Filing a Motion via E-filing You can e-file using a personal computer or at one of the public access eFile workstations offered at the Daley Center and in suburban courthouses. You must have an email address to e-file.
If you need copies of your court records in Cook County Circuit Court, you need to go in person to the courthouse. While Cook County provides online case information access to some types of records, it does not provide online access to formal criminal records.
Civil Division Pro Se Pro se petitioners can file for up to $3,000 in small claims. The party must act as their own attorney. Assistance is provided through the Chief Judge's Office.
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Domestic Relations Proceedings, Rule 13.4 - Pre-Trial Phase. The rule orders each case in which child custody or visitation is contested to be directed to mediation and authorizes referral to mediation for matters involving removal.
Online Case Search is available for: Civil, Law, Chancery, and Domestic Relations/Child Support - cases filed in the Civil, Law, Chancery, and Domestic Relations/Child Support divisions. Probate Docket - cases files in Probate Court related to claims against estates and guardianships.
A certified disposition can only be issued by the court where the case took place. Courts have different procedures and requirements for how to get a certified disposition. Some courts may require that you make your request in person, while others may honor requests made by mail, phone, or online.
In order to obtain a certified disposition of a Criminal Department case, the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County needs the defendant's name, date of birth and date of arrest. Our office provides dispositions for Chicago cases only.
Go to the Clerk's office at the courthouse where the court case was filed, 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. Once you have the case number, the Clerk can then get the court file for you.
A certified disposition can only be issued by the court where the case took place. Courts have different procedures and requirements for how to get a certified disposition. Some courts may require that you make your request in person, while others may honor requests made by mail, phone, or online.
Filing a Motion via E-filing You can e-file using a personal computer or at one of the public access eFile workstations offered at the Daley Center and in suburban courthouses. You must have an email address to e-file.