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Board of Ethics
Board of Ethics Advisory Opinions
By ordinance, the investigations and considerations by the Board of Ethics of potential violations of the Ethics Ordinance are confidential.…
Board of Ethics
Board of Ethics Board Meetings & Members
The Board of Ethics is composed of five members appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners with the advice and con…
Board of Ethics
Board of Ethics Investigations
The Board of Ethics is charged with investigating violations of Cook County’s Ethics Ordinance. Upon determining that a violation has o…
Board of Ethics
Board of Ethics Public Disclosures, Reports & Statements
This page includes submitted public disclosures, reports released by the Board of Ethics, and statements of the Board of Ethics.
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Branch Locations
Law Library Branch LocationsLaw Library branches offer on-site public access to electronic resources like Westlaw, Lexis and HeinOnline…
Board of Ethics
Campaign Finance Database & Guidance
Per Section 2-585 of the Ethics Ordinance, County vendors, potential vendors, lobbyists and paid appointees are subject to certain campaign…
Board of Ethics
Candidate & Elected Official Ethics Guidance
Cook County Board of Ethics provides the following information to support candidates for Cook County office to have awareness of and comply…
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Child Support Assistance
The Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court is a participant in the federal and state funded child support collection and enforcement servi…
Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights Meetings & Commissioners
The Cook County Commission on Human Rights is an eleven member board appointed by the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, s…
Commission on Human Rights
Commission on Human Rights Reports & Guidance Documents
This page includes reports, guidance documents, and statements released by the Commission on Human Rights.
Law Library
Conference Room Rental
Conference Room Rental
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Court eFiling
As of July 1, 2018, E-Filing became mandatory in Illinois for all Civil Areas (except Quasi Criminal, Housing and Wills). The Illinois Supre…
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Court Records and Archives
Online Case InformationThe Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County provides on-line case information as a public service. This service is…
Chief Judge
Court Reminder System
In January 2016, the Circuit Court of Cook County and Cook County criminal justice agencies discussed options to develop initiatives that wo…
Sheriff
Department of Corrections
The Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC) is one of the largest single site county pre-detention facilities in the United State…
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Divorce Records
The Domestic Relations Division of the Clerk of the Circuit Court holds the records for dissolution (divorce), legal separation and invalidi…
Law Library
Educational Programming
Cook County Law Library offers educational presentations and programs on different legal topics including how to search on the premier legal…
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Expungement, Sealing or Identity Theft Resources
The Clerk of the Circuit Court's website provides resources for Expungement, Sealing, Identity Theft/Factual Innocence Information and…
Board of Ethics
File Disclosures and Requests with the Board of Ethics
The following Disclosure and Request Forms are collected by the Cook County Board of Ethics in compliance with Cook County's Ethics Ordinanc…
Department of Revenue
Home Rule Tax Web (mobile) application
Home Rule Tax Web (mobile) application The Home Rule Tax Reward program rewards those individuals who report violations of the Cook Co…
Commission on Human Rights
Human Rights Ordinance and Regulations
With the link above you can reach the Municode for Cook County where you will find the Ordinance passed by the Cook County Board of Commissi…
Commission on Human Rights
Human Rights Training Videos & Resources
Fair Housing Video CollectionJust Housing Amendment Screening ProcessThe purpose of this video is to outline the three-step screening proces…
Chief Judge
Jury Duty
Please click on the link below to be redirected to the Circuit Court of Cook County jury information page from the Office of the Chief Judge…
Justice Advisory Council
Justice Advisory Council Reentry Services
Reentry Services OverviewThe Justice Advisory Council (JAC) works to identify gaps and areas of need within the justice system that could be…
Law Library
Law Library Cards
Library Card EligibilityLibrary cards are available to patrons who qualify under one of the following categories:
Law Library
Law Library Catalog
You can search the online catalog to find out if the library has a specific legal resource on your subject. You can access our catalog…
Law Library
Legal Research Resources
Performing Legal Research at the Cook County Law LibraryThe Law Library offers on-site public access to electronic resources…
Sheriff
Locate an Inmate
The Cook County Sheriff offers an online inmate locator service. Click below to go to the Sheriff's website and locate a detainee in Cook Co…
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Online Traffic Ticket Payment System
Justice Advisory Council
Pretrial Fairness Act Resources
The Pretrial Fairness Act, part of the larger SAFE-T Act, reforms pretrial procedures in Illinois. The law was designed to make the state’s…
Law Library
Remote and Equitable Access to Court Hearings
The Law Library's Remote and Equitable Access to Court Hearings (REACH) program provides residents with free computer access to attend virtu…
Law Library
Representing Yourself in Court
Resources for Self-Represented LitigantsThis page offers free internet resources for people representing themselves in court. In addition to…
