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Court Support

Do you need help finding or electronically filing court documents?

Do you need to attend court hearings via Zoom?

The library can help! Reserve a semi-private study room for your Zoom Court appearance or book an appointment with a Court Navigator Librarian to review legal resources.

Services are available free of charge, and you do not need a library card.

Library staff cannot offer legal advice.

What Services are Available

  • VIRTUAL (ZOOM) COURT APPEARANCES

    The library can provide study rooms, a laptop, and Zoom account to attend a Zoom court hearing. This service is available at our Santori Library and West Branch locations.

    Study rooms are available on a walk-in basis. To ensure room availability, you may reserve a room in advance by calling 630-264-4117. Be sure to mention you have a Zoom Court appearance.

  • COURT RESOURCES ASSISTANCE

    We provide one-on-one appointments with library staff if you would like assistance finding and e-filing court forms, finding general information about court rules and procedures, or finding legal resources. Appointments will last 30-60 minutes and are offered at our Santori Library location.

    To schedule an appointment, please call us at 630-264-4117 or book an appointment online below.

Fill out the form below, and we will follow up with you to schedule an appointment.
* Indicates a required feild.

What to expect:

An APLD Staff Member CAN:

  • Provide general information about court rules, terms, and procedures.
  • Provide information and technical assistance to allow you to appear remotely before the Court.
  • Instruct how to electronically file (e-file) court documents or get an exemption from e-filing.
  • Inform you about free or low-cost legal help.
  • Help you identify what court forms you may need for your case and explain how to fill them out.
  • Guide you on how to ask to waive your court fees.
  • Help you to get an interpreter.
  • Inform you on how to obtain reasonable accommodations for a disability.

An APLD Staff Member Can NOT:

  • Give you legal advice.
  • Provide information about a case in violation of an order, statute, or rule.
  • Refer you to a lawyer or firm that charges fees.
  • Represent you in court, including via Zoom or other remote technology.
  • Fill out a form for you unless you are unable to complete it yourself due to a disability, a literacy barrier, or limited English proficiency.
  • Give an opinion about what will happen in court.
  • Tell you if a case should be started or help you decide how to handle your case.

Court Access Resources

Court Help
Kane Court
Kane Court
Kane County Law Library & Self-Help Legal Center
Kane County Law Library & Self-Help Legal Center
Zoom From Your Phone Instructions
Zoom From Your Phone Instructions
Illinois Court Help
Illinois Court Help
Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO)
Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO)
Forms & E-Filing
Approved Statewide Forms
Approved Statewide Forms
E-File Illinois
E-File Illinois
Circuit Courts
16th Judicial Circuit Court
16th Judicial Circuit Court
Databases (library card needed unless used at the library)
Ebsco Legal Information Center
Ebsco Legal Information Center
Gale Legal Forms
Gale Legal Forms

General Resources

  • Ascend Justice: Provides a variety of legal services for survivors of gender-based violence, including family law, immigration services, and orders of protection services.

  • CARPLS: Legal hotline with high capacity to provide advice. Callers may need to wait 5-10 minutes to talk to a lawyer. Promotes self-advocacy and serves as a legal advocate for people with disabilities.

  • Eviction Help Illinois: Provides free legal aid, mediation services, and connections to other resources including rental assistance to increase housing stability.

  • Free Legal Answers: A secure portal monitored by volunteer lawyers where you can pose legal questions. You will be notified via email when a lawyer has answered your question, but there is no time limit on when questions will be answered. You will need to create an account to use this service.

  • Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network: 
    Statewide legal assistance hotline and coordinated network of legal support services for military personnel, veterans, and their families.

  • Lawyers for the Creative Arts: Provides legal assistance and education to artists and arts organizations throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.

  • Legal Aid Society: Provides legal representation and assistance on domestic violence, family law, consumer and housing issues, elder abuse and financial exploitation, human trafficking, and victims of crime.

  • National Immigrant Justice Center: Provides legal consultations and representation for low-income immigrants seeking a wide range of immigration legal relief. 

  • Prairie State Legal Services (West Suburban/Joliet Offices): Provides legal advice and representation, advocacy, education, and outreach to low-income people in their service area.

     

    The Court-Library Access Center Program is in partnership with the Illinois Secretary of State, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice, and the Chicago Bar Foundation