Honorable Thaddeus L. Wilson, Circuit Judge

To join the Calendar 1 Zoom hearings, please use the link Chancery Calendar 1 Zoom Link or enter the following Zoom credentials:  

Meeting ID: 876 8729 8501 / Passcode: 926987.

To access via telephone use dial-in number: (312) 626-6799 plus enter the Meeting ID and Passcode above.

Or Scan QR Code: 

• Telephonic appearances will not be allowed. All Zoom participants must have audio and video capabilities, unless an exception is made by the Court for extenuating circumstances.
• When signing into Zoom, please type in your appearance using the following nomenclature:
  • Atty Last Name - P - Party Name  
  • Atty Last Name - D - Party Name
  • P - Party Name
  • D - Party Name
  • Atty Last Name - Intervenor Party Name
  • Intervenor Party Name
  • CrtRptr Last Name – Case Name
  • CrtRptr Last Name – Case Name
  • Observer Last Name
  • Interpreter Last Name
• You must enter your name information PRIOR TO joining the Zoom session. Parties not properly identified will not be admitted into the Zoom session.
• Please have both your audio and video turned off until your case is called.

Occasionally, court proceedings may be livestreamed via YouTube when public access necessitates. This is not the same as Extended Media Coverage, which requires specific requests and procedures under Supreme Court Rules.

Recording, photographing, videotaping or other reproducing or saving Zoom or Livestreamed court proceedings is strictly prohibited and could subject you to contempt of court and/or other penalties. Additionally, livestreamed YouTube and Zoom hearings are unavailable for use as transcripts or bystander reports. If you wish to have an official report of proceedings, please retain the services of a court reporter.

To request an interpreter, contact ccc.chancerycalendar1@cookcountyil.gov at least two (2) days prior to the hearing.  The Court has the ability to enable language interpretation to designate four participants as the interpreter(s) in the proceeding.  The language interpreters must identify themselves for the record.

The court does not provide official court reporters for matters heard in the Chancery Division. Court proceedings utilizing Zoom are also not recorded.  The party or parties desirous of the services of a court reporter will need to retain and pay for such services directly.