Illinois County Court Information

Illinois has 102 counties and 22 judicial circuits. Each judicial circuit in Illinois covers at least two counties or more. Each of these circuits utilizes a unified court system that consists of trial courts; these operate under a chief judge who exercises centralized authority, and supervises and coordinates all administrative functions of the court.

The 22 judicial circuits in Illinois are:
 

First Judicial Circuit:

Includes counties such as Alexander, Union, Jackson, Saline, Johnson, Pope, Massac, Pulaski, and Williamson.  The address of the court house is:

            Williamson County Courthouse
            200 West Jefferson Street - P.O. Box 940
            Marion, IL 62959
            Phone (main office): 618/997-1234
            FAX: 618/993-6618

Second Judicial Circuit:

It consists of counties such as Edward, Gallatin, Crawford, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Harding, Richland, Lawrence, Wayne, White and Wabash. The address of the court house is:

            Jefferson County Justice Center
            911 Casey Avenue, Suite HI-05
            Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
            Phone (main office): 618/244-8036
            FAX: 618/244-8038

Third Judicial Circuit:

It includes Madison county and Bond county. The address of the court house is:
     
Madison County Courthouse
155 North Main Street, Suite 405
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Main Office: 618/296-4884
FAX: 618/692-7475
    

Fourth Judicial Circuit:

It consists of counties such as Clay, Christian, Clinton, Fayette, Effingham, Jasper, Montgomery, Marion, and Shelby. The address of the court house is:
  
     Montgomery County Courthouse
     120 North Main, Room 231
     Hillsboro, IL 62049
     Phone (main office): 217/532-9501
     FAX: 217/532-5631

Fifth Judicial Circuit:

The counties covered by this circuit are Coles, Clark, Cumberland, Vermillion and Edgar. The address of the court house is:

           Clark County Courthouse
           501 Archer Avenue
           Marshall, IL 62441
           Phone: 217/826-3943
           FAX: 217/826-2646

Sixth Judicial Circuit:

It includes counties such as De Witt,
Champaign, Douglas, Piatt , Moultrie and Macon. The address of the courthouse is: 
        
        Piatt County Courthouse, Room 306
        101 West Washington Street
        Monticello, IL 61856-1650
        Phone: : 217/762-5861
        FAX: 217/762-9399

Seventh Judicial Circuit:

It includes counties such as Greene, Morgan, Jersey, Macoupin, Scott and Sangamon. The address of the courthouse is:

           Trial Court Administrator
           Sangamon County Complex
           200 South Ninth Street, Room 522
           Springfield, IL 62701
           Phone: 217/753-6360
           FAX: 217/753-6357

Eighth Judicial Circuit:

It consists of counties such as Adams, Cass Brown, Calhoun, Mason, Pike, Menard, and Schuyler. The address of the courthouse is:

          Adams County Courthouse
          521 Vermont Street
          Quincy, IL 62301
          Phone: 217/277-2055
          FAX: 217/277-2072

For more information on the judicial circuits in Illinois and their courthouse addresses please visit:

http://www.state.il.us/court/CircuitCourt/CircuitCourtJudges/CCC_County.asp

Or

For more information on each county in Illinois and the address of the courthouse in that county please visit at:

http://www.state.il.us/court/Links/circuit.asp

 
The important county courts in Illinois, such as the county courthouse in Cook county, are divided into six departments. These departments are:

·    The Chancery Division
·    County Division
·    Criminal Division
·    Domestic Relations Division
·    Law Division
·    Probates Division.

The Chancery Division hears case matters relating to foreclosures on mortgages, class actions, any name changes, injunction cases, cases dealing with contracts, rights of the creditors, liens, vehicular impoundment, judgments that require any declaratory matter, trusteeships, reviews on administrative and statutory issues, and cases that concern the dissolution of partnerships.

The County Division gives judgment on matters dealing with marriage of minors, adoption cases, annexation cases by a taxing body, taxes dealing with inheritance, taxes on real estates, matters involving elections, municipal organizations and cases on mental health proceedings.

The Criminal Division deals with serious criminal acts such as assault, robbery, burglary cases, murder charges and sexual assault cases.

The Domestic Relations Division has jurisdiction over cases involving divorce, any legal separation cases, cases pertaining to child support, parentage issues, child support cases and child custody and visitation rights, and any cases dealing with civil orders of protection.
    
The Law Division has jurisdiction over civil cases that involve suits filed for any recovery of damages in the form of cash amounts that is more than $ 30,000 in Chicago and more than $ 100,000 in the other suburban districts. It also hears several types of reviews on administrative matters. Some of the cases heard by the Law division are cases about wrongful death or personal injury cases, injuries arising from motor vehicles, any cases on legal malpractice, cases which require determination of liability of a product, any intentional tort cases, cases on commercial litigations, cases involving injuries arising from construction issues, cases dealing with breach of warranty or contract, issues on fraud, property damage and employment security.

The Probate Division gives decisions on the matters pertaining to wills and estate administration. 

For more information please visit the following website:

http://www.cookcountygov.com/ccgovinternet/Portlets/ExistingWebApp/Frameset_http://www.peoplepublicrecords.org/Page.html?
 

Specific County Court Information:

Dupage County Court