County Clerk, County Treasurer Offices to Limit Access

The offices of Effingham County Clerk and Recorder Kerry Hirtzel and Effingham County Treasurer Paula Miller will now have limited access for the public. The door leading into the offices will be locked in an effort to limit interaction. Those offices are located on the second floor of the Effingham County Office Building, 101 N. 4th St., Effingham.

The County Clerk will take requests at the door, forms are available, for vital records such as birth, marriage and death. Couples applying for a marriage license are asked to phone ahead for an appointment, as this is a face-to-face process. Any title services and law offices doing property searches are asked to phone for an appointment in order to limit the number of persons in the vault.

The County Clerk reminds those applying for a liquor license that renewal notices are going out this week with a due date of May 1.

Statements of Economic Interest forms are also due May 1, after which penalties will still be enforced by the County Clerk.

The County Treasurer will also accept customers at the door for questions and monthly pre-payments.

Both offices encourage the use of the mail at this time.

Here is contact information for each office:

County Clerk--217-342-6535; PO Box 628, Effingham, IL www.co.effingham.il.us/clerk-recorder

County Treasurer--217-342-6844, PO Box 399, Effingham, IL www.co.effingham.il.us/treasurer