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 | Phase I | Phase II Dec 1, 2016 - Mar 30, 2017 |
Phase III Apr 1, 2017 - Jul 31, 2017 |
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| 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 | Permissive | |
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| Alexander | Permissive | |
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| Bond | Permissive | |
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| Boone | Permissive | |
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| Brown | Permissive | |
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| Bureau | Permissive | |
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| Calhoun | Permissive | |
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| Carroll | Permissive | |
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| Cass | Permissive | |
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| Champaign | Permissive | |
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| Christian | Permissive | |
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| Clark | Permissive | |
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| Clay | Permissive | |
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| Clinton | Permissive | |
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| Coles | Permissive | |
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| Cook | TBD | |
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| Crawford | Permissive | |
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| Cumberland | Permissive | |
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| DeWitt | Permissive | |
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| Douglas | Permissive | |
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| Edgar | Permissive | |
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| Edwards | Permissive | |
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| Effingham | Permissive | |
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| Fayette | Permissive | |
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| Ford | Permissive | |
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| Franklin | Permissive | |
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| Fulton | Permissive | |
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| Gallatin | Permissive | |
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| Greene | Permissive | |
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| Grundy | Permissive | |
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| Hamilton | Permissive | |
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| Hancock | Permissive | |
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| Hardin | Permissive | |
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| Henderson | Permissive | |
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| Henry | Permissive | |
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| Iroquois | Permissive | |
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| Jackson | Permissive | |
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| Jasper | Permissive | |
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| Jefferson | Permissive | |
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| Jersey | Permissive | |
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| Jo Daviess | Permissive | |
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| Johnson | Permissive | |
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| Kane | Permissive |  |
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| Kankakee | Permissive | |
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| Knox | Permissive | |
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| Lake | TBD | |
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| LaSalle | Permissive | |
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| Lawrence | Permissive | |
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| Lee | Permissive | |
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| Livingston | Permissive | |
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| Logan | Permissive | |
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| Macon | Permissive | |
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| Macoupin | Permissive | |
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| Marion | Permissive | |
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| Marshall | Permissive | |
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| Mason | Permissive | |
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| Massac | Permissive | |
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| McDonough | Permissive | |
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| McLean | Permissive | |
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| Menard | Permissive | |
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| Mercer | Permissive | |
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| Monroe | Permissive | |
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| Montgomery | Permissive | |
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| Morgan | Permissive | |
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| Moultrie | Permissive | |
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| Ogle | Permissive | |
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| Peoria | Permissive | |
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| Perry | Permissive | |
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| Piatt | Permissive | |
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| Pike | Permissive | |
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| Pope | Permissive | |
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| Pulaski | Permissive | |
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| Putnam | Permissive | |
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| Randolph | Pilot Filers Only | |
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| Richland | Permissive | |
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| Rock Island | Permissive | |
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| Saline | Permissive | |
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| Schuyler | Permissive | |
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| Scott | Permissive | |
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| Shelby | Permissive | |
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| Stark | Permissive | |
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| Stephenson | Permissive | |
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| Supreme Court * | Mandatory | |
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| Tazewell | Permissive | |
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| Union | Permissive | |
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| Vermilion | Permissive | |
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| Wabash | Permissive | |
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| Warren | Permissive | |
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| Washington | Permissive | |
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| Wayne | Permissive | |
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| White | Permissive | |
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| Whiteside | Permissive | |
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| Will | TBD | |
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| Williamson | Permissive | |
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| Woodford | Permissive | |
- 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.