Fingerprinting / Criminal Background Checks

FINGERPRINTING IS DONE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. 

Depending on the time of year, we sometimes have a two or three week backlog of scheduled appointments. Fingerprints are electronically submitted to the Illinois State Police and the F.B.I.

Our current fee for fingerprint services is $45.00 which includes submission to both the Illinois State Police and the F.B.I. If a school district is hiring you and sending you in for a background check, they will provide you with a "Fingerprint Authorization and Release" form. Please complete the authorization and release form and bring both photo ID and the form for your scheduled appointment. The ROE will bill the school district for fingerprint services. Appointments for fingerprinting may be scheduled Monday - Thursday.

Additonally all redo and volunteer fingerprint services are $20.00. 

Substitute Teachers:

*Please consult with your hiring school district about the background check/fingerprint process*

If you do not have all of your documentation and fees with you on the day of your fingerprinting appointment, you will have to reschedule.

***Please contact the district(s) for which you desire to work for prior to completing this process.

All substitute teachers currently active on the Will County ROE Substitute Teacher List have documentation on file and are considered to have a valid “Substitute Teacher Authorization (STA)” from the office until further notice.

Concealed Carry: 

The ROE is approved to provide fingerprinting services for concealed carry permits. Call for available appointments. Waiting for authorization to offer to conceal and carry for fingerprinting.