Bureau County Clerk
Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, Illinois, 61356
Contact & location
- Address
- Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, Illinois, 61356
- Mail-in address
- Bureau County Clerk700 S. Main St., Princeton, Illinois, 61356
- Records for
- Bureau County, Illinois
- Phone
- 815-875-3239
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues Illinois state records
Bureau County follows Illinois’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $15.00
- Illinois birth certificate fee
- 12–15 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 12,710,158
- Illinois population
This office charges $18.00 — $3.00 more than the Illinois fee.
See full Illinois requirements, IDs & fees →Office hours
| Monday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am - 4:00pm |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $18.00 | 12–15 weeksIllinois estimate |
| Death Certificate | $22.00 | 4–6 weeksIllinois estimate |
| Marriage Certificate | $18.00 | 0 daysIllinois estimate |
Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The Bureau County Clerk’s office or registry of vital records, offers a wide range of crucial services. These offices play a vital role in the protection and provision of essential documents such as birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates . In addition to maintaining these primary records, they are responsible for managing and issuing copies of birth, marriage, and death records that occurred within the Township of Princeton. Alongside record maintenance, this office provides valuable services like issuing certified copies of documents, overseeing the registration of domestic partnerships, and offering assistance to rectify any errors detected in vital records. Through these comprehensive services, the vital records office ensures the accuracy, accessibility, and integrity of vital records for the benefit of the community.
Reviews
★★★★★2.8 (12)- ★★★★★Davion FairleyGoogle
Needed to reschedule my court case cause of no ride keep getting hung up on I hope they call me back
- ★★★★★Russell BerggrenGoogle
Amazed phones are not allowed at all. I can understand inside the courtrooms, but for most other offices, just ridiculous. Why are you afraid of cell phones? Not doing your job properly?
- ★★★★★Adrianna EganGoogle
This is one of the most unprofessional institutions I've ever dealt with in my life. The county clerk in particular was extremely rude and unhelpful. I was told incorrect information for my court case. It turned into a huge ordeal that could have been avoided if the people working here could actually do their job and weren't useless. Places like this are the reason society doesn't respect government institutions. I wish them nothing but the worst.
- ★★★★★Chelsea NeirynckGoogle
Went in today just to ask a few questions about a home auction since the hours ARE NOT posted on here and the sheriff was very loud to inform us "THE COURTHOUSE CLOSES AT 4 PM!!!!" Then proceeds to point to the circuit clerk door and says the hours are right there. Sign reads "passport applications accepted 8-3." No additional information was given to us about how else we can reach the circuit clerk or Treasurer. Super unfriendly people, hope I never have to deal with them again
- ★★★★★Elizabeth ScheriGoogle
This place is an absolute scam. Every middle class person is treated poorly and are guilty until proven innocent. Their cases are pre ordained, and unjust. I was sued for medical bills when I had two active insurances at the time of the birth of my son. They messed me around for months, to just tell me I owed it anyway because I signed the paper two minutes after I gave birth…instead of holding the insurance people accountable at the hospital for not turning it into either of my insurance’s. So that was my fault because they didn’t do their job. The local hospitals are shut down for these reasons. People not doing their job. And secondly my husband is being treated unfairly for standing up for our 9 year old son, who was being bullied by a 30 something year old bus driver. We obtained a statement from the superintendent at the school stating the horrible things that were being said to my 9 year old son, also finding out that he was talking about his genitalia to high school children also riding the bus. My husband is the one being reprimanded because he simply asked him why he was bullying a 9 year old.( in a very respectful way I might add) Our kids haven’t been on the bus or in the public school system since, but this doesn’t stop this courthouse from trying the get money out of a man who can’t afford it, nor owes the money . The only person who owes a fine and needs a mental evaluation is the man in his 30s bullying a child, and talking to high schoolers completely inappropriately. These people aren’t even taking the time to do what’s right, they didn’t even read the statement from the superintendent. They couldn’t have . He’s just automatically guilty, because the other guy was the first one to call the cops?( and he lied on his statement I might add) I’m so confused. This system is all about money, and who you know. I don’t know how these people sleep at night . The amount of negative energy and karma these people must face in their personal lives has to be astronomical, because you can just walk around treating people like this, and live a happy life.