Files of appealed cases may contain transcripts of the trial proceedings. Cases do not include Social Security Numbers. All Juvenile Justice cases are impounded by statute and are not available for public inspection except by order of the Presiding Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, Juvenile Justice Division. Patrons should direct inquiries to the Chief Deputy Clerk of the Juvenile Justice Division. Case files contain information of a personal nature, including demographic data such as family background, education, health, etc.
Case files contain names of plaintiff, defendant, and attorney of record.
If the case was appealed, a transcript may be present. Besides the administration of wills and estates, Probate matters can include estates of minors and incompetents. Depending on the type of estate, the case file may contain the will, name of decedent, name of executor, name of ward, attorney of record, date of death, heirs, property inventories, description of real estate, and petitions of claimants.