DuPage County Circuit Clerk

Candice Adams, Clerk of the 18th Judicial Circuit

Candice Adams is the Clerk of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court for DuPage County. The Circuit Clerk is a constitutional officer elected by DuPage County voters every four years under Illinois law. The duties of the office are set by state statute, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, and the local rules of the Chief Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit. The Clerk attends every court session, keeps and preserves the court records, holds the court seal, and supports the public through counter and online services.

The Clerk's main page lays out the office's identity and services. The Circuit Clerk's overview page describes the office as a constitutional one and lists the records duties.

The page says the Clerk records every trial-court case in DuPage and that the office accepts more than 150,000 filings each year across traffic, misdemeanor, felony, domestic relations, law, chancery, and juvenile categories.

Records Duties of the DuPage County Circuit Clerk

The Clerk's records duties cover the full life of a DuPage court file. The office accepts a new case, assigns the case number, holds the original filings, posts the docket, processes orders signed by the judge, mails notices, takes payments, and certifies copies on request. The Clerk's office also keeps the court seal, which is required on certified copies and on documents that move from DuPage Circuit Court to another court.

The Court Records page explains how the file is made available to the public. The Clerk's court records page says all DuPage records are open during business hours unless they are impounded or sealed by statute or court order.

Public computerized terminals at the Clerk's office let visitors search records the online portal does not show. The terminals are open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Online Services from the DuPage Circuit Clerk

The Circuit Clerk's website bundles every public-facing tool the office runs. Civil E-Filing and Criminal E-Filing go through I2File. The Order Copies tool also routes through I2File. Pay Online and Case Lookup, Text and Email Court Date Reminders, Protection Orders, Attorney Access, Passports, Court Date Availability, Court Forms, and Wedding Registration all sit on the same homepage.

• Public Information Application - Pay traffic tickets, view case status, look up next court date, read docket entries, register an email for traffic updates, and change a case address.
• eAccess restricted system - Free deeper search for attorneys, police agencies, and approved self-represented litigants.
• I2File order copies - Pay for certified or plain copies and have them delivered electronically or by mail.
• Court date reminders - Sign up by text or email for upcoming court dates.
• Court forms - State-approved forms for civil, family, criminal, traffic, and probate filings.
• Wedding registration - Register a court-officiated wedding through the Clerk's office.

The eAccess platform serves users who need to see deeper case data than the public portal returns. Attorneys, police agencies, and pro se filers without an account submit a request and the Clerk usually completes the review within two business days.

DuPage Circuit Clerk Office Contact

The Circuit Clerk's contact page lists separate phone numbers for the Civil Department and the Criminal/Traffic Department. The office is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with limited holiday closures.

The Circuit Clerk contact page publishes the office address, the department phone numbers, and the mailing instructions.

The Civil Department line is the right number for civil, chancery, family, and probate filings. The Criminal/Traffic line handles felony, misdemeanor, DUI, and traffic citation matters.

Common Circuit Clerk Fees

Filing, copy, and certification fees follow the statewide Illinois Supreme Court schedule and the local civil schedule. The exact amount for a specific case type changes from year to year; the Clerk publishes the current schedule on the website. The Sheriff and County Clerk have separate fee tables for their services.

Note: The Circuit Clerk's office runs an annual Amnesty Week in early September that waives qualifying Harris & Harris collection fees when the underlying balance is paid in full at 505 N. County Farm Road.

The Amnesty Week page spells out which collection cases qualify and what dates the office accepts the waiver.

Amnesty Week is a once-a-year shot at clearing old collection fees for DuPage cases that qualify under the published terms.

How to Request a Certified Copy

People who need a certified copy of a DuPage Circuit Court order, judgment, or filing have three options. The fastest is the I2File order-copy workflow linked from the Clerk's homepage. The second is to mail a written request with the case number, the requester's contact details, and a check for the published fee. The third is a counter visit at 505 N. County Farm Road.

1. Find the case number through the Public Information Application or the public terminals at the courthouse.
2. Pick the order or filing that needs certification.
3. Open I2File and start an order-copy request, then upload identifying details and pay the fee.
4. For mail requests, write the case number on a sheet with the requester's name, address, phone, and email, and mail it with the fee to the Circuit Clerk.
5. For walk-ins, bring photo ID and arrive between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on a weekday.

Attorneys can download free copies of signed orders for active cases within seven days of the file date through eAccess. After seven days, attorneys use the standard fee schedule.

Accessibility and Language Services

The Circuit Clerk's accessibility statement lists WCAG 2.1 AA, ADA Title II, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Section 508 where applicable, and the Illinois Information Technology Accessibility Act. The 18th Judicial Circuit also provides court interpreters for people with limited English proficiency. Court Disability Coordinator Jillian Dirks can be reached at (630) 407-8825 or CDC@DuPageCourts.gov for in-person accommodations.

The statement lists the accessibility email and phone for digital issues and the in-person courthouse contact for assistive services on a hearing date.

Related DuPage Records and Offices

Marriage records, certified marriage copies, voter registration, and tax-related filings are handled by the DuPage County Clerk, not the Circuit Clerk. Estate cases, wills, and guardianships are filed at the Probate Division of the Circuit Court. Custody, warrant, and inmate questions go through the Sheriff's roster and the warrant records page. General court searches start on the DuPage court records page.