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Filing Your Illinois Divorce Papers In Chicago (Cook County)



Where to File:

If you live in Chicago, you begin your Illinois Divorce case by filing your papers with the Domestic Relations Division, located in Room 802 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., Chicago, Illinois.

Clerk’s Office Hours of Operations:.

The Clerk's Office is open to the public Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Daley Center and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Suburban Districts.

Clerk’s Office Phone Numbers:

General Office No...........................(312) 603-6300

Kelly Smeltzer.......................(312) 603-6352
Chief Deputy Clerk

Mike Johnson...............................(312) 603-6986
Asst. Chief Deputy Clerk

Filing Fees

The fee to file your divorce/dissolution case is $220.00. The fee for filing an Appearance, as a respondent, is $104.00.