Appellate Court Second District | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

The Second District Appellate Court is located in Elgin and hears cases appealed from trial courts in 5 counties.

Circuits: 16th (Kane), 19th (Lake), 22nd (McHenry), 23rd (DeKalb & Kendall)

Second District - Elgin

Appellate Court Building

55 Symphony Way
Elgin, IL 60120    
(847) 695-3750

Jeffrey H. Kaplan, Clerk

Michael M. Kessler, Research Director

District Population: 1,810,152

Second District Local Rules

Second District Appellate Court’s Appellate Mediation Pilot Program

The Illinois Appellate Court Second District is pleased to announce the launch of a new pilot program aimed at assisting self-represented litigants (SRLs).

The Court created a mediation program to help self-represented parties navigate the complex appellate process. This free program is designed to help resolve appellate cases quickly and simply, avoiding a lengthy full appeal.

The program provides free mediation with an experienced, court-approved mediator. Additionally, if a party does not have an attorney, the court matches them with a free attorney to represent them until the end of mediation.

To learn more about the program, please click the button with your role in the case:

Illinois Appellate Court Statistics Dashboard

The Illinois Appellate Court Statistical Report Dashboard is a comprehensive summary of caseload statistic information sourced directly from the annual Illinois Supreme Court Statistical Reports for the years of 2021 to 2025.

 

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Annual Second District Court Caseload Statistics

* Totals do not include Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2025 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois

* Beginning in 2017, totals do not include Illinois Worker’s Compensation Commission Cases
Source: 2025 Annual Report of the Supreme Court of Illinois