Administrative Hearings

The Department of Administrative Hearings was established through County ordinance 09-O-03 on December 3, 2008, effective January 1, 2009 as proposed by President Todd H. Stroger.  Administrative Hearings provides an independent central panel of adjudicators authorized to conduct administrative adjudication proceedings for departments, agencies, boards, and commissions of the County.

Administrative Hearings administers the adjudication process for the Revenue Department and will soon include departments including Building and Zoning, Environmental Control, and Animal Control.  Violation cases from these agencies will be removed from the judicial court system and be heard administratively which will not only free up State’s Attorney time, but also reduce the amount of time department enforcement officers need to be in the courtroom and improve staff efficiency and productivity.

Procedural Rules and Regulations (revised June 2009)

General Order No. 2009-1: Procedural Rules and Regulations
("cc_doah_GO2009-1_Procedural_Rules.pdf" - 147 KB)

General Order No. 2009-2: Model Code of Judicial Conduct
for Administrative Law Judges of Cook County
("cc_doah_GO2009-2_Judicial_Conduct.pdf" - 103 KB)

General Order No. 2009-3: Administrative Hearing Fee Schedule
("cc_doah_GO2009-3_Fee_Schedule.pdf" - 43 KB - rev 7-09)

General Order No. 2009-4: Duties of Law Judges
("cc_doah_GO2009-4_duties.pdf" - 113 KB - rev 10-09)

General Order No. 2009-4.1: Unauthorized Disruptions - Denial of Full Usage 
("cc_doah_GO2009-4-1_unauth_disruptions.pdf" - 56 KB - rev 10-09)

Commonly Used Documents

Freedom of Information Act Request Form
("cc_doah_FOIA_Request_Form.pdf" - 19 KB)

Appeal of Final Order Information Sheet
("cc_doah_Appeal_of_Final_Order.pdf" - 19 KB)

Notice of Default Judgement
("cc_doah_Notice_Default_Judgement.pdf" - 19 KB)