Peoria Standard

The Peoria County Clerk’s Office is launching a new initiative called Clerking on the Move, which will bring mobile office hours to various locations throughout the county. This program is designed to make it easier for residents to access certified copies of vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death certificates, without having to visit the Peoria County Courthouse.

The first scheduled event will take place on Monday, November 10, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Morrison & Mary Wiley Library located at 206 W. Main St. in Elmwood. The Clerk’s Office has indicated that additional stops will be announced at other sites across Peoria County in the future.

Residents seeking these documents can pay using cash or checks during these mobile sessions.

For more information about Clerking on the Move or upcoming locations, individuals can call (309) 672-6059 or visit https://www.peoriacounty.gov/1211/County-Clerk.

Peoria County schools reported an average student-to-teacher ratio of 15-to-1 during the 2022-23 school year, with a total enrollment of 27,081 students and 1,844 full-time faculty members according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx). The teacher absenteeism rate for local schools was recorded at 32.3%, slightly lower than the statewide average of 35.6% (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx).

Among area schools, Dunlap High School had the highest number of white students enrolled with a total of 873; Richwoods High School had the largest enrollment of multiracial students with 182; Lincoln School recorded the highest Hispanic student enrollment at 218; and Peoria High School led in Black student enrollment with a total of 798 students (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx).