Court & Hearings

This Easy Form helps you ask the court to waive or reduce filing fees.

Steps to file court papers for free including the forms you need and a list of the services you won't have to pay for. You can file an Application for Waiver of Court Fee at any time during the court case.

Learn more about the costs and fees associated with the divorce process in Illinois.

This article explains what a bond is, the elimination of bonds in Illinois, and how judges now decide whether to release someone before their trial.

Describes the costs of filing a small claims case.

Advanced content for lawyers. Information on Illinois Civil Procedure, from filing a complaint to post-trial motions to enforcement of judgments.

This Easy Form helps you ask the court to waive or reduce criminal court assessments. It can also help you ask the court to waive or reduce traffic court assessments in Cook County, Illinois.

Explains the desired time to file, what it should say or contain, and fees associated with filing a motion.

When you are sued, you usually have to pay a fee. This is called an appearance fee. They vary from county to county. If you have very low income, you can apply for a fee waiver. If it is granted, you don't have to pay the fee.

This Easy Form helps you ask the appellate court to waive or reduce filing fees.

This Easy Form helps you ask the Illinois Supreme Court to waive or reduce filing fees.

Steps to file your fee waiver, including links to the required forms and information about the necessary supporting documents.

A handbook for lawyers on appellate practice in state and federal courts, covering post-judgment motions, standards of review, cross-appeals, interlocutory appeals, oral arguments, and more.

A lawyer resource on Rule 23 and class actions, covering investigation, discovery, notice, pleadings, motions, settlements, derivative suits, and attorneys’ fees.