Cook County Circuit Court's GAO 2020-07 (eff. 9/24/2021), was recently amended to update section 9(d) stating, "[e]ffective October 5, 2021, outside of the court's regular business hours on weekdays, weekends, and holidays, petitions for emergency protective orders shall be heard by the on-call judges assigned to hear said petitions; to schedule a hearing on a petition for an emergency protective order, a petitioner, advocate, or attorney shall call (toll free) 1-877-863-6338 (Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline).

Take note of the specific documents and forms. If they are not included with a petition for an emergency protective order, it will not be considered complete. A copy of GAO 2020-07 can be found in our member Resource Center.