COVID 19 Court Closure Press Release (3-17-20)

Date: March 17, 2020

From: Chairperson Becky Edwards and Sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp

Press Release

Christian County Elected Officials and Offices have met to coordinate Public Service

Efforts regarding COVID-19. Elections on March 17, 2020 will proceed as planned. The

Christian County Courthouse, Regional Office of Education, Highway Department,

Treasurer, County Clerk/Recorder, Tax Assessor, County Coroner, Public Defender,

County Chairperson, Circuit Clerk, State’s Attorney, Probation, Solid Waste,

Zoning/Animal Control all located in Taylorville, Illinois will be closed to the Public

Effective March 17, 2020 at 4:00 pm through March 30, 2020, at which time operations

will be re-evaluated. Some offices may continue to operate with a reduced staff. We realize that

some of these offices are needed for essential governmental functions. If you believe

your issue is an emergency involving an essential governmental function then you can

call one of the numbers listed below and accommodations will be made if necessary.

Please contact the Circuit Clerk’s office at (217) 824-4966 to schedule and arrange

court access for such matters, including petitions for emergency and plenary orders of

protection and stalking no contact orders.  Plenary hearings on petitions for orders of

protection and stalking no contact orders will still be held in Courtroom A on the third

floor of the courthouse on Friday, March 20, 2020 at 10 a.m. and Friday, March 27,

2020 at 10 a.m.  Only the parties and any necessary witnesses will be allowed entry into

the courthouse for those hearings.

For other matters, please call one of the following phone numbers as follows:

Zoning/Animal Control at 217-824-5433

County Clerk and Recorder at 217-824-4969

County Board Chairperson at 217-824-4011

Highway Department at 217-824-2606

Regional Office of Education at 217-824-4730

Supervisor of Assessments at 217-824-5900

Treasurer at 217-824-4889

Solid Waste at 217-287-2334

Health Department at 217-824-4113

Probation at 217-824-4831

Department Emails can be found on the County Website at: Christiancountyil.com

The Christian County Sheriff has suspended all visitations to jail detainees. The

Christian County Sheriff’s Office will be releasing additional information regarding jail

operation in a timely manner.

We appreciate your cooperation and patience through this time of unprecedented

circumstances.

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