ILLINOIS
Illinois personal injury verdicts
Verdict benchmarks across Illinois — organized by county, case type, and the legal rules that actually decide recovery in this state.
Comparative negligence
Modified comparative negligence (51% rule). Plaintiff barred from recovery if more than 50% at fault.
Damages caps
No cap on compensatory or non-economic damages. Previous medical malpractice caps were held unconstitutional in LeBron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (2010). Certificate of merit (735 ILCS 5/2-622) required for med-mal filings.
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Cook County
Circuit Court of Cook County (Chicago)
Cook County (Chicago) is historically one of the top-three plaintiff jurisdictions in the United States. The Richard J. Daley Center handles the civil docket; juries return substantial verdicts in medical malpractice, commercial trucking, product liability, and construction-accident cases.
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Circuit Court of DuPage County
DuPage County is suburban Chicago — more conservative than Cook County but with substantial high-income plaintiffs. Commercial trucking, medical malpractice, and premises cases are common. Jury awards trend more moderate than Cook but still produce meaningful verdicts on clear-liability cases.
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