# Illinois court records online?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 20, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-court-records-online/260651 "2004-08-20T02:58:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-court-records-online/260651/1 "2004-08-20T02:58:54Z")

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I’m looking for internet access to Illinois circuit court public records. I’ve found my home state’s site easily enough, but Illinois eludes me. Can anyone link me up with such a site, where one enters the name of an individual and can then access all court records involving said personage?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-court-records-online/260651/2 "2004-08-20T04:15:54Z")

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Like most states, Illinois organizes its courts by county. Most counties (other than the largest) are grouped in circuits. Here’s the site for the Circuit Court of Cook County:

[http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/index.htm](http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/index.htm)

Case information is found here:

[http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Terms/Case\_Snapshot\_Intro/case\_snapshot\_intro.htm](http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Terms/Case_Snapshot_Intro/case_snapshot_intro.htm)

and here:

[http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Files\_and\_Records/files\_and\_records.htm](http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Files_and_Records/files_and_records.htm)  
Appellate and Supreme Court opinions are found here:

[http://www.state.il.us/court/default.htm](http://www.state.il.us/court/default.htm)  
If you are looking for records from other Illinois counties, try googling “clerk of the circuit court” and “\_\_\_\_\_ county”

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-court-records-online/260651/3 "2004-08-21T01:04:34Z")

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Thanks, **random**. sadly, it seems that Lake county in Illinois does not have that sort of record online at present.

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**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-court-records-online/260651/4 "2004-08-21T11:13:07Z")

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It appears so, although plans to add such access is in the 19th Circuit’s stategic plan.

Here’s the site, FWIW:

[http://www.19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/index.htm](http://www.19thcircuitcourt.state.il.us/index.htm)

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**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illinois-court-records-online/260651/5 "2004-08-21T15:13:09Z")

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> [@Qadgop the Mercotan](#):
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> Thanks, **random**. sadly, it seems that Lake county in Illinois does not have that sort of record online at present.

We in LC have other problems…