Administrative Office
700 S Main St
Princeton IL 61356
County Jail
22 Park Ave West
Princeton IL 61356
Phone: (815) 875-3344
Fax: (815) 875-2452
Register for Community Information/Emergency
Alerts
As critical events develop, it is always in the interest of
community safety when your Sheriff’s Office can notify you
of the circumstances, the emergency, or the specific event
of interest. In an effort to better serve our community
safety and support the interests of our citizens of Bureau
County, Sheriff John Thompson has partnered with a provider
for emergency and informational notification [directly to
our citizens]. Notification of critical incidents, road
closures, missing persons and for many, many additional
reasons, this service can be provided to our citizens in a
timely and convenient manner. Through the use of cellular
text messaging, e-mail, an internet website or any
combination of these notification means, you can receive an
official notification from the Sheriff.
Bureau County citizens are encouraged to participate in this
program by registering for this service on the internet site
of www.nixle.com. Sheriff Thompson can assure you the
registration is simple and secure. Our Bureau County
residents, who do not have access to the internet, may visit
their local library for assistance in registering for the
service to their cellular telephones. This notification
service is provided FREE to our Bureau County
residents and other subscribers.
Questions regarding this service can be directed to Sheriff
John Thompson at 815-875-3344.
Register for Community
Emergency Alerts by clicking on the following link:
local.nixle.com