Get IL CCM N081 - Cook County 2010-2024

Go to the courthouse. ... List your name as the plaintiff. ... The party you are suing is called the defendant. ... List the amount of money you request as damages. Include a brief explanation about why you are suing the defendant. The clerk will assign a number to each small claim case.

The amount of time you have to file your lawsuit differs depending on what kind of claim you have. For example, if you have a personal injury claim, you only have two years to file. However, if you want to file a claim against someone for breach of a written contract, you have ten years.

The amount of time you have to file your lawsuit differs depending on what kind of claim you have. For example, if you have a personal injury claim, you only have two years to file. However, if you want to file a claim against someone for breach of a written contract, you have ten years.

Check the statute of limitations. In Illinois, if you're suing for damages to your personal property, you have five years to file a lawsuit. However, if you're suing because you were personally injured, you only have two years to file.

Filing costs in a small claims case. Your filing fees in a small claims case depend on the amount you are suing for. Filing fees generally are not more than $250. You may also need to pay a small fee for serving the defendant.

Go to the courthouse. ... List your name as the plaintiff. ... The party you are suing is called the defendant. ... List the amount of money you request as damages. Include a brief explanation about why you are suing the defendant. The clerk will assign a number to each small claim case.

Your filing fees in a small claims case depend on the amount you are suing for. Filing fees generally are not more than $250. You may also need to pay a small fee for serving the defendant. If you win your case, you can usually have the defendants pay for your court costs.

How long can I wait until I make a claim? The Limitation Act 1980 sets time limits on taking claims to court. Usually you will have six years in which to take legal action.

Try to settle the dispute outside of court. ... Contact the county clerk in the small claims court district closest to the residence or business of the person you are suing. ... Fill out a complaint form, otherwise known as a "Statement of Claim" at the clerk's office, and pay the filing fee.

You'll have to pay filing fees when you file your complaint. These fees vary depending on the court in which you're filing and the type of case you have, but generally will be around $200.

Court Costs for Civil Suits Also keep in mind that court costs will pile up the longer the case goes on for. Court costs for small claims court are less than or around $100, depending on the amount of the claim. However, civil court claims can be tens of thousand dollars, depending on whether or not it goes to trial.

Go to the courthouse. ... List your name as the plaintiff. ... The party you are suing is called the defendant. ... List the amount of money you request as damages. Include a brief explanation about why you are suing the defendant. The clerk will assign a number to each small claim case.

Illinois Public Records The act specifies that all records, documents, and information produced by a government or law enforcement agency is presumed public and available to all U.S. citizens. ... This exempts records deemed private through legal action of the original record subject or by the state in a court of law.

Illinois courts recognize both a common law and a First Amendment right of access to court records, and the state legislature enacted a statute making all records filed with the clerk of a Circuit Court presumptively open to the public. See 705 Ill. Comp. Stat. 105/16.

Go to the Clerk's office at the courthouse where the court case was filed, see the Illinois Court's website. Give the Clerk the case number and ask to see the case file; or if you do not know the case number, most clerks have computers to search by name.