The Second Municipal District is organized by courtrooms, key dates and judicial assignments.
The “key date” system is used in Courtrooms 101, 102, 103 and 104 for traffic and misdemeanor cases and youth ordinance cases. Under the key date system, each municipality in the Second Municipal District is assigned certain day(s) of the month for its cases. The key date system allows police officers and other enforcement officials to attend court on a regular basis and still be able to carry out their other duties away from court. Judges assigned to these courtrooms rotate as assigned by the Presiding Judge, with the exception of the expungement call which is heard by the Presiding Judge.
Listed below are the courtrooms of the Second Municipal District, the types of matters heard, and the courtroom’s daily routine schedule. A monthly schedule is available in Room 219.
Traffic and Misdemeanor Cases
Court calls are daily at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Traffic and misdemeanor cases are heard on different dates and times in all courtrooms based on the key date system.
Other matters heard as follows:
- Courtroom 103 – Youth Ordinance Violations, two days per month
- Courtroom 104 – Termination of Reporting Supervision, Misdemeanor Probation or Conditional Discharge
- Courtroom 108 – Expungements, certain Fridays at 1:30 p.m. as scheduled
Felony Cases
Court calls for both Chicago and suburban felony cases begin daily at 9:30 a.m. with arraignments.
With the exception of Courtroom 105, the following courtrooms have permanently assigned judges.
- Courtroom 107 Chicago Felony
- Courtroom 108 Chicago Felony
- Courtroom 206 Suburban Felony
- Courtroom 207 Suburban Felony
- Veterans' Court held on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month at 11:30 a.m.
- Drug Court held every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. (except if a month has five Wednesdays, Drug Court is not held on the 5th Wednesday of that month)
- Courtroom 208 Chicago Felony
- Mental Health Court on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 1:30 p.m.
- Courtroom 209 Chicago Felony
- Courtroom 105 Bond, Felony Preliminary Hearings, and Motion Calls
- The judge is rotated on a periodic basis.
- Preliminary hearings are conducted by key and calendar.
Civil Cases
Motion calls are at 9 a.m.
Courtroom 202 Courtroom Schedule/Standing Order
- Law Division cases, Monday through Friday
- Municipal Division Civil Cases (odd numbered), Monday through Friday
- Name Changes, Monday through Friday
- 298 Applications to Sue or Defend as an Indigent Person, Monday through Friday
- Citations/Garnishments/Supplementary Proceedings, Thursday, 9:30 a.m.
Courtroom 204 Courtroom Schedule
- Municipal Division Cases (even numbered), Monday through Friday
- Name Changes, Monday through Friday
- Applications to Sue or Defend as an Indigent Person, Monday through Friday
- Citations/Garnishments/Supplementary Proceedings, Thursday, 9 a.m.
- Forcible Entry and Detainer (Evictions), Friday, 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
- Housing Violations (Residential), Friday, 1:30 p.m.
Domestic Violence
Calls are at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 106.
- Domestic Violence Cases
- Orders of Protection
- Stalking-No Contact Orders
Domestic Relations
Cases are heard in Courtroom 203.
- Dissolution of Marriage and Civil Union
- Parentage and Child Support
- Custody and Visitation
- Orders of Protection in connection with Domestic Relations cases
Courtroom 205
Courtroom 205 schedule:
- Juvenile Justice Division cases, Monday
- Pro Se Small Claims Call, 1:30 p.m., Monday
- Misdemeanor Jury Call, Tuesday through Friday