what is the maximum dollar amount you can file claims for in Kane Co. small claims court?

Question

what is the maximum $amount you can file in small claims court in Kane Co.IL.

Answer 1

In Kane County Illinois: $10,000.00
According to the Illinois Attorney General: http://www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/smlclaims.html

Small Claims Court Self Help Center for Kane County: http://kane.illinoislegalaid.org/
This article recommends the website above:
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/shlep/2006/10/18/kane-county-il-courts-get-a-self-help-center/
KANE COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK'S OFFICE offers this:
http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:7WS_2_eV0KEJ:www.cic.co.kane.il.us/printable/atty_pub_info.pdf+Kane+County+Illinois+small+claims+court&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=9
You can download the above as a PDF: http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/printable/atty_pub_info.pdf
Here is Kane Counties Circuit Court Website: http://www.cic.co.kane.il.us/
Here is a guide that will help you: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/consumerism/small_il.html
The Self Help Legal Center also offers some advice: http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:NE7jUpxCB14J:www.law.siu.edu/selfhelp/info/court/smallclaims.pdf+illinois+small+claims+court&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4
You can get the article as a PDF file: http://www.law.siu.edu/selfhelp/info/court/smallclaims.pdf
For the forms download this PDF file:
http://www.law.siu.edu/selfhelp/info/court/smclasup.pdf
You will need to copy and paste the forms into another word processor program to fill them out since you can't edit Adobe Acrobat files unless you buy their expensive word processor.
This site can provide more advice:
http://www.illinoislegalaid.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.dsp_content&contentID=1001
Here is the address for the county clerk:
Kane County
County Clerk
719 S. Batavia Ave.
Geneva, IL 60134