This is a private reference, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office.
Official Woodford Contacts
Woodford County Sheriff’s Office
111 E. Court Street
Eureka, IL 61530
General: 309-467-2375
Records, civil, and FOIA: 309-467-7390
Records email: sheriffcivil@woodfordcountyil.gov
Jail administration: 309-467-2116
Fax: 309-467-4092
The official sources reviewed do not publish public-counter hours or a separate booking-photo request line. Call before visiting and verify current submission instructions. The county has displayed more than one general sheriff email domain, so the published civil/FOIA address above is the clearer written-record route.
Use the channel that matches the question:
- For a county booking record or any releasable booking photograph, start with the Sheriff’s records line or email and consult the county arrest-record hub. Availability is not guaranteed.
- For current custody, use the sheriff-linked Woodford County Correctional Facility roster.
- For a fresh booking, use 24 Hour Arrests; for several dates, use the Arrest Log.
- For release or transfer alerts, use the VINELink Check.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Illinois Department of Corrections offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the official BOP or ICE locator linked from the county hub.
- For Eureka or Metamora police reports, contact that city department; Germantown Hills relies on county systems on the Woodford side.
For visitation or bond questions, use the official Woodford County Corrections page and confirm its current instructions by phone. Its published schedule says on-site Homewav visits are Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., remote visits are available seven days a week for a fee, and visits require 24-hour advance scheduling. Those service details do not confirm that a particular person remains in custody.