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Category Archives: Illinois

16 Jan

Illinois State Tax Lien Searches

From BRB Publications: New Procedure in Illinois There is a new Illinois law affecting recording and searches of state tax liens. Effective Jan 1, 2018, all state lax liens are no longer recorded at the county level by the county...
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12 Feb

Government Spending Transparency Databases

The governor of Alabama signed an executive order that creates an online database of all state government spending and legislators’ relationships with lobbyists. This will go online later this year, but many other states have already made available government spending,...
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Alabama, Colorado, Databases, Georgia, Government, Illinois, Kentucky, Public Records, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, States 1 Comment

27 Sep

Database of the Day: Homicide In Chicago 1870-1930

Northwestern University hosts this searchable database of homicides in Chicago that occurred between 1870 and 1930. The mandatory search field is street name, but many other criteria can be added. Read the description of this massive project, transferring handwritten records...
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Criminal, Databases, Illinois, Public Records, States 3 Comments

6 Apr

Database of the Day: Illinois Physician Profiles and License Actions

Review the professional and disciplinary background of 44,000 physicians and surgeons licensed to practice in Illinois. Search the database by doctor’s partial first name, partial last name, city, specialty keyword or hospital affiliation. Select a physician’s name to see specialty...
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18 Mar

Database of the day: Professional License Disciplinary Actions

While some people may endeavor to scrub their online reputation, most people aren’t concerned about personal information on the Internet. Investigators make use of formally and unintentional, detrimental and laudatory personal information that’s posted online to check the background of...
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Databases, Education, Illinois, Professional Licenses, Public Records, States 2 Comments

26 Jan

DUI and Violent Offender Registries

I guess the sex offender registries have been a sufficiently popular idea that states are continuing to create boutique criminal records databases. Baltimore, Maryland recently approved legislation that would create a public database of Gun Offenders, requiring those convicted of...
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California, Criminal, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, New York, Public Records, States, Tennessee Criminal, DUI, DWI, offender, registries 2 Comments

8 Jan

Private Investigator Develops Evidence To Release Man Imprisoned for 21 Years

Bill Clutter’s work as an Illinois private investigator has helped to free two men and is a perfect example of the how investigators in the private sector are an asset to the public. Bill is also the director of investigations...
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31 Dec

This week in public records: Massachusetts – Illinois – Washington

Town registrars in Massachusetts publish an annual “street list” of local resident names, dates of birth, occupations, veteran status and nationality, which has been a public record. A state Senate bill would change that status, from one of a public...
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9 Sep

This week in public records: Illinois – Nevada – Oklahoma – Colorado – Delaware

If all goes according to current plans, by January 2008 Cook County, Illinois will become one of the first counties in the country to digitize vital records and make them available online. The birth, death and marriage records to be...
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22 Aug

This week in public records: Connecticut – Florida – Illinois – California

The State of Connecticut Judicial Branch is reviewing family law cases that were sealed before 2003 to determine which are eligible for a change in status, then publishing the list of cases. The court outlines its objective. The plan calls...
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