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All motions/petitions and notices of motion must be filed with the Clerk of Court either in Room 802 of the Daley Center or at any of the offices located at the suburban municipal district courthouses. If your motion/petition is not filed before you come to court, the judge may not hear your motion.

The first, and broadest, level is the case category, which, in the trial courts, consists of civil, domestic relations, criminal, juvenile, and traffic/other violations cases. The second level, the case sub-category, refers to classes of cases within the case category.

Reasons to file a Motion to Dismiss. When a Motion to Dismiss is filed, the defendant must include information that explains their request. If the defendant's reasons are not listed in the pleadings, the defendant must attach an affidavit.

Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) Our PACER dockets for civil cases extend back to October of 1989; criminal cases go back to April of 1992. Visit the PACER website ( ) to create an account, view fee schedules, or report problems accessing the system.

Criminal contempt of court has a penalty of up to 180 days jail and a maximum fine of $500. Illinois law does not have a statute for contempt of court. Instead, the rules for contempt come from common law.

Miscellaneous Remedy (MR): Many interactions with municipal, county, and state agencies initially take place as administrative hearings before that government office or agency. These offices may make rulings on matters, which can be appealed.