NLPD | Records Division

The Records Division is under the supervision of Commander April Di Sandro and is staffed by one Administrative Assistant and three Police Service Specialists.  These personnel provide support service to the Department, the community and other agencies. 

The Records Division is responsible for the processing, distribution and retention of all police related documents within the department.  They are also responsible for reporting of crime statistics at both state and federal levels.  Division personnel respond to requests from the public, department members and court personnel by providing them reports and information.  They are knowledgeable in a wide variety of areas involving police issues, laws and local ordinances. 

Records personnel are also responsible for the issuance of various permits.  Permits issued by this division are Use of Public Rights of Way, Solicitors, and Parades, Marches, Procession, Foot/Bicycle Races. Click on the links above to obtain information and an application on these permits. 

625 ILCS 5/11-1006 requires that organizations applying for Use of Public Rights of Way must be registered with the Illinois Attorney General as a charitable organization.  The Village requires proof of this registration which the charitable organization must provide with a letter of “good standing” from the Attorney General’s Office upon application.      

Citizens that want to obtain copies of reports and/or data maintained by the police department may request the information from the Records Division during office hours of Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

The fee for copies of an Illinois Motorist Crash Report is $5.00. 

All other reports require a Freedom of Information Request (F.O.I.A.) form to be completed.  This request takes seven business days to be fulfilled.  All reports (excluding crash reports) must be picked up in person by the requestor with proper photo identification.  All requests filled under F.O.I.A. will be charged at a rate of $.07 per page.

If you should have any questions regarding the Freedom of Information Act or Police Records, you may call 815-485-3188 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.