Cook County Circuit Court Records

Cook County does not provide online access to criminal records. If your case was filed in Cook County, go to the Circuit Clerk’s Office in the district where you went to court. There are no court dispositions for arrests or charges that did not lead to a court case. In certain courthouses, the Clerk may charge you a Certified Disposition Fee to process your request. If you’d like to access your criminal court records in the Circuit Court of Cook County, you must use a public-access terminal at a Cook County courthouse since the system does not publish criminal records online. You can purchase a certified disposition of your case directly from the circuit court for $9.

The Cook County Circuit Court is separated into 6 districts that each serve a specific area of the city.

First Municipal District – Daley Center	City of Chicago
Second Municipal District – Skokie	Northern suburbs of Cook County
Third Municipal District – Rolling Meadows	Northwestern suburbs of Cook County
Fourth Municipal District – Maywood	Western suburbs of Cook County
Fifth Municipal District – Bridgeview	Southwestern suburbs of Cook County
Sixth Municipal District – Markham	Southern suburbs of Cook County

If you went to court in more than one district, you need to go in person to each district to get your records.