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Cameras in the Courtroom | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

The Illinois Supreme Court has approved an updated Extended Media Coverage Policy for the Circuit Courts (EMC Policy). This policy is effective Jan. 1, 2026, and replaces the previous policy approved in 2016. The Supreme Court has also approved a new Policy for Extended Media Coverage Appellate Court Policy. 

All Circuits and Counties are approved effective Jan. 1, 2026, to permit extended media coverage in accordance with the Courts Policy for Extended Media Coverage in the Circuit Courts of Illinois.

Extended Media Coverage FormsLinks
1.Circuit Court EMC Request FormLink
2.Circuit Court EMC Objection of Party FormLink 
3.Circuit Court EMC Objection of Witness FormLink 
4.Circuit Court EMC Order FormLink
5.Appellate Court EMC Request FormLink 
6.Appellate Court EMC Objection of Party FormLink
7.Appellate Court EMC Order FormLink
Circuit Counties Approved Court Order
1 Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, and Williamson
09/24/12
Court Order
3 Madison 03/15/12 Court Order
6 Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Macon, Moultrie, and Piatt 09/13/13 Court Order
7 Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, Sangamon and Scott 07/06/16 Court Order
8 Adams 01/30/17 Court Order
9 Knox 12/13/12 Court Order
10 Marshall, Peoria, Putnam, Stark, and Tazewell 02/14/14 Court Order
11 Ford, Livingston, Logan, McLean and Woodford 07/06/16 Court Order
12 Will 07/02/21 Court Order
13 Bureau, Grundy and LaSalle 02/06/17 Court Order
14 Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, and Whiteside 01/31/12 Court Order
15 Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, and Stephenson 03/28/12 Court Order
16 Kane 05/21/13 Court Order
17 Boone and Winnebago 04/30/12 Court Order
18 DuPage 09/24/12 Court Order
19 Lake 01/24/13 Court Order
20 St. Clair 04/25/18 Court Order
21 Kankakee 03/09/12 Court Order
22 McHenry 12/11/19 Court Order
23 Kendall and DeKalb 01/24/13 Court Order
24 Monroe, Perry, Randolph, Washington 04/27/23 Court Order
Cook Cook 12/16/14 Court Order