Courts that hear local criminal cases:

• Ogle County Judicial Center
  Address: 106 South 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061. Phone 815-732-1140. Hears: all criminal, traffic, juvenile.

Illinois abolished separate city and justice-of-the-peace courts in 1964, so city courts are gone. Under 65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-1, towns may hear ordinance tickets themselves.

Locally, juvenile court hears youth cases under 705 ILCS 405. Detained local youth go to a juvenile detention center chosen by the court. For anyone under 18, hearings are private.

The county falls within the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois: Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, 327 S. Church Street, Rockford, IL 61101, 815-987-4355. For someone held by the U.S. Marshals, a magistrate sets detention (Rockford, 18 U.S.C. 3142). The U.S. Marshals Service often uses county jails nearby; check VINELink. For federal prisoners, see the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

1. Charge, lawyer and release are set within 48 hours. See our release guide.
2. Preliminary hearing or grand jury, within 30 days if held (725 ILCS 5/109-3.1).
3. Arraignment, where the defendant pleads.
4. Discovery, motions and possible plea deals here.
5. Trial within 120 days if held in jail (725 ILCS 5/103-5), unless delayed by the defense.
6. Sentencing: probation, county jail time or state prison.

1. Go to re:SearchIL and make a free account.
2. Select Ogle County and type the case number.
3. Older county cases may be on Judici.
4. Or call the county clerk at 815-732-1140.

1. ICE may send a Form I-247A detainer to the Ogle County Jail.
2. The Illinois TRUST Act (5 ILCS 805/15) means the county ignores the hold request.
3. The Illinois Courthouse Civil Rights Act (705 ILCS 90) bars civil arrests of people attending court.
4. Detainees often leave Illinois; check the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
5. Immigration consequences matter; tell the public defender or your lawyer before any plea.

The Ogle County Sheriff's Office serves circuit court warrants, and Rochelle and Byron police arrest on them in their own towns. Reach the sheriff at 815-732-6666; deputies check warrants by phone. All Ogle files, from traffic to felony, are docketed on the statewide re:SearchIL portal, so a warrant there is easy to spot. Your attorney can spot it, or you once the clerk adds your email. Your lawyer can set up an Ogle County Jail surrender. To reschedule a missed hearing, see the clerk in Suite 300 of the Judicial Center, 106 South 5th Street, Oregon, IL 61061, where the Criminal/Traffic Division answers at 815-732-1140.

A prisoner sent from the county jail goes to state intake first. Use the Illinois Department of Corrections inmate search and our Illinois state prisons guide.

The circuit court hears both (815-732-1140). Felonies (a year or more) go to Fifteenth Judicial Circuit judges (815-732-1140). Associate judges hear DUI and traffic cases (625 ILCS 5/11-501). Federal crimes from Ogle County go to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

The Fourth District Appellate Court, 201 West Monroe Street, Springfield, IL 62704, hears local appeals. Appellate clerk: 217-782-2586.

1. First, a motion in the court within 30 days.
2. Notice of appeal: within 30 days, to the county clerk (Rule 606).
3. Low income? The judge can appoint the Office of the State Appellate Defender.
4. Transcripts travel to Springfield (217-782-2586), then briefs are filed.
5. A loss can go to the Illinois Supreme Court by petition for leave to appeal.

Detention orders have a faster appeal under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 604(h). After appeals, a post-conviction petition (725 ILCS 5/122-1) can raise constitutional claims.

• Find the person: Local inmate search.
• Visits: Local visiting guide.
• Money for local accounts: money guide.
• Letters and calls to the jail at 601 W. Washington Street, Oregon, IL 61061: our mail and phone guides.