County Division 50 West Washington Street Richard J. Daley Center Office of the Presiding Judge - Suite 1701 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 603-6194 (312) 603-6673 TTY (312) 603-4351 Fax Honorable Maureen Ward Kirby Acting Presiding Judge
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The County Division is established pursuant to General Order 1.2, 2.1 (d) of the General Orders of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
The County Division hears matters concerning:
County Division Zoom Guide
2023-02 Procedures for County Division
2022-03 Transfer Adoption Cases from Calendar 9 (Clay Herron) to Calendar 10 (Ward Kirby)
2021-01 Amended (December 13, 2021)
2021-01 Tolling Termination in Tax Deed Cases
County Division Notice July 2, 2020
2020-01 County Division Procedures: COVID-19 Emergency
2020-02 County Division Real Estate Tax Cases: COVID-19 Emergency
2020-03 County Division Procedures: COVID-19
2020-04 COVID-19 PROCEDURES FOR TAX VALUATION OBJECTION CASES
ADDENDUM TO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER: 2020-4 (corrected 7-20-20)
County Division and Rule 10.8 Committee Memo Re: Tax Objection Procedures
2020-05 Notice - Tax Deeds (July 21, 2020)
2020-06 (modified 5-13-22) Adoption Procedures -Remote Hearings
2020-08 (Amended October 26, 2020) Tolling Order - Tax Deed Cases - COVID-19 Emergency
Procedures for Remote Hearings on Petitions to Vacate Tax Sale (VTS) on Calendar 8 COVID-19 Procedures for Remote Name Change Hearings
County Division Continuance Schedule
Rule 10.6 - Small Claims Proceedings for Real Estate Tax Objections
Rule 10.8 - Tax Objection Proceedings in the County Division