1.  Key dates for all agencies for use at both 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m..

2.  Jury dates for all agencies at 9:00 a.m..

3.  First appearance dates assigned to various municipalities and other
     state agencies.

Please note the following regarding the Key Date System:

1.  All traffic jury trials will be scheduled to commence on Monday, and
     several cases will then be held over for trials during the week.

2.  a.  Police officers are not required to appear at the first appearance
          dates for non-traffic misdemeanor cases.  Police officers are
          required to appear on their key dates for first appearances on all
          traffic cases.

     b.  For all cases scheduled for Jury Trials in Courtroom 5C, the police
          officer must check in or otherwise be available through
          arrangements made by a liaison police officer by 11:00 a.m..

     c.  If the State's Attorney needs a police officer before 11:00 a.m. on
         a Jury Trial date, the State's Attorney will make the arrangements to
         have the police officer in court at the appropriate time.3.  If, for whatever reason,
         a police officer does not have an available key date for a first appearance on
         any traffic citation within the 14-60 day rule, the officer must set the first appearance
         on any date assigned to his, or a similar police agency within the 14-60 day rule.

4.  Three days prior to the key date, agencies may obtain a list of traffic
     cases still scheduled to go from the Circuit Clerk's office.

Judge Mehlick