Find Des Plaines Jail Roster
Des Plaines jail roster records show who was arrested and booked into custody in this northwest suburb of Chicago. The city does not operate its own jail. People arrested by Des Plaines police go to Cook County Jail for booking and detention. Cook County runs a free online search tool that covers Des Plaines and the rest of the county. You can look up current inmates by name at any time. This page walks through where to search, what you can find, and how the Des Plaines jail roster process works from arrest to booking.
Des Plaines Jail Roster Quick Facts
How Des Plaines Arrests Work
The Des Plaines Police Department is at 1420 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Call (847) 391-5400 for general questions. Officers patrol the city, respond to calls, and make arrests. Once someone is taken into custody by Des Plaines police, the initial processing happens at the station. After that, the person is transported to Cook County Jail at 2700 S. California Avenue in Chicago.
Des Plaines police handle the arrest. Cook County handles the jail. This is the same setup used across all of suburban Cook County. No suburb runs its own long-term detention facility. The sheriff's office at Cook County takes over once the person leaves the Des Plaines station. From that point forward, all custody records appear on the Cook County jail roster, not on any Des Plaines system.
The whole transfer from Des Plaines to Cook County Jail can take several hours. If you are trying to find someone who was just arrested, give it some time. Records may not appear on the jail roster for a while after the initial arrest.
Des Plaines Jail Roster Online Search
To find someone arrested in Des Plaines, use the Cook County inmate locator. Search at iictest.ccsheriff.org by entering the person's first and last name. The system pulls up everyone currently held at Cook County Jail who matches. Results include the person's full name, date of birth, charges, booking date, bond amount, and housing location in the jail.
You can also reach the same tool through the Cook County government website. That page provides background on how the jail system works and links directly to the inmate search. Cook County Jail holds about 5,750 people at any given time, with another 1,527 on electronic monitoring. Anyone booked after a Des Plaines arrest will appear in this same database alongside people from Chicago and every other Cook County city.
The search tool below shows the Cook County inmate locator portal used for all Des Plaines jail roster lookups.
No account is needed. The search is free. Type a name and results come up instantly from the current Cook County jail roster.
Des Plaines Arrest Records Access
Jail roster records for Des Plaines arrests are public. Illinois law guarantees access. Under 5 ILCS 140, Section 2.15, arrest reports must show the person's name, age, address, charges, time and place of arrest, and the arresting agency. If the person is in jail, the report must also list when they were received, discharged, or transferred. These reports must be given within 72 hours.
For records that go beyond what the online jail roster shows, you can file a FOIA request. Send it to the Des Plaines Police Department for arrest-level records. Send it to the Cook County Sheriff's Office for jail custody records. Section 7 of the FOIA allows some exemptions for safety-related information. Security plans, staff rosters, and records that could help someone escape may be withheld. The basic jail roster data for Des Plaines arrests stays open to anyone.
What the Des Plaines Jail Roster Shows
The Cook County jail roster lists every person in custody right now. Each record tied to a Des Plaines arrest will show the same data fields as any other booking in the county. Here is what you can expect to see:
- Full name of the person in custody
- Date of birth
- Charges filed against them
- Booking date and time
- Bond amount if one has been set
- Housing location in the jail
Some records also include the arresting agency and next court date. If the person was arrested by Des Plaines police, the record should show that. Cook County Jail updates its roster throughout the day. People who bond out or get released will drop off the list. The jail roster only shows who is currently in custody, not past bookings.
State Prison vs Des Plaines Jail Roster
There is a clear split between county jail records and state prison records. Cook County Jail holds people awaiting trial or serving short sentences under one year. IDOC holds people with felony sentences over one year. These two systems do not share one database.
If you search the Des Plaines jail roster and do not find the person, they may have been transferred to state prison. Use the IDOC offender search to check. IDOC results show name, IDOC number, date of birth, current facility, admission date, and projected discharge date. You can call IDOC at 217-558-2200 for help as well. Under 730 ILCS 5, the Unified Code of Corrections lays out how state inmate records are kept. Always try both systems if you are not sure where a person arrested in Des Plaines ended up.
Note: The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority publishes broader criminal justice data and incarceration trends for Illinois if you need more than a single inmate lookup.
Visiting a Des Plaines Inmate
If someone from Des Plaines is in Cook County Jail, visits take place at the jail in Chicago. You cannot visit at the Des Plaines police station. Cook County Jail sits at 2700 S. California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60608. The phone number is (773) 674-7100.
A visitor application is required before the first visit. Submit it through the Cook County Sheriff's office. After approval, you can schedule in-person visits. Bring a valid ID. There are rules about clothing and what items you can bring into the facility. Cook County Jail spans 96 acres with multiple housing divisions. Ask which division the person is in when you call so you know where to go. Always call before you drive from Des Plaines to confirm the person is still in custody and check the visiting schedule.
Cook County Jail Roster
Des Plaines is part of Cook County. Every Des Plaines arrest gets processed through Cook County Jail. Visit the full county page for more on the sheriff's office, jail contacts, search tools, and visitation rules.
Nearby Illinois Cities
These cities near Des Plaines also process arrests through county jail systems. Check each one for local jail roster details.