Skip to content

Mediators in Winnebago County, IL

24 mediators list Winnebago County as their home county on official Illinois rosters.

Get matched with a mediator

How does mediation work in Winnebago County?

Winnebago County shares the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit with Boone County, and its courthouse is at 400 West State Street in Rockford [1][2]. Under Local Rule 2.08, civil claims over $50,000 and other contested civil matters, including probate cases, can be sent to Major Civil Mediation by a judge or by agreement [3]. The circuit's Residential Foreclosure Mediation office is in the main courthouse (815-319-4995), and its Mandatory Arbitration office is at 308 West State Street (815-987-7739) [2]. The circuit's family law mediator list (rev. June 5, 2026) and major civil mediator list (rev. October 2, 2026) supply most mediators below [4][5].

  1. Illinois Courts – Circuit Court Clerks by Circuit
  2. Illinois Courts directory – Winnebago County Courthouse
  3. 17th Judicial Circuit – Major Civil Mediation
  4. 17th Judicial Circuit – Approved Family Law Mediators, rev. 6.5.26 (PDF)
  5. 17th Judicial Circuit – Major Civil Mediators, rev. 10-2-26 (PDF)

Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.

Civil lawsuits & business (14)Divorce mediation in Winnebago County (11)Divorce mediation attorneys (10)Rockford (21)Divorce mediation lawyers in Rockford (8)

Open to meeting by video? Mediators who work online with Illinois clients · Online mediators

24 listed
24 listedSorted: paid placements (labeled) first, then most complete profile, then A–Z

Mediators who work online with Illinois clients

These mediators say they work with Illinois clients online. They are on other states’ official rosters (shown on each listing), not Illinois’s. Where they serve is their own statement. Sorted: placements first (paid ones are labeled), then most complete profile.

Court-ordered case? Courts may require a mediator from their own approved list for court-ordered cases. Check your court’s rules, or see how mediation works in Illinois.

Court-connected mediation in Illinois: Illinois court mediation lists are kept circuit by circuit; courts appoint from those lists when parties cannot agree, and Cook County rules let parties agree on a mediator not on the court list.

Private mediation in Illinois: No statewide license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed; circuit 'certified' lists apply to court programs. No rule specific to out-of-state or online mediators was found.

Sources: Law Division Mediation, Circuit Court of Cook County · Mediation Program for Domestic Relations Cases, Circuit Court of Cook County · Civil Mediation, Illinois Second Judicial Circuit · First Judicial Circuit Mediation (family and civil) · Supreme Court Rules index, Illinois Courts · partly verified

All mediators who work online with Illinois clients · Search online mediators for Illinois · Online mediators in every state

Mediators in nearby counties

DeKalb County (4)Boone County (3)

All mediators in Winnebago County, A–Z (23)

Not sure who to choose? Get matched

Answer a few short questions about your case in Winnebago County. We send your request to mediators who can receive it and handle cases like yours, and they contact you. Free, and you’re never obligated.

Get matched

All mediation guides →