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An Informational Guide STATE OF ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY AN INFORMATIONAL GUIDE Honorable Timothy C. Evans Chief Judge A MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF JUDGE The Circuit Court of Cook County stands as one of the largest unified court systems in the world. Nearly 400 judges working within the court's 17 divisions and districts serve the 5.1 million residents of Cook County. To provide the citizens of Cook County with a general understanding of how their judicial system operates, the court has assembled this booklet, An Informational Guide. I hope you will take a few moments to review its contents. The Guide contains broad descriptions of the circuit court's organization, functions and operations as well as a directory of cir- cuit court facilities and government offices. I am pleased to note additional information about the cir- cuit court can also be found on the court's web site, www.cookcountycourt.org. As Chief Judge, I am immensely proud of our court system. The collective efforts of our judges and employees have made the Circuit Court of Cook County a national model of efficiency, innovation and public service. We are committed to always remaining responsive to the needs of those we serve. Timothy C. Evans Chief Judge TABLE OF TABLE CONTENTS THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY Overview 2 Organizational Chart 3 COUNTY DEPARTMENT 4 MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT Overview 8 The Six Municipal Districts of Cook County Courthouse Locations 9 Municipal Districts 1-6, Cities, Villages, Towns & Townships Map 10 JUVENILE JUSTICE & CHILD PROTECTION DEPARTMENT 12 NON-JUDICIAL OFFICES 14 THE TRIAL PROCESS The Participants 18 Trial Proceedings 20 CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY DIRECTORY 22 COOK COUNTY DIRECTORY 30 First Printing, May 1999 Revised Edition, October 2017 2 CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY Protection. Protection. Municipal into three functional departments: Circuit Court of Cook County accommodate year. To its is vast caseload, the organized More than one million cases are filed every Chicago and its 126 surrounding suburbs. idents of Cook County nearly 400judgesserve the 5.1million res within the City Today, Chief of Judge Timothy C. Evans and cohesive court of general jurisdiction. County's 161 courts into one fusing and overlapping uniform jurisdictions of and Cook con often the merged effectively amendment reorganized the courts of amendment to our the Illinois Constitution state. which in The the world. systems court unified largest the of one also is It was created by only the largest of the 24 a circuits in Illinois, it 1964 The supervise the functions of the court. administrative authority to centralized has judge chief The judge. chief a coordinate and under consolidated are courts trial all which in circuits. Each circuit is a unified court system The State of Illinois is divided into 24 judicial Circuit Court of Cook County and Juvenile Justice and Child is not County, County, - - State of Illinois CHIEF JUDGE Circuit Court of Cook County Office of the Chief Judge Office of the Juvenile Justice & Child Surety Section Chief Judge Protection Resource Section NON-JUDICIAL JUDICIARY OFFICES Expedited Forensic Juvenile Juvenile Official Social Accessibility and Adult Interpreters Jury Juvenile Temporary Mandatory Parenting Public Child Family Mediation Clinical Court Probation Court Education Service Education Outreach Probation Services Administration Detention Center Arbitration Guardian Support Services Services Clinic Department Reporters Program Department COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE & MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT CHILD PROTECTION DEPT. DEPARTMENT DOMESTIC DOMESTIC JUVENILE CHILD FIRST SECOND THIRD FOURTH FIFTH SIXTH LAW COUNTY CHANCERY PROBATE CRIMINAL RELATIONS VIOLENCE JUSTICE PROTECTION MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT DISTRICT Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Presiding Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge Judge General Assignment ELDER LAW AND Civil Calls Civil Calls Civil Calls Civil Calls Civil Calls Section Chancery Motion MISCELLANEOUS Forcible Entry and Section REMEDIES Section Detainer Section Housing Criminal Criminal Criminal Criminal Criminal Tax & Misc. DIVISION Remedies Mortgage Section Calls Calls Calls Calls Calls Jury Section Forclosure/ Civil Section Mechanics Presiding Section Judge Traffic Traffic Traffic Traffic Traffic Traffic General Commercial Lien Section Section Calls Calls Calls Calls Calls Individual Felony Preliminary Individual Calendar Hearing Section Misdemeanor Ordinance Ordinance Ordinance Ordinance Ordinance Section Calendar Section Section Violations Violations Violations Violations Violations Voluntary Mediation Program 3 The COUNTY DEPARTMENT is divided into COUNTY DEPARTMENT eight divisions. Each division is headed by a presid- ing judge. The types of cases heard in each division depend on the nature of the controversy. The Domestic Relations Division hears matters concerning: The Chancery Division hears matters concerning: • dissolution of marriage • child support • injunctions • trusteeships (formerly divorce) • allocation of parental responsibilities • class actions • receiverships • dissolution of civil union • parenting time • mortgage foreclosures • dissolutions of • legal separation • third party visitation • declaratory judgments partnerships and • invalidity of marriage or civil • parentage • contract matters corporations union • enforement and modification of • creditors' rights • statutory and • liens administrative • civil orders of protection filed in previously entered judgements in • construction of wills and reviews conjunction with a domestic these matters trusts relations proceeding The County Division hears matters concerning: The Domestic Violence Division hears matters concerning: • adoption • elections • marriage of minors • inheritance taxes • civil orders of protection • annexation and • mental health proceedings • criminal actions involving relationships defined by the Illinois Domestic deannexation of land • real estate taxes Violence Act including: to a tax body • municipal organizations • orders of protection filed in • all matters through the conjunction with a mental preliminary hearing or health proceeding indictment in which the most serious offense charged is a Class 1, 2, or 3 felony • Class 4 felonies The Criminal Division hears cases in which the state • misdemeanors alleges the commission of a serious criminal act such as: • aggravated stalking • armed robbery • criminal sexual assault • civil no contact orders • assault • murder • burglary • stalking no contact orders COUNTY DEPARTMENT 4 5 COUNTY DEPARTMENT The Law Division hears civil suits for recovery of monetary dam- The Probate Division hears matters concerning wills and ages in excess of $30,000 in the City of Chicago, and in excess of administration of estates. Cases heard include: $100,000 in the suburban districts, as well as many types of admin- istrative reviews. Cases heard include: • probate and contest of • contracts to make a will wills and testamentary • construction of wills instruments • actions arising under • personal injury/ • commercial litigation • claims against an estate the Illinois Power of wrongful death • fraud arising in contract, tort Attorney Act • motor vehicle injury • breach of contract or otherwise • orders of protection filed in • medical malpractice • breach of warranty • administration of estates in conjunction with a probate • legal malpractice • employment security of decedents, disabled proceeding • product liability • property damage persons, minors and wards • intentional tort • premises liability • construction injuries • miscellaneous remedies The Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division The Pretrial Division, previously known as Bond Court, conducts the (ELMR) hears cases involving elderly persons as defined by the Rules of initial proceedings in various criminal cases and is in session every day of the Circuit Court of Cook County and relevant statutes. Matters heard the year, including weekends and court holidays. On weekdays, the Pretrial include: Division conducts the initial bail hearings in all criminal (misdemeanor and felony) cases filed in the 1st Municipal District (city of Chicago), except felo- 1) cases arising under the Adult Protective Services Act ny cases resulting from grand jury action. On weekends and holidays, the 2) cases arising under the Illinois Power of Attorney Act Pretrial Division conducts the initial bail hearings in all criminal cases, 3) domestic violence cases in which the victim is an elderly person regardless of the district or division in which they are filed, except cases resulting from grand jury action. The Pretrial Division also hears the follow- The ELMR Division also hears the following criminal offenses in which the ing matters: victim is an elderly person: • bail review hearings prior to transfer of the case to the Criminal Division, • felonies • possession of another's credit/ Domestic Violence Division, a suburban Municipal District, or a First • criminal abuse or neglect debit card District branch court, unless otherwise ordered by the court of a person with a disability • criminal housing management • felony cases assigned to a pretrial diversion program or referred to a • theft • aggravated criminal housing deferred prosecution
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