Illinois Name Change - Step by Step
1. File Petition
File the name change forms in the county clerk (In Cook
county, name change is filed in Municipal Civil division)
2. Contact Court Clerk for Hearing Details
Contact the court clerk office of
the county
where your petition was filed for hearing details (hearing
time, date, location, and courtroom number).
3. Fill and File Remaining Documents
Here are the documents that you will need to file after you get the hearing details.4. Publish the Publication Notice
Publish the publication notice of court date document on the newspapers of general circulation once a week for three consecutive weeks.
If publication in the newspaper puts your life in risk, you will have option to request to waive publication. You can file the following documents requesting court to waive publication:
5. Court Hearing
Go to the court with all the filed
stamped
documents and identification proofs on the day of hearing.