The Circut Court of Cook County's Third Municipal District is made up of the following municipalities in the north western suburbs of Cook County: the municialities of Arlington Heights; Barrington*; Barrington Hills*; Bartlett*; Bensenville*; Buffalo Grove*; East Dundee*; Elgin*; Elk Grove Village*; Hanover Park*; Harwood Heights; Hoffman Estates*; Inverness; Mount Prospect; Norridge; Palatine; Prospect Heights; Rolling Meaows; Roselle*; Rosemont; Schaumburg*; Schiller Park; South Barrington; Streamwood; and Wheeling; the townships of Barrington, Elk Grove, Hanover, Palatine and Schaumburg, that part of the Township of Leyden withing the territorial limits of the municipalities of Rosemont and Schiller Park, that  part of the Township of Maine within the territorial  limits of the municipality of Rosemont, that  part of the Township of Northfield within the territorial limits of the municipality  of Prospect Heights, Wheeling, excluding that part of the Township of Wheeling within the territoiral limits of the municipality of Des Plaines, Norwood Park, excluding that part of the Township of Norwood Park within the territorial limits of the City of Chicago.

*jurisdiction limited to geographic area within Cook County

The Third Municipal District hears cases involving:*

orders of protection stalking/civil no contact orders housing eviction proceedings small claims licenses misdemeanor criminal proceedings felony preliminary hearings ordinance and traffic enforcement contract cases decided by alternative dispute resolution process

civil suits for damages up to $100,000 mandatory arbitration (less formal proceeding with three-member panel deciding case) in suits with damages of $30,000 or less name changes marriage and civil union court

*The following types of cases are also heard in the municipal district courthouses: felony criminal cases; domestic relations cases; juvenile justice cases; and law division tort cases seeking damages in excess of $100,000.

Cases not heard in the Third Municipal District are:    

• Probate
• Chancery
• County Division matters, such as adoptions, elections contest, guardianship proceedings, eminent domain, inheritance and real estate taxes

Parking:
Parking is currently free in lots adjacent to the courthouse.

Transportation:
All Cook County Courthouses can be reached by public transportation. To create an itinerary over the phone, or for the most current routes and schedules for both city and suburb via – ADA Paratransit, CTA, METRA or PACE Bus, call the RTA Travel Information Center at (312) 836-7000 or TDD/TTY (312) 836-4949 or visit their website for information and use the trip planner.