eFiling in DuPage County: What to expect when the new court filing system goes live
DuPage County, Illinois is on the cusp of launching its eFiling integration with the new statewide eFiling system. Here’s what you need to know about the transition.
Bulk filing debuts for Cook County tax objections
One Legal announced the debut of a new electronic tool for bulk filing court cases on Monday, after successful tests on its first several hundred cases. Filers in select case types will now be able to file documents en masse, avoiding time-consuming data entry for repetitive document types and content. […]
Electronic filing becomes mandatory in Cook County
Electronic filing became mandatory for nearly all civil cases in the Circuit Court of Cook County at midnight on July 1, one minute after the old “OLIS” eFiling system was removed from the Clerk’s website. Under the new eFileIL system, which also became officially operational in Cook County at midnight, […]
Top answers from Cook County eFiling panel with Clerk Brown
Clerk Dorothy Brown joined a panel of Illinois certified eFiling service providers (EFSPs) Tuesday to answer questions about Cook County’s transition to mandatory eFiling—a process that must conclude by July 1 by order of the Illinois Supreme Court. “It’s something that has been a long time coming,” Brown told a […]
The 7 PDF skills you need to successfully eFile in Illinois
You’ve probably heard by now that Illinois State Courts now require electronic filing of court documents almost without exception. As discussed in earlier posts, the courts are rather particular about the formatting of these electronic documents. Scanned PDFs are discouraged. Electronic signatures must be affixed in different formats, depending on […]
To scan or not to scan: eFiling requirements for Illinois
By now, most legal professionals in Illinois are familiar with the eFiling requirements imposed by state courts. But do you really know the mechanics of eFiling? For example, do you know when scanned documents are allowed and when they’re not? How about electronic signatures – do those need to be […]
11 Illinois electronic court filing rejection reasons explained
As Illinois adopts a statewide eFiling system, they’ve also standardized a list of issues that might cause a court filing to be rejected and returned to the filer. Below is a full list of possible court filing rejection reasons listed in the eFileIL Trial Court Configuration Standards on IllinoisCourts.gov, with […]
Electronic signatures and eFiling in Illinois
As Illinois State Courts make the shift to electronic filing of virtually all civil court documents, many legal professionals have expressed concern about the signatures accompanying such documents. Prior to the electronic age, the law almost uniformly required original signatures to be filed with the court. So what has changed? […]
eFiling confidential documents in Illinois: what to know
Since the 2017 Illinois Supreme Court mandated electronic court filing in civil cases, the vision of “statewide online remote access system” is well on its way. And while these changes certainly add a level of convenience for lawyers, litigants, and courtside employees, many were left wondering how the new system […]
Cook County gets extension on mandatory eFiling
Cook County will have six more months to prepare for mandatory electronic filing of civil cases, according to an Illinois Supreme Court order issued Friday. After filing a request for a one-year extension (PDF) to the state’s January 1 mandatory eFiling deadline earlier this month, Clerk Dorothy Brown was met […]
eFiling exemptions in Illinois Courts: cases & documents
In January 2016, the Illinois Supreme Court issued an order mandating that the state adopt electronic filing procedures for the vast majority of cases and document types. Since that time, the original order has been amended to provide greater detail about the required processes and procedures. Nonetheless, the substance of […]
How to eServe in Illinois courts
On July 1, 2017, Illinois enacted a plethora of revisions to the Supreme Court Rules. Among them were sweeping revisions to the procedures for effecting service of pleadings and other case documents. As one of the state’s certified Electronic Filing Service Providers (EFSPs), we get a lot of questions about […]
Preparing for Illinois eFiling at your firm
Ready or not, eFiling on the statewide eFileIL system is about to be the only way to file legal documents in Illinois courts. That means several major circuit courts with a different eFiling system already in place—including Cook, Will, DuPage and Lake County—will be required to switch to eFileIL, a […]
10 most Googled questions about eFiling in Illinois
Electronic court filing as a statewide system is brand new to Illinois, with all the opportunities and questions that come with a recently introduced program. We’ve gathered up the questions that get asked the most about eFiling in Illinois, to try to make the eFiling process a smooth one. [textblock […]
How to format documents for eFiling in Illinois courts
Welcome to the eFiling world, Illinois! Some of you have been filing documents electronically for years now, while others haven’t yet gotten the chance. Now that a statewide system has been established for all courts, we decided to gather up the most recent formatting rules for Illinois eFiling. Many of […]
Illinois eFiling now available with One Legal
Starting September 27, 2017, eFiling, eService, process serving, court research and retrieval, and more will be available through One Legal in Illinois. As eFiling finds new life in the prairie state, One Legal is thrilled to introduce our 5-star rated solution to Illinois’ legal professionals and law firms. With 27 […]