I was elected on a promise to modernize the Clerk's Office archaic technology and communication base, which was stagnate on a legacy system that kept things moving at a snail’s pace. A manifestation of our march into the 21st century is a website which boasts a new design featuring bilingual resources; senior citizens center; self help center; glossary of terms; brochures; a host of external links and a number of user friendly features.

As the official keeper of records for all judicial matters brought into one of the largest unified court systems in the world, the Clerk's Office serves the 5.2 million people of Cook County, more than 400 judges and maintains offices in Chicago, Skokie, Rolling Meadows, Maywood, Bridgeview and Markham.

To handle day-to-day responsibilities, the Clerk's Office has a workforce of approximately 2,300 employees and an annual operating budget of more than $100 million.

In 2004, the Clerk's Office collected $144,000,000 in revenue from filing fees, interest on accounts and other sources, of which 80% was sent to the Cook County Treasurer's Office. The additional 20% in revenue was paid to state and local agencies.

In 2004, there were a total of 1,828,109 new cases filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and 17,623,863 case activity transactions were performed by Clerk’s Office personnel. There were also 6,850,511 public inquires made for information from our staff.

As the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, I wanted to shift the paradigm so that the Clerk’s Office became a customer service focused organization. I proudly bring you this website to provide information and to facilitate your interaction with the office and the court system. We will continue to improve this website to ensure the highest level of customer service. Please check back periodically to see what's new. If you have questions, you may email us using the “Email Us” link in the directory on the left side of the screen.