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Circuit Court of Cook County
GAO 2020-02 (Amended September 21, 2020)
Cook County Resumption of Court Operations and Services Plan
GAO 2020-01 (Amended May 28, 2020)
Criminal Division
Criminal Division Operating Procedure (Effective July 6, 2020)
Criminal Division Operating Schedule August 2020
Criminal Division Operating Schedule September 2020
Criminal Division Operating Schedule October 2020
Criminal Division Operating Schedule November 2020
Criminal Division Operating Schdeule December 2020
Criminal Division Judicial Groups July 2020
Criminal Division Zoom Information
Criminal Division Courtroom Email Listing
State's Attorney's Office Criminal Division Email Contacts
Attorney Information Sheet
Expedited Bond Hearing Scheduling Order
PRESIDING JUDGE’S ASSIGNMENT CALL - REMOTE HEARING ORDER
Updated Procedures For Assignment Call, Continuance Dates and Emergency Bond Hearings, effective 4/15/20
Procedures for Remote Plea Hearings Using the Zoom Application (Effective 5/4/20)
Remote Hearing Plea Agreement and Waivers Form
Updated Criminal Division Operating Procedure (Effective June 8, 2020)
402 Conference Request and Acknowledgment of Admonitions
First Municipal District
Administrative Order 2020-24: Coronavirus Closings (10/29/20 - 10/30/20)
Administrative Order 2020-11
Administrative Order 2020-12
Administrative Order 2020-13
Administrative Order 2020-14
Administrative Order 2020-15
Administrative Order 2020-16
Administrative Order 2020-20
Administrative Order 2020-22
Administrative Order 2020-23
Second Municipal District
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-01: COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-02: COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES FOR COURTROOMS 202 & 204
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-04: COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES - RESCHEDULING ENLARGEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-05: RE: COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES-RESCHEDULING ENLARGEMENT FOR COURTROOMS 202 and 204 (CIVIL DIVISION-LAW AND MUNICIPAL)(Amended April 14, 2020)
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-06: RE: COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES -RESCHEDULING May 18 through May 29, 2020
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-07: (Extension of Administrative Order2020-06 through and including
July 2, 2020 or until further order of Court)
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-09: RE: COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES FOR THE RESUMPTION OF COURTHOUSE OPERATIONS
Domestic Violence Division Reopening Protocol
Civil Protocol Effective June 1, 2020 until Further Order of Court (Amended August 25, 2020)
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-11: RE: COURTHOUSE CLOSURE OF AUGUST 10, 2020
Third Municipal District
ROLLING MEADOWS ZOOM INFORMATION
COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES, RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS
COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES, RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS (204, 205, 206)
2020-07 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AMENDED FOR AGREED TEMPORARY ORDERS REGARDING ALL PARENTAGE CASES (AMENDED JUNE 29)
2020-08 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REGARDING EMERGENCY PLEADINGS REGARDING ALL PARENTAGE CASES
2020-10 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AMENDED FOR APPOINTING SPECIAL PROCESS SERVERS REGARDING ALL PARENTAGE CASES (AMENDED JUNE 29)
2020-12 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AMENDED FOR AGREED FINAL ORDERS REGARDING ALL PARENTAGE CASES (AMENDED JUNE 29)
2020-15 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REGARDING PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCES IN PARENTAGE CASES (AMENDED MAY 26, 2020)
2020 D 1 REGARDING DOMESTIC RELATIONS CASES
Fourth Municipal District
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-01, ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-02
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-03 Amended, ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-04
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-05, ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-06
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-07 (AMENDED), ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-08
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-09, ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-10(AMENDED)
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-11 (AMENDED), ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-12
LIMITED SPECIAL ORDER: STANDING ORDER FOR SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER
2020-13 OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
2020-16 CONTINUANCES FOR ALL FOURTH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER CASES SCHEDULED BETWEEN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 AND WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
2020-17 CONTINUANCES FOR ALL FOURTH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER CASES SCHEDULED BETWEEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2020 AND MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020
2020-DV-18: EXTENSION OF ORDERS EXPIRING OR SET FOR STATUS JULY 6, 2020 THROUGH AND INCLUDING JULY 17, 2020 AT THE MAYWOOD COURTHOUSE
Fifth Municipal District
Bridgeview Zoom Information
Administrative Continuance Order 2020-02 Regarding Misdemeanor/Traffic Cases
Administrative Continuance Order 2020-03 Regarding Felony Cases
Administrative Continuance Order 2020-04 Regarding Civil Cases
Correction to Rescheduled Dates
Administrative Order 2020-02: Wedding Ceremonies
Sixth Municipal District
General Order 2020-09
Misdemeanor & Traffic Division Cases
Markham Courtroom Zoom Session IDs
Sixth Municipal District Civil Courts Remote Proceeding Procedure
Judge Bates Special Emergency Order 2020-08
Special Emergency Order 2020-04
Chancery Division
Resources for People without Lawyers
- Zoom Instructions (English)
- Zoom Instructions (Español/Spanish)
- Court Information Helpline (JusticeCorps)
- COVID Mortgage Assistance (CVLS)
GENERAL CHANCERY ZOOM INFORMATION
MECHANICS LIEN / MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SECTION ZOOM INFORMATION
General Order 2020-02 COVID-19 Emergency Measures
General Order 2020-03 COVID-19 Measures
General Order 2020-04 COVID-19 Measures (3)
General Order 2020-05 Public Access to Court Proceedings Conducted Remotely
General Order 2020-06 COVID-19 Measures (4)
General Order 2020-07 COVID-19 Measures (5) - Transition Plan
General Order 2020-08 COVID-19 Measures (6)
General Order 2020-09 COVID-19 Measures (7)
General Order 2020-10 COVID-19 Measures (8) (Amended)
General Order 2020-11 COVID-19 Measures (9)
General Order 2020-12 COVID-19 Measures (10)
County Division
County Division Zoom Guide
2020-01 County Division Procedures: COVID-19 Emergency
2020-02 County Division Real Estate Tax Cases: COVID-19 Emergency
2020-03 County Division Procedures: COVID-19
2020-04 COVID-19 PROCEDURES FOR TAX VALUATION OBJECTION CASES
ADDENDUM TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER: 2020-4 (corrected 7-20-20)
County Division and Rule 10.8 Committee Memo Re: Tax Objection Procedures
2020-05 Notice - Tax Deeds (July 21, 2020)
2020-06 (modified 7-21-20) Adoption Procedures -Remote Hearings
2020-07 (Amended Septmber 18, 2020) COVID-19 PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY DIVISION
2020-08 Tolling Order - Tax Deed Cases (Amended July 31, 2020)
County Division Continuance Schedule
Procedures for Remote Hearings on Petitions to Vacate Tax Sale (VTS) on Calendar 8
Procedures for Remote Hearings on Petitions for Name Change
Domestic Relations Division
Contact List with Zoom Meeting ID
Team C Prove Up Schedule
Team D Prove Up Schedule
Team E Prove Up Schedule
Information about volunteer attorneys; September Calendar
General Order 2020 D 1 (Amended) COVID-19 (Coronavirus 2019)
General Order 2020 D 2 Orders of Protection Extension for Orders Expiring on March 17, 2020 through April 15, 2020
General Order 2020 D 3 (Amended) Procedure to Submit Emergency Motions in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 4 (Amended) Procedure to Submit Agreed Orders in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 5 (Amended) Miscellaneous Procedures in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-02
General Order 2020 D 6 (Amended) Procedures to Appoint Special Process Servers in Response to General Administrative Order 2020-01 (as amended March 28, 2020), Amended in Response to General Administrative Order 2020-02
General Order 2020 D 7 (Amended) Procedures to Request Extension of a Plenary Order of Protection in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 8 (Amended) Parenting Time Guideline in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020- 01
General Order 2020 D 9 Procedure for Rescheduling Cases Involving the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 10 (Amended) Prove Up Guideline in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01 (as amended March 28, 2020) and General Administrative Order 2020-02 (as amended September 21, 2020)
General Order 2020 D 11 (Amended) Procedure to Submit Agreed Final Orders and Agreed Qualified Domestic Relations Orders in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 12 Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01 (eff. May 1, 2020, as amended), Stay of Body Attachments (Amended May 22, 2020)
General Order D 13 (Amended) Procedure to Submit Non-Emergency Motions during COVID-19 Pandemic, Amended in Response to General Administrative Order 2020-02 (as amended September 21, 2020)
General Order 2020 D 14 (Amended) Procedure for setting hearings/pre-trial conferences in response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01 (as amended May 28, 2020) and General Administrative Order 2020-02 (as amended September 21, 2020)
General Order 2020 D 15 (Amended) Extension of Time to File Quarterly Invoices Pursuant to 750 ILCS 5/506(b) Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 16 (Amended) Extension of Remote Access Procedures in Response to the May 1, 2020 Amendment to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 17 Orders of Protection Extension for Orders Expiring on April 16, 2020 through May 15,2020
General Order 2020 D 18 (Amended) Default Oral Prove Up Guideline in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2019 D 19 Modified Procedure to Submit Emergency Motions in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 20 (Amended) Procedures to Request an Emergency Order of Protection in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 21 (Amended) Participation in Remote Court Proceedings Amended
General Order 2020 D 22 Orders of Protection Extension for Orders Expiring on May 18, 2020 through May 31, 2020
General Order 2020 D 23 (Amended) Participation in Remote Court-Ordered Evaluations
General Order 2020 D 24 (Amended) Procedure for Rescheduling Cases in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01 (as amended May 28, 2020)
General Order 2020 D 25 (Amended) Orders of Protection Extension for Orders Expiring on June 1, 2020 through July 3, 2020
General Order 2020 D 26 (Amended) Procedure for Rescheduling and Hearing IV-D Cases in Response to General Administrative Order No. 2020-01
General Order 2020 D 27 Standing Orders for the Appointment of Special Process Servers in Domestic Relations Cases
Domestic Violence Division
ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-DV-02 (Amended May 29, 2020)
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS 2020-DV-04 through 2020-DV-14
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS 2020-DV-15
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS 2020-DV-16
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS 2020-DV-17
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-DV-18: EXTENSION OF ORDERS EXPIRING OR SET FOR STATUS JULY 6, 2020 THROUGH AND INCLUDING JULY 17, 2020 AT THE MAYWOOD COURTHOUSE
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2020-DV-21
Juvenile Justice Division
2020-07: JUVENILE JUSTICE CALENDAR ASSIGNMENTS DURING RESUMPTION OF COURT OPERATIONS
Law Division
General Administrative Order 20-08: Assignment of Cases for Mandatory Pre-Trials and Active Case Management
General Administrative Order 20-07: Amendment to General Administrative Order 20-06, Section 1.9
General Administrative Order 20-06: Extension of remote court operations in the Law Division until further order of court as necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic
Law Division Standing Order for Participation in Court Proceedings by Videoconference or Telephone (GAO 20-6 Section 1.10)
Motion Calendar Section Form Case Management Orders for Category 1 and Category 2 Case Types (GAO 20-6 section 3.11c)
Commercial Calendar Section Current Status Update Report (GAO 20-6 Section 4.5)
Commercial Calendar Section Revised Uniform Standing Order (GAO 20-6 Section 4.7)
Tax and Miscellaneous Remedies Calendar Section Status Report (GAO 20-6 Section 5.5)
Skokie Civil Protocol Effective June 1, 2020 until Further Order of Court (Amended July 8, 2020)
Probate Division
Rule 298 Fee Waiver Applications for November 2020
Instructions for Probate Division Virtual Hearings
Reference Guide for Probate Division Virtual Hearings
General Order 2020-01 (Amended June 12, 2020)
General Order 2020-02 (Amended)
[Order Superseded by General Administrative Order 2020 P 08]
General Order 2020-03
[Order Superseded by General Administrative Order 2020 P 08]
General Order 2020-04
[Order Superseded by General Administrative Order 2020 P 08]
General Order 2020-05
[Order Superseded by General Administrative Order 2020 P 08]
General Order 2020-06
General Order 2020-07
General Order 2020-08 (Amended)
Calendar 1 Standing Order
Calendar 9 Order
Form for Background Check
Traffic Division
Coronavirus: Scheduling Traffic Cases effective July 6, 2020
Coronavirus: Scheduling Traffic Cases in June & July 2020
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