Civil Case Categories
• AR
An Arbitration case number shall be assigned to every arbitration-eligible case at the time it is filed; the case shall retain the AR number even if it subsequently is assigned to a civil court call. NOTE: This case category shall be used only by counties that have initiated Mandatory Arbitration as defined by Supreme Court Rules 86 through 95.
• CH
A Chancery case number shall be assigned to a complaint for equitable relief in matters such as contract actions, trusts, and title to real property.
• ED
An Eminent Domain case number shall be assigned to proceedings involving compensation to an owner for property taken for public use.
• EV
An Eviction case number shall be assigned to any commercial or residential eviction proceeding and for any proceeding for ejectment.
• FC
A Foreclosure case number shall be assigned to any residential or commercial foreclosure proceeding.
• GC
Each governmental corporation shall have one permanent case number containing such matters as organization, appointment of officers, approval of bonds, and routine orders confirming annexation.
• GR
A Guardianship case number shall be assigned for any case involving guardianship of a minor, person with a disability, or an estate of any person under the Probate Act of 1975, as amended.
• LA
A Law case number shall be assigned to tort, contract, and a variety of other actions in which the damages sought are greater than $50,000. The amount of damages contained in the complaint pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 222, excluding interest and costs, determines the category, not the amount of the verdict or judgment. If no specific amount is claimed, an LA number shall be assigned.
• LM
A Law Magistrate case number shall be assigned to tort, contract, and a variety of other actions in which the damages sought are $50,000 or less. The amount of damages contained in the complaint pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 222, excluding interest and costs, determines the category, not the amount of the verdict or judgment. NOTE: A tort or contract case in which the damages sought are $10,000 or less is assigned an SC number.
• MH
A Mental Health case number shall be assigned to proceedings involving hospitalization, discharge, or restoration to legal status.
• MR
A
Miscellaneous Remedy case number shall be assigned to complaints seeking review of administrative decisions (other than of a tax commission) and a variety of other actions that include change of name, demolition, and corporation dissolution.
• OP
An
Order of Protection case number shall be assigned to any petition for an order of protection, petition for stalking no contact order, firearms restraining order, or civil no contact order Nothing precludes local practices where an OP case may be combined with another civil, criminal, or juvenile case, however, a separate OP case number shall be assigned to all order of protection proceedings.
• PR
A Probate case number shall be assigned to estates of decedents and missing persons.
• SC
A Small Claim case number shall be assigned to "...a civil action based on either tort or contract for money not in excess of $10,000, exclusive of interest and costs" (Supreme Court Rule 281).
• TX
A Tax case number shall be assigned to the annual tax sale, petitions for tax deed, objections, and a variety of other actions relating to the collection of taxes.
Family and Juvenile Case
• AD
An Adoption case number shall be assigned to every adoption case filed pursuant to 750 ILCS 50/0.01 et seq.
• DC
A Dissolution with Children case number shall be assigned to a complaint for dissolution of marriage or civil union, declaration of invalidity (annulment), petitions for legal separation, or separate maintenance as defined in 750 ILCS 5/303 when at the time of filing there are minor children. NOTE: Petitions for Orders of Protection shall be assigned a separate OP case number.
• DN
A Dissolution No Children case number shall be assigned to a complaint for dissolution of marriage or civil union, declaration of invalidity (annulment), petition for legal separation, or separate maintenance as defined in 750 ILCS 5/303 when at the time of filing there are no minor children. NOTE: Petitions for Orders of Protection shall be assigned a separate OP case number.
• FA
A Family case number shall be assigned to a variety of matters including proceedings to establish the parent-child relationship, notice to putative fathers, and certain actions relating to child support. NOTE: Petitions for Orders of Protection shall be assigned a separate OP case number.
• JV
A Juvenile case number shall be assigned to all cases involving minorsrequiring authoritative intervention as defined by 705 ILCS 405/3-1 et seq. ofthe Juvenile Court Act of 1987 or to any other proceedings initiated under 705ILCS 405/1-1 et seq. of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, except those definedby the JA and JD categories below. Where multiple counts are alleged, if anyof those counts include JD matters the case shall be filed as a JD case. A JVcase shall not contain abuse, neglect or dependency matters, a JA case numbershall be assigned instead.
• JA
A Juvenile Abuse and Neglect case number shall be assigned to all casesinvolving dependent, neglected or abused minor as defined by 705 ILCS 405/2-1, et seq. of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. A JA case shall include only abuse,neglect, and dependency matters. A separate JA case number shall be assignedto each minor respondent.
• JD
A Juvenile Delinquency case number shall be assigned to all cases involvingaddicted minors as defined by the Substance Use Disorder Act (20 ILCS 301/1-1 et seq.) in the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/4-1 et seq.) ordelinquent minors as defined by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS405/5-101 et seq.). If a petition contains multiple counts under the juvenile act,the case shall be assigned a single JD case number; however, a JD case shallnot contain abuse, neglect, or dependency matters.