Use this Illinois court-records page as a starting point for statewide court research, appellate information, local court directories, and related PRC record topics. The layout has been modernized, the old private-ownership banner has been removed, and the page family now includes stronger cross-links to court, criminal, bankruptcy, and expungement resources.
Quick Links
Start here for the fastest path into Illinois court-record research.
- Online Court Records HubReturn to the nationwide PRC court-records portal and browse all state pages.
- Illinois Public Records HubMain Illinois landing page with statewide record topics and related resources.
- Illinois Criminal RecordsCriminal-history resources and related law-enforcement links for Illinois.
- Illinois BankruptcyFederal bankruptcy court resources and filing-related links for Illinois.
- Illinois ExpungementsRecord-clearance and expungement guidance for Illinois.
Official Illinois Court Resources
Use these statewide and official court resources for case information, court structure, forms, clerk access, or public search tools.
- Illinois Bankruptcy CourtsGeneral rules and clerk contact sources. Link to free forms, use electronic filing systems and other judicial tools available to the public
- Illinois Judgments and LiensUCC searches by an individual or attorneys. Link to information for defaults, recovery, default, cases and files that can show civil judgments
- Back to Nationwide Court DirectoryOfficial or statewide court resource.
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Illinois Court Directory & Local Resources
Legacy directory content has been retained inside the updated layout so county-level links, clerk references, and older court research notes remain available in one place.
Illinois State Court Records Search Suggestions
As there may be more one source to obtaining Illinois criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.
Illinois State Court Structure:The Illinois circuit courts have exclusive civil jurisdiction (including administrative agency appeals), and small claims jurisdiction, where the amount in controversy is $2,500 and below. The circuit courts have exclusive domestic relations jurisdiction, exclusive criminal jurisdiction, exclusive traffic or other violation jurisdiction, and exclusive juvenile jurisdiction. The Illinois circuit courts hold venue to preliminary hearings. The Illinois appellate courts must hear (have "mandatory jurisdiction" over) various civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceedings, and interlocutory decision cases. The appellate courts may hear (have "discretionary jurisdiction" over) various civil, and interlocutory decision cases. The Illinois supreme court is the state's highest court. The supreme court has mandatory jurisdiction in various civil, capital criminal, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, disciplinary, original proceeding, and interlocutory decision cases. It has discretionary jurisdiction in various civil, noncapital criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, certified questions from federal courts, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.
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Illinois Civil and Divorce Court Records |
Illinois Criminal Court Records Felony, misdemeanors and traffic violations. |
Illinois District Court Records Filings in my District courthouses. |
Civil, family law cases and divorces, personal injury cases, lawsuits, estate planning and probate matters.
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Most criminal cases are started when a prosecutor, either a district attorney (who represents a county) or the attorney general (who represents the state), files a complaint with the court.
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The state of Illinois legislature has divided the court system into 23 circuit courts for administrative purposes. Each circuit is made up of 1 to 12 counties, depending upon county population.Adams County |
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Research Notes
- Search more than one court level.Trial courts, appellate courts, bankruptcy courts, and specialty courts may each hold different parts of a case trail.
- Use the clerk for official copies.Certified documents and official record copies should come directly from the responsible court or clerk office.
- Online access varies by county and court type.Some courts provide full searchable dockets, while others provide only calendars, indexes, or request instructions.
- Cross-check related record categories.Criminal records, judgments and liens, bankruptcy filings, inmate searches, and public-record hubs often help complete a statewide research path.
Related Illinois Court Topics
Continue into related Illinois specialty pages and supporting court-research topics.
- Illinois Criminal RecordsCriminal-history resources, law-enforcement links, and related court research.
- Illinois BankruptcyBankruptcy court links, forms, and related filing resources.
- Illinois Judgments & LiensJudgment and lien research links connected to court and records searches.
- Illinois ExpungementsRecord-clearance and expungement guidance where available.
- Illinois Inmate SearchCorrectional and inmate-lookup resources related to court and custody research.