Waukegan Jail Roster
The Waukegan jail roster is managed through Lake County. Waukegan serves as the county seat, and the Lake County Jail sits right in the city at 20 S. County Street. Anyone arrested in Waukegan gets booked into this facility. The Lake County Sheriff posts a jail roster that shows who is in custody, what charges they face, and bond details. This page covers how to search the Waukegan jail roster, what the records include, and where to call for more information about someone held at the Lake County Jail.
Waukegan Jail Roster Quick Facts
How Waukegan Arrests Hit the Jail Roster
The Waukegan Police Department is the main agency making arrests in the city. Their office is at 101 N. West Street, Waukegan, IL 60085. You can reach them at (847) 360-9000. When Waukegan police arrest someone, that person goes to the Lake County Jail for booking. The jail is just blocks away at 20 S. County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085. That is where they show up on the Waukegan jail roster.
Waukegan does not run its own jail. No city in Illinois does. The county sheriff handles all jail operations. For Waukegan, that means the Lake County Sheriff's Office. You can call the jail at (847) 377-7000 to ask about anyone on the Waukegan jail roster. The sheriff's main office is at 25 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60085, and the general phone number is (847) 377-4000. Since Waukegan is the county seat, both the jail and the sheriff's headquarters are in the same city.
Search the Waukegan Jail Roster Online
Lake County provides an online jail roster through the Lake County Sheriff website. This tool lets you look up who is in custody at the Lake County Jail. Results are detailed. The Waukegan jail roster shows each person's jacket number, name, date of birth, race, sex, the number of days in custody, booking date, arresting agency, disposition, warrant status, bond amount, and the charges filed against them.
That is more information than many county jails in Illinois provide. The jacket number is a unique ID assigned to each inmate. The arresting agency field tells you which department made the arrest, so you can see if it was Waukegan Police, the Lake County Sheriff, or another agency. Disposition shows the current status of the case. Bond and charge details are listed for each count, so if someone faces multiple charges, you see them all on the Waukegan jail roster.
Note: The Lake County jail roster updates throughout the day as people are booked in and released from custody in Waukegan.
Lake County Sheriff Jail Roster
The Lake County Sheriff's Office provides the jail roster and other public safety tools at lakecountysheriff.com. This is the primary source for Waukegan jail roster data.
Use this site to search the current inmate list, check charges, and see bond information for anyone held at the Lake County Jail after a Waukegan arrest.
What the Waukegan Jail Roster Shows
The Lake County jail roster is one of the more detailed in Illinois. Each record on the Waukegan jail roster includes several fields that go beyond what you see at smaller county jails. Here is what you can expect to find:
- Jacket number (unique inmate ID)
- Full name, date of birth, race, and sex
- Booking date and days in custody
- Arresting agency (Waukegan Police or other)
- Disposition and warrant status
- Bond amount and charges for each count
Multiple charges show up as separate line items. So if someone on the Waukegan jail roster faces three counts, you will see all three listed with their own bond amount. This makes it easy to get a full picture of why someone is in custody at the Lake County Jail.
Public Records and the Waukegan Jail Roster
Jail roster records in Waukegan are public. Illinois law is clear about this. Under 5 ILCS 140, Section 2.15, arrest reports must include the person's name, age, address, charges, time and location of arrest, and the arresting agency. Reports must be given within 72 hours. If the person is in custody, the report must also show when they were received, discharged, or transferred. This is why the Lake County jail roster can share so much detail about Waukegan arrests.
There are some exemptions under Section 7 of the FOIA. Records that could compromise jail security or endanger someone may be withheld. But the core Waukegan jail roster data stays public. Names, charges, booking dates, and bond info are all available to anyone. You can file a FOIA request with the Lake County Sheriff if you need records not shown on the online jail roster.
If you are looking for someone who was sentenced to more than one year on a felony charge, they will have left the Waukegan jail roster. Check the IDOC offender search instead. Under 730 ILCS 5, the Unified Code of Corrections governs state prison records. The county jail roster and IDOC are separate systems for Waukegan and everywhere else in Illinois.
Note: The Lake County Sheriff's Office general number is (847) 377-4000 for FOIA or records requests about the Waukegan jail roster.
Lake County Jail Roster
Waukegan is the county seat of Lake County. All jail roster records for Waukegan arrests are managed by the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Visit the full county page for more details on the jail, search tools, and contacts.
Nearby Cities
These Illinois cities are near Waukegan. Each has its own jail roster page with local search details and contacts.