A Civil Law case number shall be assigned to all cases for civil law violations charged under Paragraph (a), Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act (720 ILCS 550/4 (a)), or Paragraph (c), Section 3.5 of the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act (720 ILCS 600/3.5 (c)).

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

A new GC case shall be assigned to each petition filed seeking consideration by the court on new matters. For example, a petition for the conduct of an election regarding an annexation shall be assigned a new GC case number. Excluded from the GC file is litigation involving the municipal corporation as a party such as a suit against a city for personal injuries–such cases shall be assigned the appropriate L, AR, LM, or SC case number.

• 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.

• JA

A Juvenile Abuse and Neglect case number shall be assigned to all cases involving a neglected or abused minor as defined by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/2-3(1) and (2)), or a dependent minor as defined by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/2-4).

• JD

A Juvenile Delinquency case number shall be assigned to all cases involving a delinquent minor as defined by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/5-120).

• 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.

NOTE: JV, JA, & JD Cases - when an order is entered in a juvenile case for transfer to another county and subsequently ordered transferred back to the originating county, the case shall not be assigned a new case number, but shall be filed in the original case.

• LA

A Law case number shall be assigned to tort, contract, and a variety of other actions in which the damages sought are greater then $50,000.

• 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.

• MC

Each municipal corporation shall have one permanent case number and file folder for routine matters to be considered by the court. This file will contain such matters as organization, appointment of officers, approval of bonds, and routine orders confirming annexation.

• MH

A Mental Health case number shall be assigned to proceedings involving commitment, 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, habeas corpus, and extradition

• MX

A Miscellaneous Criminal case number shall be assigned to a variety of actions for civil processes relating to criminal proceedings such as search warrants, grand jury proceedings, statutory summary suspensions (when no DT case exists), probationer transfers, eavesdropping, seized property, sealing and expungement petitions (when no criminal case exists), habeas corpus and administrative subpoenas.

• OP

An Order of Protection case number shall be assigned to any petition for an order of protection or any petition for a civil contact order that is filed separately from an existing case.

• PR

A Probate case number shall be assigned to estates of decedents and guardianship matters.

• 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, or for the collection of taxes not in excess of that amount" (Supreme Court Rule 281).

• TX

A Tax case number shall be assigned to the annual tax sale and a variety of other actions relating to the collection of taxes.

• CC

A Contempt of Court case number shall be assigned to any proceeding for contempt of court initiated against a person who is not a party to the action in which the contemptuous conduct allegedly occurred.

• CF

A Felony case number shall be assigned when a complaint, information or indictment is filed in which at least one count charges a felony.

• CM

A Misdemeanor case number shall be assigned when a case is filed in which the most serious charge carries a penalty of less than one year imprisonment.

• CV

A Conservation case number shall be assigned to any case defined by Supreme Court Rule 501(c).

• DT

A Driving Under the Influence case number shall be assigned to any case charging a violation of a statute, ordinance, or regulation governing driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug, or combination thereof.

• OV

An Ordinance Violation case number shall be assigned to any case in which violation of a local ordinance is charged.

• TR

A Minor Traffic case number shall be assigned to any case defined by Supreme Court Rule 501(f)(1)(ii). A TR number shall be assigned to local ordinances in accordance with Rule 501.

The following offenses are excluded by definition under Rule 501(f) and should be assigned the appropriate CF, CM, OV, DV, QC, or CV case number:

- Cases in which a ticket is served by "tie-on," "hang-on," or "appended" methods;

- Illinois Vehicle Code anti-theft laws (625 ILCS 5/4-100 et seq.); Effective January 1, 2022

- Any charge punishable upon conviction by imprisonment in a penitentiary;

- "Jay walking" ordinances of any unit of local government;

- Any conservation offense (see Supreme Court Rule 501(c)).