Transcript orders must be placed in person or by phone at the designated location.
For a guide on where to go or call to order your transcript, select tab, “Where to Place an Order.” 

Office hours:        8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
                             Monday through Friday, except court holidays.

Required Information

Be prepared to provide the following information when placing an order for a transcript:

• Name, address and telephone number of party placing order
• Date of hearing
• Case name
• Case number
• Branch or courtroom number
• Name of judge

Payment:     A deposit may be required prior to order being processed.
                    For all transcript orders, the balance is due upon completion.
                    Only cash (must be exact change), check or money order accepted.
                    Credit cards are not accepted.

                    For pricing information on transcripts, select tab “Rates.”

In March 2001, the Circuit Court of Cook County began a digital audio recording program in place of Official Court Reporters in several traffic courtrooms in the Richard J. Daley Center. The Circuit Court later expanded digital audio recording of court proceedings to courtrooms in the Cook County Juvenile Center and the Domestic Violence Courthouse.

The Circuit Court’s digital audio recording program operates under the same rules and regulations established by the Illinois Supreme Court for Official Court Reporters. The program's technology creates high quality audio recordings that are maintained in a searchable database.  No audio or portion of audio may be released to an attorney or the public.  Also, there is only audio, no video. 

Transcripts of digitally recorded court proceedings must be ordered and transcribed through the Office of Official Court Reporters by contacting:

Office of Official Court Reporters
Cook County Administration Building
69 W. Washington St. - Suite 1920
Chicago, Illinois  60602
Main Phone: (312) 603-8400

See tabs above for transcript “Rates.”

The following courtrooms use digital audio recording on a daily basis for the official court record:

Richard J. Daley Center
First Municipal District:     Traffic Section
                                        Misdemeanor traffic courtrooms 
                                        Rooms 402, 404, 405, 406, 408, 410

                                        Forcible Entry and Detainer Section
                                        Eviction courtrooms
                                        Rooms 1302, 1402, 1404, 1406, 1408
            
Juvenile Court Center:     Child Protection Division, Room 10J
                                        Juvenile Justice Division, Rooms 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13

Domestic Violence            Domestic Violence Division
Courthouse:                     Misdemeanor and felony courtrooms
                                        Rooms 202, 301, 401, 402, 403

Transcripts prepared by the Office of Official Court Reporters are available for cases heard in the following divisions of the Circuit Court of Cook County:

County Division (Mental health proceedings*)

Criminal Division

• Grand Jury* 
• Weekend/Holiday Domestic Violence First Appearance / Detention Hearings
• First Appearance Felony/Misdemeanor & Detention Hearings

Chancery Division (only up until May 1, 2003**)

• currently Presiding Judge’s courtroom only 

Domestic Relations Division

Domestic Violence Division

Juvenile Justice Division*

Law  Division (only up until June 19, 2000**)

Probate Division

First Municipal District Branch Courts

Traffic Court, Chicago

Evictions, Chicago

Restorative Justice Community Court (RJCC)

*Confidential (Illinois Supreme Court Rule 46)

**date that the Office of Official Court Reporters ceased covering the division

Transcript page rates are established through union negotiations and are as follows:

Regular Delivery (approximately 3 weeks)

Original Transcript    $4.00 per page

Copies*

• Public                          $1.00 per page
• Government Agencies   $  .50 per page

Expedited Delivery (when the party requests delivery of a transcript more than 24 hours but less than seven (7) days from the request or proceeding)

Original Transcript    $4.75 per page  

Copies*

• Public                          $1.50 per page
• Government Agencies   $  .50 per page

Daily Copy Delivery (when the party requests delivery of a transcript within 24 hours from the request or proceeding)

Original Transcript    $5.50 per page                                    

• Public                          $2.00 per page
• Government Agencies   $  .75 per page

*Copy rates apply when a copy of a transcript is ordered within seven (7) days of the original transcript being produced.  If a transcript is ordered after seven days of the original being produced, original transcript rates apply.
* Copies for indigent defendants are provided free of charge (included in the $4.00 page rate). The same transcript required to be filed later for subsequent appeal(s) may be charged at the copy rate.

Administrative Office
George W. Dunne Cook County Administration Building
69 West Washington Street, Suite 1920
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Main Phone: (312) 603-8400

Administrative Staff
Jeanine LaMantia-Potter, Administrator
Charita Chancellor, Deputy Administrator, Juvenile/County/Municipal
Frances McGreal, Digital Recording Assistant Administrator
Stacy Paolino, Assistant Administrator, Criminal Division

Supervisory Staff

First Municipal District, Traffic Court and Evictions 
Kristen Bonner, Supervisor
69 West Washington, Suite 1920
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 603-8400

First Municipal District, Branch Courts
Ann Rogers, Supervisor
2650 S. California Ave., Room 4C28
Chicago, IL 60608
(773) 674-5059

Second Municipal District
Nancy A. Naleway, Supervisor
5600 Old Orchard Road, Room 204F
Skokie, Illinois 60077
Phone: (847) 470-7290

Third Municipal District
Kim Cypress, Supervisor
2121 Euclid, Room 237
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
Phone: (847) 818-2600

Fourth Municipal District
Francisco Castaneda, Supervisor
1500 Maybrook Drive, Room 237
Maywood, Illinois 60153
Phone: (708) 865-6160

Fifth Municipal District
Tanya Connor, Supervisor
10220 South 76^th Avenue, Room 058
Bridgeview, Illinois 60455
Phone: (708) 974-6600

Sixth Municipal District
Daisy Henton, Supervisor
16501 Kedzie Parkway, Room 245
Markham, Illinois 60428
Phone: (708) 232-4410

Chancery, Probate, Domestic Relations Divisions
Dorothy Nagle, Supervisor
69 West Washington Street, Suite 1920
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Phone: (312) 603-8405, 8404

Criminal Division
Stacy Paolino, Assistant Administrator
Patricia Thompson, Supervisor
Michael Sauciuc, Supervisor
Criminal Court Administration Building
2650 South California Avenue, Room 4C02
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Phone: (773) 674-6065

Domestic Violence Division
Nanette Comeaux, Supervisor
555 West Harrison Street, Room 4200
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone: (312) 603-8404

Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Divisions
Christine Davis-Stewart, Supervisor
Everett Stone, Digital Recording Supervisor
2245 West Ogden Avenue, 5^th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Phone: (312) 433-6930

The guide below will tell you where to go or call to request a transcript based on where your case was heard.