KNOX COUNTY,ILLINOIS Welcome to Knox County, Illinois. Established in 1825. Sitemap COVID-19 Update Home County Board Departments Employment Transparency Bids & RFPs Upcoming Events Our History Contact Us November 22, 2021 You are here: Home / County Clerk County Clerk Scott Erickson Knox County Clerk County Clerk: Scott G. Erickson Phone #: (309) 345-3815 Fax Number: (309) 345-3801 Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:30PM Location: Knox County Courthouse 200 South Cherry Street Galesburg, IL 61401 Freedom of Information Officer: Scott G. Erickson, County Clerk Click the link to review the polling location list for the upcoming Election. **Click here to download an Quarantine Ballot Application. This is for the use of those voters who have been placed in quarantine recently due to COVID-19 exposure and will not be able to go to the polls to vote on Election Day. The form will need to be completed and signed by the voter and delivered to the County Clerk’s office by an authorized person. Ballots must be returned to the drop box at the Knox County Courthouse no later than 7:00PM on Election Day in order to be valid.** Click here to view the sample ballot – CE2021 Sample Ballot Consolidated Election – April 6, 2021 (UNOFFICIAL RESULTS) Write In Votes CE2021 Preliminary Report (UNOFFICIAL RESULTS) Duties of Office: The County Clerk’s Office provides a variety of services to the public including: Administering elections in Knox County. Maintaining voter registration for Knox County. Calculating tax rates applied to property and collecting deliquent taxes. Maintain vital records for Knox County (Birth, Marriage, and Death records). Issuing of Marriage Licenses. Commissions for notaries. Maintain assumed business name filings. Maintain statement of economic interest filings. Issuing liquor licenses and raffle licenses. Processing accounts payable for Knox County. Create County Board minutes. Maintain County Resolutions and Ordinance records. How to get information: Information regarding vital records, marriage licenses, liquor or raffle licenses, registering of an assumed business name, County Board minutes, Resolution or Ordinances, or notary commissions may be obtained by phone at (309) 345-3815. Questions regarding elections and voter registration should be directed to the Elections Division at (309) 345-3858. Questions about payment of deliquent taxes or tax levy extensions should be directed to the Tax Services Division at (309) 345-3857. Freedom of Information requests may be made in person or by mail to the above listed contact. Requests by mail should be sent to 200 South Cherry Street, Galesburg, IL 61401. Fees: Birth and Marriage Records – $15.00 for the first copy, $5.00 for each additional copy of the same record. Geneological records are $5.00 for each search and non-certified copy of record if available. Death Records – $20.00 for the first copy, $10.00 for each additional copy of same record. Geneological records are $5.00 for each search and non-certified record if available. Marriage License – $50.00 Freedom of Information copy fees – Black and white copies on 8-1/2 X 11 or 8-1/2 X 14 paper – First fifty (50) pages free, and additional pages at $0.15 per page. Color copies at $0.15 per page for all pages. Copies provided in electronic format on CD will be provided at the actual cost of media. Employees: Full Time 5 Annual Budget Available HERE COUNTY CLERK LINKS Vital Records Links Order Vital Records on-line. (Must submitt proper identification) Birth Records Marriage Records Death Records Marriage Licenses Elections Information Links Registering to vote Becoming an Election Judge Candidate information Polling Locations General Information about Elections Elected Officials in Knox County License and Permit Information Raffle License, Fireworks Permits, and Liquor Licenses COMMON QUESTIONS When does County Board Meet? Contact a County Board Member Learn about County Financials Property Tax Search Pay Property Taxes Birth Record Information Death Record Information Obtaining a Marriage License Elections Information UPCOMING EVENTS N/A, November 25, 2021 – Thanksgiving Day- Offices CLOSED N/A, November 26, 2021 – Day Following Thanksgiving Day- Offices CLOSED N/A, December 24, 2021 – Christmas Eve Day - Offices CLOSED N/A, December 27, 2021 – Christmas Day- Offices CLOSED N/A, December 31, 2021 – New Years Day- Offices CLOSED County of Knox, State of Illinois 200 S. Cherry St. Galesburg, IL 61401 Phone: 309.343.3121 Email: info@co.knox.il.us Sitemap RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE COPYRIGHT © 2021 · KNOX COUNTY ILLINOIS