Bridgeview Courthouse

Circuit Court of Cook County

Fifth Municipal District Courthouse

10220 South 76th Avenue
Room 121
Bridgeview, IL 60455

Phone: 708-974-6500
TDD: 708-974-6550
FAX: 708-974-6384
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Municipalities of the Bridgeview Courthouse

• Alsip
• Bedford Park
• Bridgeview
• Burbank
• Burr Ridge
• Countryside
• Crestwood
• Forest View
• Hickory Hills
• Hinsdale
• Hodgkins
• Hometown
• LaGrange
• Lemont
• Lyons
• Merrionette Park
• Metra
• McCook
• Oak Forest
• Oak Lawn
• Orland Hills
• Orland Park
• Palos Heights
• Palos Hills
• Palos Park
• Stickney
• Summit
• Tinley Park
• Western Springs
• West Haven
• Willow Springs
• Worth

Types of Cases Tried at the Bridgeview Courthouse

• Civil Suits for Damages Up to $100,000 or Less (Unless Contract Cases)
• Actions of Replevin for Property Valued at $100,000 or Less - These types of cases involve actions for the retaking of property for various reasons.
• Forcible Entry and Detainer Proceedings
• Petitions for Name Changes
• Law Division Filings and Law Division Cases in Excess of $100,000 - These types of cases include personal injury/wrongful death, property damage, legal malpractice suits, commercial litigation, libel/slander, and tax and miscellaneous remedies.
• Small Claims Cases - Cases in which the monetary amount sought does not exceed $5,000.
• Domestic Relations Cases - These types of cases include marriages, dissolution of marriages, legal separations, and civil orders of protection.
• Probate Cases - Guardianship of minors only.
• Criminal Proceedings - Misdemeanors, felonies, expungements, and sealings are heard.
• Traffic Proceedings - All moving vehicle violations.
• Juvenile Justice Cases - Persons who, before reaching their 17th birthday, have violated any federal or state law or municipal ordinance excluding traffic, boating, or fishing and game law violations.