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First District Statistics | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

Criminal and Civil Caseload Statistics & Total Pending

First District - Chicago

Michael A. Bilandic Building
( Formerly State of Illinois Building)

160 North LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 793-5600

Thomas D. Palella, Clerk
Alice Withaar, Research Director

Circuit Court of Cook County
District Population: 5,109,292

 

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Civil & Criminal Caseloads Civil** Filed Civil** Disposed Criminal Filed Criminal Disposed
2022 1,203 1,242 740 807
2021 926 974 709 1,239
2020 843 1,225 559 1,238
2019 1,637 1,740 976 1,357
2018 1,644 1,853 1,054 1,290

** Totals do not include Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2022 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois

Total Pending Caseload* All Case Categories Pending
2022 2,753
2021 2,812
2020 3,362
2019 4,388
2018 4,777

* Beginning in 2017, totals do not include Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2022 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois