Sue someone in small claims court
Ask the court to order someone to pay you money they owe, up to the small claims limit.
- Prepare your documents Fill in the forms yourself, or use a guided interview. These sites do not file anything for you.
- File them Upload the finished documents to LITEfile to send them to the court.
Get the forms
- Guided interview Small claims complaint (Easy Form) (opens in a new tab) Illinois Legal Aid Online
- Blank form Small claims complaint forms (opens in a new tab) Illinois Courts
- Blank form Small Claims Complaint (opens in a new tab) Illinois Courts
- Instructions How to file and serve a small claims complaint (opens in a new tab) Illinois Courts
- Help page Small claims resources (opens in a new tab) Illinois Legal Aid Online
Documents filings like this often include
Your case may need more or fewer. Nothing here is required to start a filing.
About this list
This list is a guide, not legal advice. We built it from what cases like yours usually need, so your case may need documents that are not here, and may not need some that are. Only the court can tell you for certain, and the clerk cannot give you legal advice.
Often included
- Papers that back up your side For example, a contract, bills, receipts, or letters.
- Proof that the other side got a copy
May apply
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Request to waive court fees
- Guided interview Fee waiver (Easy Form) (opens in a new tab) Illinois Legal Aid Online
- Blank form Application for Waiver of Court Fees (opens in a new tab) Illinois Courts
- Instructions How to request a fee waiver (opens in a new tab) Illinois Courts