Your case has to be filed at the nearest location to where you were injured
We got a call from someone in the suburbs who got hurt in Palatine, hates coming to the City and wants to file her case at the Rolling Meadows courthouse. We explained that you can't file a workers' compensation claim at that location because all Cook County workers' compensation claims are filed at the Thompson Center in Chicago. This isn't a choice by our office, it's Illinois law.
This is also why you don't find many lawyers in the suburbs who do nothing other than represent injured workers. If your office is in Schaumburg it doesn't make sense to have a practice that requires you to be in the City every day.
So if you are hurt in Cook County your case is in Chicago. If you are hurt in DuPage County while working then your case is in Wheaton. If you are hurt on the job in Lake County your case is in Waukegan.
The good news is that our firm has a network of attorneys throughout Illinois and in almost every situation we can handle your case without you having to travel.
We are workers' compensation attorneys that help people with Illinois work injuries anywhere in IL via our statewide network of attorneys. Contact us and we will answer your questions or find the right lawyer for your situation.
