anymore. Up to 2023, a family would post 10 percent of a bond. That step is gone under the Pretrial Fairness Act.

• Illinois outlawed for-profit bail bonds in 1963.
• Hang up and call 630-208-2000 if someone asks for release money.
• Testing or GPS fees in Kane County are separate from bail.

Illinois expects a first appearance within 48 hours. In Kane County, that hearing is held at the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175, or over a video link from the County Jail. The judge reads the charge (725 ILCS 5/109-1) and rules on release; the Public Defender can be appointed.

• The 48-hour clock runs through holidays.
• For a petty offense, the Sheriff's Office may issue only a ticket.

Everyone released in Kane County must attend court in St. Charles. Under 725 ILCS 5/110-10, judges may add:

• reporting to a pretrial officer,
• staying away from an alleged victim,
• a curfew or home confinement,
• drug tests and giving up guns.

Violations lead to a new hearing under 725 ILCS 5/110-6.

It can happen, within limits set in 2023. The prosecutor must file first (725 ILCS 5/110-6.1). The detention hearing then takes place within 24 to 48 hours.

Keeping someone in the county jail takes clear and convincing proof that:

• the charge is detainable under the law;
• release would endanger someone;
• and no mix of conditions would work.

The defense answers at the hearing. Rule 604(h) gives the defense a fast appeal.

Low income? The court names the public defender. Ask the county clerk, 630-232-3413. Appeals go through the Office of the State Appellate Defender.

Under 725 ILCS 5/110-5, the judge weighs:

• the charge and the police report,
• prior convictions and court attendance,
• a job, a home and family nearby,
• and whether conditions could protect others.

Under the 2023 law, money is not a factor. The Public Defender can use a lease from the county.

A federal case does not stay here. Federal cases from here go to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604 (312-435-5670). The Bail Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. 3142, applies. Cash bonds remain possible under 18 U.S.C. 3142(c), unlike state cases. Before trial, the U.S. Marshals Service has custody. Federal prison moves after Chicago show on the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

Local criminal cases go to the Kane County Judicial Center, 37W777 Route 38, St. Charles, IL 60175. Clerk: 630-232-3413. All five court locations in this county are on our court page (630-208-2000). Search county cases on re:SearchIL and Judici.

Kane County has no city court: Illinois ended justice-of-the-peace courts in 1964.

No one under 18 goes to the County Jail. The Kane County Juvenile Justice Center serves youth. Under 705 ILCS 405/5-415, a youth gets a hearing within 40 hours, minus weekends and holidays. The Sixteenth Judicial Circuit keeps juvenile files closed to the public.

Search by name in the "Who's in Jail" detainee search.The Sheriff's Office may post new bookings late. Phone: 630-232-6677. More tips are in our inmate search page.

A prison term begins at an Illinois Department of Corrections reception center. Each transfer appears on the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search. Read our Illinois state prisons guide.

No. The Illinois TRUST Act (5 ILCS 805/15) forbids a 48-hour hold on a Form I-247A. The exception is a judge's warrant.

• Agents may wait outside after a release.
• Since 2022, no Illinois jail rents beds to ICE.
• Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System by A-number.

• Note the charge and local hearing date.
• Go to the hearing; it is open.
• See the phone call guide.
• Deposits: sending money.
• Sign up on VINELink.