August Griffin, Edgar County Clerk & Recorder

August H. Griffin

Clerk & Recorder

115 W. Court St.
Room J
Paris, IL 61944

PH: 217-466-7433
FAX: 217-466-7430

Hours:
Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Excluding Legal Holidays

Edgar County Clerk & Recorder

The Clerk’s office is here to serve you. We provide a variety of services to the public and other governmental units, many of which are described on these pages. Browse through our website to learn more about our major functions. If you have any questions regarding our office, please feel free to contact me personally. If you are in Paris, come by and visit our historical Court House, with its newly refurbished clock tower and Lady Justice standing proudly on top.

Operations & Documents

  • Minutes
  • Ordinances
  • Budgets
  • Audits
  • Claims/Accounts Payable
  • Appropriations Records
  • 1099 Misc
  • Contracts
  • Grants
  • Leases
  • Law Suits
  • Liquor Licenses
  • Raffle Licenses
  • Board Correspondence
  • Appointments
  • Agendas
  • Notices
  • Fireworks Permits
  • Airport
  • Various Operating Depts.
  • Insurance Policies/Admin
  • Retirement (IMRF)
  • Employees’ Insurance

Election Page

  • Campaign Disclosure
  • Voter Registration
  • Voting History
  • Petitions
  • Candidate Certifications
  • Ballots
  • Abstracts
  • Canvasses
  • Absentee Voting
  • Redistricting Coding
  • Ballot Design
  • Publications
  • Polling Places
  • Judges of Election
  • Registration Lists and Labels
  • Election Officials Workshops
  • Deputy Registrars
  • Tax Levies
  • Taxing Districts Records
  • Railroad Valuations
  • Drainage Assessments
  • Financial Statements
  • Bonds & Interest
  • Valuations/Overlap
  • TIF Districts
  • Tax Abatements
  • Tax Sales
  • Tax Redemptions
  • Tax Buyers
  • 1099 INT
  • DOR Abstracts
  • Tax Exempt Certs.
Vital Records Page

  • Births
  • Deaths
  • Marriages
  • Genealogists
  • Legitimizations
  • Parental Acknowledgements
  • Burial Permits
  • Disinterment/Reinterment
  • Coroner/Funeral Filings
  • Cremation Permits
  • Ship Out of State Permits
  • Media Announcements
  • Assessor’s Data
  • DPH Doc. Corrections
  • Collect/Report Fees
Recording Page

  • Fee, Index, Scan & Verify
  • Deeds & all Land Docs
  • Searches & Certificates
  • Liens
  • Judgments
  • Plats
  • Monument Records
  • Military Discharges
  • UCC Statements/Terminations
  • Mortgages & Assignments
  • Releases
  • Easements & Right-of-Ways
  • Leases
  • Subdivision Regulations
  • Annexations/Alley Vacations
  • Zoning & City Ordinances
  • Abstractors & Genealogists
  • Assessor’s Property Records
  • Monthly Reports & Billings
  • Transfer Taxes
  • GIS Fee Collections/Distributions
  • Rental Housing Support
  • Tax Collections & Distributions
  • Daily Cash
  • Monthly Fees Reports
  • Semi-Annual Reports
  • Reconcile Bank Accounts
  • County Fund Distributions
  • Tax Buyers Distributions
  • DOR Transfer Tax Distributions
  • RHSP Tax Distributions
  • Assumed Names
  • Ethics Statements
  • Notary Public Commissions
  • Oaths and Bonds
  • Prevailing Wage
  • School Enrollment Records
  • Cemetery Records/Maps
  • Census Reports
  • Local Records Commission Permits
  • Flood Maps
  • Sales Tax Exemptions & Certs.
  • Aeronautics & EPA Notices
  • FOI Applications
  • Underground Storage Tank Regs.
  • Centennial Farms