McDonough County Busted Mugshots is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve official booking records. For a current answer or a record request, contact the government office that holds the information directly.
McDonough County Sheriff Contact
The sheriff is the primary local route for county-jail intake records, custody questions, and a written request for a booking record or photograph when the record is held and releasable. The 2024 jail inspection names Nicholas Petitgout as sheriff. The official sheriff's homepage and contact page should be checked before sending a request.
McDonough County Sheriff's Office
110 S. McArthur Street
Macomb, IL 61455
Main and non-emergency: 309-833-2323
McDonough County Jail: 309-833-5245
Civil process: 309-833-2633
Fax: 309-833-1077
General email: sheriff@sheriff.mcdonough.il.us
FOIA Officer Bailey Rauch: brauch@sheriff.mcdonough.il.us
The official pages do not publish separate walk-in hours for a records counter. Verify the current office instructions before visiting. Use 911 for an emergency. The jail number is for operational custody questions, while the FOIA email is the written route for public-records requests. This website does not receive, forward, or process those requests.
Where to Look for Each Record
The right contact depends on whether the question concerns a county booking, a city arrest, state custody, federal detention, or a later court result:
- County booking or photo: Start with the McDonough County home page for the full search and request path, then use the sheriff and jail contacts above. The county's public site did not expose a verified current roster or booking feed during research.
- Wanted or warrant information: Check the official Sheriff's Most Wanted resources, then verify a warrant with the sheriff or court. A warrant list is not proof of current custody.
- Macomb, Bushnell, or Colchester police records: Ask the arresting city police department for its own report or photograph. If the person was received at the county jail, request county intake material from the sheriff as well.
- State custody or parole: Use the official Illinois Department of Corrections Individual in Custody Search. It is not a substitute for a county booking check.
- Federal or immigration custody: Try the Bureau of Prisons locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator when the facts point to those systems. Neither is a local county mugshot source.
- Court outcome: Use the Illinois Courts McDonough County Courthouse directory and the Circuit Clerk's official route for case access, disposition, certified copies, or expungement and sealing information.
City Police Records Contacts
City police records and county-jail intake records are not always held by the same agency. These official city routes are useful for reports created by the local department. Contact details and FOIA instructions can change, so confirm them on the linked city page.
Macomb Police Department
Police department: 120 S. McArthur Street, Macomb, IL 61455
City FOIA information lists City Hall at 232 E. Jackson Street, Macomb, IL 61455.
FOIA: foia@cityofmacomb.com
Fax: 309-836-5070
Bushnell Police Records
City Hall: 138 E. Hail Street, Bushnell, IL 61422
City Clerk and FOIA officer: Teresa Ebbert
City Hall: 309-772-2521
Colchester Police Records
City Hall: 500 E. Roberts Street, PO Box 259, Colchester, IL 62326
City Hall: 309-776-3005
Police Chief: Gary Smith. No separate police records telephone was published on the reviewed city contact page.
Official contact page, FOIA disclosures, and public documents
For a city police report, follow that city's FOIA process. For a booking record made during intake at McDonough County Jail, use the sheriff's FOIA route even when the arrest began with a city officer. A missing city blotter or public photo page does not show that no record exists.