GENERAL ORDER NO. 1.4 - Offices for Filing of Cases

Actions commenced on and after April 19, 2010, in the several departments, divisions, and districts of the Circuit Court of Cook County shall be filed in the following main offices of the Clerk of the Court:

(a) County Department

Law Division, Room 801, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago;

Chancery Division, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago;

Domestic Relations Division, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago;

County Division, Room 1202, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago;

Probate Division, Room 1202, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago;

Child Support, 2nd Floor, 28 North Clark Street, Chicago;

Criminal Division, 26th Street and California Avenue, Chicago.

Domestic Violence Division, 555 West Harrison Street, Chicago; Municipal Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Filings for Law, Chancery, Domestic Relations, County and Probate Divisions will also be accepted by the civil filing clerks in the First Municipal District and the Suburban Municipal District offices of the Clerk of the Court. Additionally, filings for Law, Chancery, Domestic Relations, County and Probate Divisions will be accepted in any of the civil division Offices of the Clerk of the Court (Law, Chancery, Domestic Relations, County and Probate located in the Richard J. Daley Center, and Child Support located at 28 North Clark Street).

Initial filings for the Domestic Violence Division seeking emergency orders of protection, emergency civil no contact orders, and emergency stalking no contact orders shall be filed in the office of the Clerk where the case will be heard. Other filings for the Domestic Violence Division will also be accepted by the civil filing clerks in the First Municipal District, the Suburban Municipal District offices of the Clerk, and in any of the civil division Offices of the Clerk of the Court (Law, Chancery, Domestic Relations, County and Probate located in the Richard J. Daley Center, and Child Support located at 28 North Clark Street).

(b) Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Department

Juvenile Justice Division, 1100 South Hamilton Avenue, Chicago;

Child Protection Division, 1100 South Hamilton Avenue, Chicago.

(c) Municipal Department

District 1: Civil, Rooms 601 and 602, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago; Traffic, Lower Level, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago; Criminal, Room 1006, Richard J. Daley Center, Chicago;

District 2: Civil, Criminal and Traffic, 5600 Old Orchard Road, Skokie;

District 3: Civil, Criminal and Traffic, 2121 Euclid, Rolling Meadows;

District 4: Civil, Criminal and Traffic, 1500 Maybrook Drive, Maywood;

District 5: Civil, Criminal and Traffic, 10220 South 76th Avenue, Bridgeview;

District 6: Civil, Criminal and Traffic, 16501 South Kedzie Parkway, Markham.

Additionally, filings for the First Municipal District, Civil, will also be accepted by the civil filing clerks in any of the civil division Offices of the Clerk of the Court (Law, Chancery, Domestic Relations, County and Probate located in the Richard J. Daley Center, and Child Support located at 28 North Clark Street), as well as in any of the Suburban Municipal District Offices of the Clerk of the Court.

[Amended, effective April 19, 2010.]

Order Type
General Order
Order Number
1.4