Lee County Court Docket
Lee County court docket records are filed and maintained by the 15th Judicial Circuit Court Clerk in Dixon, Illinois, covering civil, criminal, traffic, family, and probate cases for this northern Illinois county of about 33,500 residents along the Rock River. You can search Lee County court dockets for free through statewide online platforms, or visit the clerk's office at 309 S. Galena in Dixon for in-person access and certified copy requests.
Lee County Quick Facts
Lee County Circuit Court Clerk
Amy Johnson is the Lee County Circuit Court Clerk. The office is at 309 S. Galena, Suite 320, Dixon, IL 61021. Phone: 815-284-5234. Fax: 815-288-5615. The clerk maintains all case records for Lee County and handles public requests for case lookups, copies, and certified court documents.
The circuit court clerk's office is the right place to call when you need to find a case, get a copy of a court order, or request a certified judgment. The clerk's staff can pull case files for in-person review during office hours. For copies by mail, a written request with the case number or party names and appropriate payment will get you what you need. Call ahead to confirm current fees and processing time.
| Clerk | Amy Johnson |
|---|---|
| Address | 309 S. Galena, Suite 320, Dixon, IL 61021 |
| Phone | 815-284-5234 |
| Fax | 815-288-5615 |
| Judicial Circuit | 15th Judicial Circuit |
Lee County is part of the 15th Judicial Circuit. The 15th is one of 24 circuits serving Illinois counties outside Cook County. Each circuit has a chief judge and local court rules that govern how cases are filed, scheduled, and managed. Before filing any case in Lee County, review the 15th Circuit's local rules to make sure your documents meet the required format and are submitted on time.
Search Lee County Court Dockets Online
Lee County is covered by Judici.com, a free public platform for searching court case information in 82 Illinois counties. You can look up Lee County cases by party name or case number and see case type, events, hearing dates, and basic party info. No account or fee is required. Judici is widely used across northern Illinois counties and is a good starting point for any case search.
For statewide court information and e-filing guidance, the Illinois Courts website is the primary official resource. The re:SearchIL portal opened free document access for Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Court records in May 2025. If a Lee County case moved through the appellate courts, re:SearchIL may have the relevant documents. For trial-level circuit court records, Judici and the clerk's office remain your core tools.
Remote access has limits. Illinois rules block online access to eviction, family law, foreclosure, guardianship, probate, small claims, traffic, and orders of protection. Those cases may still be public at the courthouse but will not appear in online dockets. Certain records are never public, including juvenile cases, adoptions, sealed files, expunged records, and documents with restricted personal information.
The re:SearchIL portal is shown below, captured from researchil.tylerhost.net. The portal provides free access to Illinois appellate and supreme court documents, including cases originating in Lee County that moved to the higher courts.
The system launched free public document review in May 2025 and is updated as new filings are submitted to the reviewing courts.
Lee County Court Docket Case Types
Lee County circuit court handles civil, criminal, traffic, family, and probate matters. Civil cases include contract disputes, personal injury claims, property matters, and small debt actions. Domestic relations cases cover divorce, custody, support, and protection orders. Probate handles estates and wills. Criminal cases include felonies and misdemeanors filed in circuit court.
Each case type is indexed separately in the clerk's system. When you search online through Judici, you can filter by case type to narrow your results. If you visit the courthouse, the staff can help you locate a case even if you only have partial information, like one party's last name and a rough date range.
Civil filing in Illinois is electronic and mandatory through the eFileIL system. Illinois has 17 approved Electronic Filing Service Providers. All attorneys in Lee County use this system. Self-represented parties can too. The Illinois Courts self-help page explains how the process works for people who do not have a lawyer representing them.
Getting Lee County Court Records
The clerk's office at 309 S. Galena, Suite 320 is where you go for in-person access. Staff can pull case files, let you review them, and process copy requests while you wait. Bring a case number or the names of the parties. For certified copies, expect a higher fee than plain paper copies. Call 815-284-5234 to confirm what documents you need and the current fee schedule.
Mail requests work for many record types. Send a written request with case details and self-addressed stamped envelope. Include payment or ask the clerk to bill you before you send the check. Older cases that have been archived may take extra time for retrieval. The clerk can give you a time estimate when you call.
Illinois court records do not include arrests that did not result in charges. Only filed cases appear in the circuit court docket. And since the judicial branch is exempt from FOIA (5 ILCS 140), the right path for all record requests is through the clerk's office, not a public records request. The Illinois Legal Aid guide to court records breaks this down clearly for the public.
Illinois Electronic Filing and Lee County Court Dockets
All civil filings in Lee County go through eFileIL. That means when a new civil case is filed, the documents move electronically from the filer's chosen service provider to the clerk's office for review and docketing. Once accepted, the documents appear in the case record. The clerk's office processes e-filed documents during regular business hours.
For attorneys, the system is the same across all Illinois counties. There is no separate Lee County filing portal. The statewide system handles it all. For self-represented filers, the process requires setting up an account with one of the 17 approved service providers. The courts' self-help page walks through each step.
The eFileIL login portal is shown below, captured from efile.illinoiscourts.gov. This is the statewide system that handles all civil case e-filings in Lee County and across Illinois.
Filers choose from 17 state-approved service providers to submit documents, and the system routes them to the correct circuit court, including Lee County's 15th Circuit.
Cities in Lee County
Dixon is the county seat and the largest city in Lee County, with a population of around 14,000. Other communities include Amboy, Ashton, Franklin Grove, Paw Paw, and Steward. None of these cities meets the population threshold for individual pages on this site. All court filings for Lee County residents and businesses, regardless of city, are handled by the circuit court clerk in Dixon.
Nearby Counties
Lee County borders five other northern Illinois counties, each served by its own circuit court.