Circuit Court of Whiteside County, Illinois (14th Judicial Circuit) Sealing & Redaction Procedures

Personal identifying information listed in the rule should not appear in public pleadings and should instead be filed with the Circuit Clerk under seal using the Confidential Disclosure Statement form; the last four digits of a Social Security number and a child’s age may appear publicly.

In an effort to limit identity theft, the following information should not be contained in pleadings open to the general public and filed with the Circuit Clerk: a. Date of Birth b. Social Security Number (it is acceptable to identify the last four digits in the public portion of the record) c. Driver’s license Number d. Children’s Date of Birth (acceptable to identify the age of the child at the time of the pleading) e. Children’s Social Security Number 2. The information identified in paragraph f (1) above should be filed with the Circuit Clerk under seal using the form called Confidential Disclosure Statement as set forth in the Forms portion of these rules, and hereinafter called f (1) Confidential Disclosure Statement.