Active Courts
The active courts chart lists courts that have been assigned an e-filing go-live date. After that date the court will accept e-filings on a permissive basis. This table is updated regularly; please check back often.
The active courts chart includes information related to each court's status regarding e-filing and acceptance of American Express. For detailed information on these items, review the chart legend »
The following case types are included in the civil category: arbitration, chancery, eminent domain, law, law magistrate, miscellaneous remedy, municipal corporation, small claims, tax, adoption, dissolution, family, mental health, and probate.
| Court | Status | AMEX | re:SearchIL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Appellate District* | Mandatory |  |
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| 2nd Appellate District* | Mandatory | |
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| 3rd Appellate District* | Mandatory | |
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| 4th Appellate District* | Mandatory | |
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| 5th Appellate District* | Mandatory | |
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| Adams | Mandatory | |
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| Alexander | Mandatory | |
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| Bond | Mandatory | |
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| Boone | Mandatory | |
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| Brown | Mandatory | |
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| Bureau | Mandatory | |
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| Calhoun | Mandatory | |
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| Carroll | Mandatory | |
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| Cass | Mandatory | |
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| Champaign | Mandatory | |
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| Christian | Mandatory | |
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| Clark | Mandatory | |
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| Clay | Mandatory | |
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| Clinton | Mandatory | |
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| Coles | Mandatory | |
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| Cook | Mandatory Cook Supreme Court eFiling Order |
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| Crawford | Mandatory | |
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| Cumberland | Mandatory | |
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| DeKalb | Mandatory DeKalb Supreme Court eFiling Order |
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| DeWitt | Mandatory | |
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| Douglas | Mandatory | |
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| DuPage | DuPage Supreme Court eFiling Order | |
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| Edgar | Mandatory | |
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| Edwards | Mandatory | |
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| Effingham | Mandatory | |
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| Fayette | Mandatory | |
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| Ford | Mandatory | |
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| Franklin | Mandatory | |
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| Fulton | Mandatory | |
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| Gallatin | Mandatory | |
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| Greene | Mandatory | |
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| Grundy | Mandatory | |
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| Hamilton | Mandatory | |
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| Hancock | Mandatory | |
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| Hardin | Mandatory | |
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| Henderson | Mandatory | |
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| Henry | Mandatory | |
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| Iroquois | Mandatory | |
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| Jackson | Mandatory | |
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| Jasper | Mandatory | |
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| Jefferson | Mandatory | |
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| Jersey | Mandatory | |
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| Jo Daviess | Mandatory | |
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| Johnson | Mandatory | |
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| Kane | Mandatory | |
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| Kankakee | Mandatory | |
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| Kendall | Permissive | |
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| Knox | Mandatory | |
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| Lake | Mandatory | |
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| LaSalle | Mandatory | |
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| Lawrence | Mandatory | |
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| Lee | Mandatory | |
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| Livingston | Mandatory | |
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| Logan | Mandatory | |
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| Macon | Mandatory | |
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| Macoupin | Mandatory | |
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| Madison | Permissive Madison Supreme Court eFiling Order |
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| Marion | Mandatory | |
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| Marshall | Mandatory | |
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| Mason | Mandatory | |
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| Massac | Mandatory | |
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| McDonough | Mandatory | |
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| McHenry | McHenry Supreme Court eFiling Order | |
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| McLean | Mandatory | |
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| Menard | Mandatory | |
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| Mercer | Mandatory | |
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| Monroe | Mandatory | |
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| Montgomery | Mandatory | |
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| Morgan | Mandatory | |
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| Moultrie | Mandatory | |
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| Ogle | Mandatory | |
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| Peoria | Mandatory | |
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| Perry | Mandatory | |
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| Piatt | Mandatory | |
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| Pike | Mandatory | |
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| Pope | Mandatory | |
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| Pulaski | Mandatory | |
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| Putnam | Mandatory | |
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| Randolph | Mandatory | |
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| Richland | Mandatory | |
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| Rock Island | Mandatory | |
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| St. Clair | Mandatory | Live | |
| Sangamon | Mandatory | |
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| Saline | Mandatory | |
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| Schuyler | Mandatory | |
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| Scott | Mandatory | |
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| Shelby | Mandatory | |
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| Stark | Mandatory | |
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| Stephenson | Mandatory | |
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| Supreme Court * | Mandatory | |
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| Tazewell | Mandatory | |
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| Union | Mandatory | |
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| Vermilion | Mandatory | |
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| Wabash | Mandatory | |
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| Warren | Mandatory | |
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| Washington | Mandatory | |
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| Wayne | Mandatory | |
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| White | Mandatory | |
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| Whiteside | Mandatory | |
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| Will | Mandatory | |
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| Williamson | Mandatory | |
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| Winnebago | Winnebago Supreme Court eFiling Order | |
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| Woodford | Mandatory | |
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- Permissive means that the court currently accepts e-filing as well as paper documents.
- Mandatory means that e-filing is mandatory for the court.
- If there is no status information this means that the court is not yet using Odyssey eFileIL.
- E-filing payment accounts may be created using Mastercard, Discover, Visa, American Express or eChecks. However, some courts do not accept American Express.
- We use the following icons to indicate whether a court accepts American Express as a payment method or not.