"Now, when someone comes in at 9 o'clock, if they've had access through a computer their petition is 99 percent complete," said Chief Judge Ann Jorgensen, DuPage County. "The piece that's missing is their signature, their swearing under oath. They'll come in, either go to the clerk or state's attorney's office, family shelter, be brought up to court, and a judge could be reviewing it within a half hour or 45 minutes."
Officials say using the online system can be especially helpful to victims who don't live close to the county courthouse in Wheaton and want to get the process going right away.
