Posted by legalefile1 on November 12, 2017December 21, 2017

As of July 1, 2017, e-filing is now mandatory in the Supreme Court and all five districts of the Appellate Court. In addition, all 102 trial courts are to transmit the record on appeal through e-filing to their respective reviewing court.

As of January 1, 2018, all civil cases shall be e-filed in the trial courts.

Also effective January 1, 2018, e-filing shall be mandated in the 87 counties not exempted by the Supreme Court. To ease transition, the 15 counties (listed below) exempted in the Order may continue to use their existing e-filing systems.

Alphabetical list of exempt counties and their e-filing status:

Clinton County LIVE McHenry County TBD

Cook County 11/27/17 (Pilot Filers only) Montgomery County Live

DeKalb County TBD Moultie County Live

DuPage County TBD Sangamon County 11/17/17

Kendall County 12/18/17 St. Clair County 11/17/17

Lake County Live Will County Live

Madison County TBD Winnebago County TBD

Marion County Live

As of July 1, 2018, the e-filing transition will be complete and e-filing shall be mandatory in the above 15 counties which were exempted from the January 1, 2018 mandate.

To register a new account or e-file in one of the LIVE courts, enter the portal from the Legalefile.com website or CLICK HERE to go directly to the portal.