The Clerk of the Circuit Court e-Citation Pilot Program is now live, reducing moving traffic violation processing from 7-10 days to 24-48 hours. Find out if your municipality is included here.
The Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee will be holding a public hearing on Thursday, April 9, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m., at the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, 222 N. LaSalle Street, 13th Floor, in Chicago. You can find the Public Hearing Notice here:
Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos shares her first Clerk of the Circuit Court Annual Report.
You can find the report here
The Domestic Violence Division hears actions and proceedings for civil no contact orders arising under the Civil No Contact Order Act (740 ILCS 22/101, et seq.), stalking no contact orders arising under the Stalking No Contact Order Act (740 ILCS 21/1, et seq.), orders of protection arising under the Domestic Violence Act of 1986 (750 ILCS 60/101, et seq.), except actions arising under the Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/1 1, et seq.), the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code (405 ILCS 5/1 100, et seq.) and the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILCS 5/1 1, et seq.).
The Division also hears all of the following criminal actions and proceedings involving family and household members, as defined in the Domestic Violence Act of 1986:
1) all matters through the preliminary examination or indictment, pursuant to 725 ILCS 5/109 3.1, in which the most serious offense charged is a class 1, 2 or 3 felony; and
2) all matters in which the most serious offense charged is aggravated stalking, any class 4 felony or any misdemeanor.
The Domestic Violence Division hears matters concerning: civil orders of protection, criminal actions involving relationships defined by the Illinois Domestic Violence Act including: all matters through the preliminary hearing or indictment in which the most serious offense charged is a Class 1, 2, or 3 felony, Class 4 felonies, misdemeanors, aggravated stalking, civil no contact orders and stalking no contact orders
