CCICJIS Chairman
Dorothy Brown
Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Cook County
CCICJIS
Subcommittee Chairs
OPERATIONS & POLICY
Robert McInerney, Executive
Director, Strategic Technolo-
gy Development, Cook Coun-
ty Sheriff
TECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGY
Bridget Dancy, Chief Infor-
mation Officer, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Cook County
FUNDING STRATEGY
Mary Jo Horace, Deputy
Chief Information Officer,
Cook County Bureau of
Technology
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Douglas MacClean, Deputy
Director, Information Sys-
tems, Cook County State’s
Attorney
C O O K C O U N T Y I N T E G R A T E D C R I M I N A L J U S T I C E I N F O R M A T I O N S Y S T E M
Volume II, Issue 7
October/November 2015
Clerk of Court unveils
new Digital Access
Terminals
2
Courtroom clerks’
questions, asked and
answered
3
IOS is piloted in the
District Courthouses
3
In This Issue
CCICJIS CHANGE MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
District Courts Pilot IOS
In the five Cook County district courthouses,
several criminal felony courtrooms are now
active in the Interactive Orders System (IOS)
Parallel Pilot program, as the system is being
rolled out in the Suburban Bureau since Sep-
tember 8, 2015.
For the IOS Parallel Pilot rollout, each District
Court Presiding Judge selects which courtroom
is next to go live with the technology. Currently
there are nine courtrooms involved. As each
courtroom is recommended for the Parallel
Pilot, the Clerk of Court’s tech teams must first
assess the potential courtroom to ensure that it
is equipped and functional for the IOS. Then,
the tech team trains that courtroom’s judge,
court clerks, assistant state’s attorneys, and
public defenders. The trainers may consistently
work with a courtroom’s staff for up to two
weeks if needed to acclimate all parties to the
IOS technology.
Once the parallel pilot is active in a court-
room, the tech team will have troubleshooters
available for additional support.
The IOS Parallel Pilot continues to be rolled
out in the district courtrooms. The plan is to
complete the felony, then the misdemeanor,
domestic violence and criminal/traffic court-
rooms.
See a chart of IOS Parallel Pilot District courtrooms on
page 3.
Hon. Earl B. Hoffenberg uses the Interactive Orders System (IOS) in the Parallel Pilot program at District
2—Skokie, Courtroom 209—Chicago Felony.
Photo by Sherri Kolodziej
Page 2
Courtroom Clerks’ Questions About IOS
ASKED & ANSWERED
Clerk of Court Installs New,
Digital Access Terminals for Public Use
Will there be something to indicate when a
defendant is in custody?
Answer: Yes, the IOS will operate in real time
and the court session lets you know by the
‘custody status’ column as
to whether the defendant is
in custody and where [IDOC,
CCDOC, etc.]. You may filter
the cases in order to have
these cases heard first if
necessary.
Can you amend charges?
Answer: Yes, the SAO will
have the ability to amend
the charges in the electron-
ic order and send to the
Judge for review and elec-
tronic signature.
What if there is a heavy call volume and the
cases are transferred to another courtroom?
Answer: The judge enters a transfer order
through the judicial module.
Do we still need an entered stamp?
Answer: No, this will be
electronically completed.
The clerk accepting/
confirming the order upon
receipt takes the place of
utilizing the existing
“Entered” stamp after the
judge electronically signs
the order.
Are there any other coun-
ties that are utilizing
[IOS]?
Answer: No, this system is
being built in house by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court developers.
New Digital Access Terminals (DAT) used by the
public to review court case information and ac-
cess digitized imaged court documents have been
installed by the Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court
in all of its locations.
Formerly known as Public Access Terminals, the
DATs operate an innovative, user-friendly electron-
ic docket search system that allows users to easily
navigate through court information/activity for
civil, criminal and traffic case types.
The new terminals also feature an appealing
home screen (shown above) with scrolling banners
that highlight the various Clerk’s Office E-Court
programs and services.
Users can easily access and view imaged court
documents on the terminals, and order printed
copies of the digital images if needed.
The Clerk of Court has almost 200 million im-
aged documents accessible via the Digital Access
Terminals.
The Clerk of Court’s Court Operations divisions and districts have Digital Access Terminals available for use
in Electronic Images Review Areas.
Letters to the
CCICJIS Journal
Editor are welcome.
Email:
CCICJIS@CookCounty
Court.com
Letters may be edited for
clarity and brevity.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Hon. Dorothy Brown
Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Cook County
Chair, CCICJIS Committee
50 W. Washington, Room 1001
Chicago, IL 60602
CCICJIS CHANGE
MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
Phone: 312-603-5030
Fax: 312-603-4557
E-mail:
CCICJIS Cook County Integrated
Criminal Justice
Information System
Continued from page 1.
The district judges and courtrooms listed below are currently participat-
ing in the IOS Parallel Pilot.
IOS Piloted in District Courtrooms
District Parallel Pilot Courtroom(s)
Judge Area of Law
2—Skokie 206 209
Lauren Edidin Earl Hoffenberg
Suburban Felony Chicago Felony
3– Rolling Meadows
110 Bridget Hughes Suburban Felony
4—Maywood 105 107 108
Geary Kull Gregory Ginex Paula Daleo
Suburban Felony
5-Bridgeview 101 Colleen Hyland Suburban Felony
6-Markham 103 107
Brian K. Flaherty Michele Pittman
Suburban Felony