QUIKTIME logo — businessman running with a briefcaseQUIKTIME Court ResearchCook County, Illinois

A new division of QUIKTIME ENTERPRISES, INC. · Cook County, Illinois

Court records are public. Getting them fast is the business.

Cook County document retrieval, docket research, criminal background checks, and case monitoring for law firms, insurers, legal publishers, and litigation teams. Get a confirmed quote and turnaround, and receive clear, searchable PDFs — no trip to the Daley Center, no guessing what the clerk has.

Chicago office — 230 East Ontario Street, Unit 905, Chicago, IL 60611 · (312) 560-1012 · Mon–Fri, court hours

From $125Routine retrieval per assignment — market-rate pricing, clerk fees at cost
Same-dayAvailable in District 1 on orders confirmed by 10 a.m.
From $99/moSingle-case docket monitoring with email alerts
The Richard J. Daley Center in downtown Chicago, home of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Richard J. Daley Center — Circuit Court of Cook County, District 150 W. WASHINGTON

Why firms outsource this

Like the national services — but Cook County only, by a local who is already there

National retrieval networks and docket platforms sell the same promise: don't send your own people to the courthouse. QUIKTIME does it for one county, in person, every court day — lead lists, docket numbers, first dates, judges, and courtrooms are already the daily work.

NO ACCOUNT NEEDED TO START

Order, approve, receive

Most retrieval firms let you place a first order without a contract. So do we: submit, get a fixed quote with court fees itemized, approve it, and get searchable PDFs. Open a subscription only when monitoring saves you reordering dockets.

WHAT PORTALS DON'T SHOW

Full files, not fragments

Online dockets list events. The complaint, exhibits, signed orders, and older paper files still require the clerk, the exact case number, and the right district. That's the trip we make for you — with QC against the docket.

TRANSPARENT, MARKET-RATE FEES

Service fee + court fees at cost

A clear service tier, plus the court's own copy and certification charges passed through with no markup and itemized on the invoice. See Pricing and Payment below for the full breakdown.

The company

One corporation. Every line of business under it.

QUIKTIME ENTERPRISES, INC. is the shell — the legal entity behind all of it. The existing Cook County case-research work and the new court-records service sit side by side under that one company, at one Chicago address, on one phone number.

QUIKTIME ENTERPRISES, INC.

The parent company. Contracts, invoices, and payments for every line of business run through this corporation — one entity, one set of books, one point of accountability for clients.

HQ · 230 EAST ONTARIO STREET, UNIT 905, CHICAGO, IL 60611  ·  (312) 560-1012

Established line

Cook County Case Research

The work the company already does every week: case lead lists and acquisition batches, predocket research, docket numbers, and first court dates tracked by judge and courtroom across Cook County.

New division

QUIKTIME Court Research

The same courthouse expertise, sold as a standing service to law firms, legal publishers, and research teams: docket checks, case-file retrieval, criminal background checks, batch research, and first-date tracking.

You are here — this site is its home

Services

Court research & retrieval services

The same service menu you'll find at national courthouse-retrieval and docket services — scoped for Cook County, where local knowledge matters. Every order includes docket verification before we pull, page-by-page QC, and delivery as searchable PDFs.

01

Document retrieval & court copies

In-person retrieval at the Clerk of the Circuit Court: complaints, answers, motions, orders, opinions, judgments, dockets, and exhibits. Plain or certified copies. Archived and off-site files located on request.

DeliverableSearchable PDFs labeled by document & filing date. Sealed, missing, or in-transit items flagged same day. Routine, rush & same-day available.

02

Docket search & case verification

Confirm case number, caption, parties, counsel, judge, courtroom, filing date, case type, status, and next hearing — verified against the clerk's record, not only the public portal.

DeliverableOne-page status sheet per case + full docket print where available. Name-variant check included on party searches.

03

Docket monitoring & case alerts

Ongoing watch on individual cases, parties, or attorneys. New filings, orders, and hearing changes checked on a set schedule and sent by email — the subscription service firms use instead of reordering the same docket.

DeliverableEmail alert within one business day of a change + weekly summary. From $99/mo per case; pooled plans for firms.

04

Party & litigation history searches

Name-based searches across Cook County civil divisions — including multi-year and 20-year lookbacks of the kind Court Express and insurers commission. Judgments, liens, foreclosures, and related cases in one report.

DeliverableSearch report with every hit, case numbers & dispositions, or a “no record found” letter. Variants & former names searched when provided.

05

New filings, predocket & first dates

Daily and weekly new-filing lists and predocket research for plaintiff firms and publishers, plus first court date tracking by judge and courtroom so no initial appearance is missed.

DeliverableSpreadsheet in your template: case no., parties, filing date, first date, judge & room. Calendar-ready format.

06

Batch, overflow & project research

High-volume retrieval for legal publishers, data providers, and firms with a backlog — dozens to hundreds of files on a single deadline, with dedicated QC and an exception report.

DeliverableBulk delivery + per-case QC notes. Flat project quote after a free sample pull of 3–5 files.

07

Criminal background checks & criminal record searches

Name-based searches of Cook County criminal court records — traffic cases, misdemeanors, and felonies — at the Leighton Criminal Court Building and Districts 1–6. Charges, case numbers, filing dates, court dates, and dispositions (including dismissals, pleas, findings, and sentences where public) checked against the clerk’s record, not just the online portal. Exact spelling and date of birth help separate same-name hits.

DeliverableWritten report per subject listing every case found with charges & disposition, or a “no record found” letter. Certified copies of underlying cases available on request. Public records only — for law-firm, insurer, litigation, and due-diligence use; not a consumer report for employment, tenant, or credit decisions.

Retrieval turnaround: Routine 2–3 business days · Rush next business day · Same-Day in District 1 when confirmed by 10 a.m. — full rates in Pricing below.

How it works

From request to record in four steps

STEP 1 · ORDER

Submit your request

Case number, party name, or docket — plus the documents you need and your deadline. Use the form below or send a spreadsheet for batches. No account required for a first order.

STEP 2 · CONFIRM

Quote & turnaround

We verify the case exists, confirm the file location, and send a fixed quote: service tier (Routine / Rush / Same-Day) + estimated court fees. You approve before we pull.

STEP 3 · RETRIEVE

At the clerk's office

File pulled in person, checked page-by-page against the docket, copied or certified as ordered. If it's sealed, archived, or in transit, you're told the same day with a follow-up date.

STEP 4 · DELIVER

Searchable PDFs + invoice

Organized PDFs by secure link, plus a status sheet per case and an itemized invoice (service fee + court fees at cost). Pay from the invoice — see Payment below for accepted methods.

Coverage

Every Cook County district

One vendor for the whole county — no handing you off when a file sits in Skokie instead of the Daley Center.

Richard J. Daley Center — District 1CHICAGO · 50 W WASHINGTON
Leighton Criminal Court BuildingCHICAGO · 26TH & CALIFORNIA
District 2SKOKIE
District 3ROLLING MEADOWS
District 4MAYWOOD
District 5BRIDGEVIEW
District 6MARKHAM

Who orders — like at other retrieval firms

Law firms (especially out-of-state) with Cook County matters and no local counsel or runner. Insurers & corporate legal teams ordering party histories, criminal background checks, and monitoring. Legal publishers & data providers needing Illinois pulls on contract. Title & due-diligence teams needing judgment, lien, and criminal-record searches done by a person, not a scraper.

Service area: All Cook County civil, chancery, law, domestic, and probate divisions at the Daley Center, plus Districts 2–6 and the Leighton Criminal Court Building (public records only) — including criminal and traffic divisions for background checks covering traffic, misdemeanor, and felony cases. Federal N.D. Ill. and collar counties (DuPage, Lake, Will) quoted per assignment.

What it is not: Not a law firm, not a private detective agency, and not a consumer reporting agency. Criminal background checks here are searches of public court records for law-firm, insurer, litigation, and due-diligence use — they are not consumer reports for employment, tenant, or credit decisions. Public records only — no sealed or expunged-file access, no legal advice, no filing on your behalf.

Pricing

Quoted rates — retrieval, monitoring, research & criminal checks

Four service lines, priced below. Every rate is the service fee only — clerk copy and certification fees are passed through at cost, with no markup, and itemized on your invoice.

1  ·  Document retrieval — per assignment

Routine

2–3 business days · best for histories & batches

$125 / assignment

  • Docket verification before the pull
  • Up to 3 named documents included
  • Searchable PDF delivery + status sheet
  • District 1 included; suburban districts +$25–$40 by location

Same-Day

Today · District 1, confirmed by 10 a.m.

$225 / assignment

  • Dedicated run — not batched
  • Delivered by end of court day
  • Live status text / call while at the clerk
  • Suburban same-day quoted per district

2  ·  Docket monitoring & alerts — monthly subscription

Watch — Single Case

Track one matter without reordering dockets

$99 / month, per case

  • 1 case monitored
  • Email alert on new filing, order, or date change
  • Monthly docket summary
  • Cancel anytime

Firm / Publisher

For teams, publishers & data providers

$499 / month

  • Up to 100 cases / parties monitored
  • Daily checks on active matters
  • Delivery in your template / spreadsheet
  • Named contact + priority retrieval queue
  • Volume retrieval pricing on request

3  ·  Research — hourly & project

Custom Research

Name searches, docket analysis, file hunts

$125 / hour

  • One rate for all research — no tier surprises
  • Billed in 15-minute increments, 1-hour minimum
  • Written estimate before the clock starts
  • Multi-party, multi-district & archival matters included

Deep Histories & Projects

20-year histories, batch & publisher projects

$4,000–$7,000 / project

  • 20-year party histories & related-case mapping
  • Chronology + exhibit index included
  • Free sample pull of 3–5 files
  • Fixed price in writing — no hourly surprise

4  ·  Criminal background checks — per subject

Criminal + Civil Combined

Criminal check plus party & litigation history

$125 / hour research

  • Everything in the criminal search, plus civil, chancery & law division hits
  • Judgments, liens & foreclosures included in the same report
  • Written estimate before the clock starts — 1-hour minimum
  • Best for insurer, due-diligence & pre-litigation screening

Underlying Case Files

Full files for cases the check turns up

$125 / assignment, Routine

  • Complaint, disposition & sentencing documents pulled in person
  • Rush $175 · Same-Day $225 (District 1, by 10 a.m.)
  • Plain or certified copies — court fees at cost
  • Searchable PDFs labeled by document & filing date

How fees work, like other retrieval firms: Service fee (above) + court fees at cost. Cook County copy and certification fees vary by page count and document — we itemize them on every invoice and never mark them up. No work begins until you approve the quote. Prices are Cook County rates; collar-county and federal (N.D. Ill.) retrieval is quoted per assignment.

Payment

Payment methods & how billing works

Every order is quoted and approved first — no charge is made until you say go. Your invoice arrives with the delivery, itemized as service fee plus court fees at cost, with a secure pay link. All invoices are issued by QUIKTIME ENTERPRISES, INC.

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Cards · via Stripe

Credit & debit cards

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Pay from the secure Stripe link on your invoice — card details go straight to Stripe and are never entered on this site or sent by email.

Bank · via Stripe / invoice

ACH bank transfer

Pay by ACH from the same invoice link, or ask for bank details for larger project invoices. Best for firms that pay vendors by bank transfer instead of card.

By mail

Firm check

Checks payable to QUIKTIME ENTERPRISES, INC., mailed to 230 East Ontario Street, Unit 905, Chicago, IL 60611. Include the invoice number on the check.

Monthly · via Stripe

Subscriptions & retainer

Docket monitoring ($99 / $249 / $499 a month) and the $2,500/mo enterprise retainer are billed monthly by card or ACH through Stripe. Month-to-month — cancel anytime, no long-term contract.

Ready to place a first order?

No account or contract is needed to start. Send the case number — or a party name and approximate filing dates — through the request form below, or call (312) 560-1012 during court hours. We’ll confirm the quote and turnaround before anything is pulled.

Start a request

Request a search

Start a request

Fill this in and it drafts a ready-to-send email with everything needed to quote the job — case identifiers, courthouse, deadline. For batches, note the count and attach the spreadsheet to the email before sending.

No payment is taken with this request. You approve the quote first, then pay the invoice by Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover, ACH, or firm check — see Payment.

Questions

Before you ask

Is QUIKTIME Court Research a law firm or an investigator?

No to both. It's a public-records retrieval and research division of QUIKTIME ENTERPRISES, INC. It retrieves, copies, and organizes public court records as they appear in the clerk's files. It does not provide legal advice, prepare or file documents for you, do surveillance, or act as a private detective — and it does not sell consumer reports for employment, tenant, or credit decisions.

Do you do criminal background checks? What do they cover?

Yes. A criminal background check is a name-based search of Cook County criminal court records — traffic cases, misdemeanors, and felonies — at the Leighton Criminal Court Building and Districts 1–6. The report lists every case found with the charges, case number, filing date, and disposition, or a “no record found” letter if the search is clear. It’s $125 per subject at routine turnaround (2–3 business days), with rush and same-day available at the standard retrieval rates. Give us the full name, date of birth if you have it, and any former names or aliases — that’s what separates your subject from same-name hits. These are public court records only: sealed and expunged cases do not appear, arrests that never led to a filed case are not in the clerk’s court records, and the check is not a consumer report for employment, tenant, or credit decisions.

What are the turnaround times and cutoffs?

Routine: 2–3 business days ($125). Rush: next business day ($175). Same-Day: today for District 1 when confirmed by 10 a.m. ($225). Suburban districts run on scheduled days; same-day suburban service is quoted by location. Archived and off-site files take longer — you'll get a realistic date the day we locate the file, not at the deadline.

How do I pay?

After you approve the quote, your invoice arrives with the delivery and a secure Stripe pay link. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover, ACH bank transfer, and firm check payable to QUIKTIME ENTERPRISES, INC. Monitoring and the enterprise retainer are billed monthly by card or ACH through Stripe and cancel anytime. See the Payment section for details — never send card details by email.

What do court fees add to the price?

Our service fee is separate from the court's fees, exactly as at other retrieval firms. The Clerk charges for copies and certification per its fee schedule, varying by page count and document. We estimate them in your quote, advance them, and itemize the actual amount on your invoice at cost — no markup.

Plain vs. certified copies — which do I need?

Plain searchable PDFs are standard for research, review, and most filing preparation. Order certified copies when a court, agency, or closing requires the clerk's certification stamp. Tell us in the request notes and we'll quote the certification fee with the service fee.

What do you need from me to start?

A case number is fastest, but a party name plus an approximate filing window is enough for a search or verification. Exact spellings matter — name variants are the #1 cause of a second trip — so include former names, initials, and business suffixes if you have them.

How does monitoring work, and can I cancel?

Pick the cases or parties, choose Watch ($99/mo per case), Professional ($249/mo, up to 25), or Firm ($499/mo, up to 100), and we check on schedule and email you within one business day of a new filing, order, or date change, plus a periodic digest. Subscriptions are month-to-month and cancel anytime — no long-term contract.

Can you handle a few hundred cases at once?

Yes — that's the batch/project service. We start with a free sample pull of 3–5 files so you can check format and quality, then give a fixed project quote. Large publisher-style histories and batches commonly land in the $4,000–$7,000 range depending on file size, districts, and deadline.

Contact

QUIKTIME ENTERPRISES, INC.

Call to talk through a retrieval, a monitoring plan, or a batch project — or use the request form above and we'll quote it before any work starts.

Phone: (312) 560-1012 Email: info@quiktimecourtresearch.com Office: 230 East Ontario Street, Unit 905, Chicago, IL 60611 Get directions →