23rd Judicial Circuit Court, DeKalb County, Illinois Filing Rules

Copies of the Chief Judge’s Administrative/General Orders must be filed with the Circuit Clerk in the county where the Chief Judge is sitting, and that clerk must send a copy to the other county’s Circuit Clerk.

The Clerk must use Appendix Form 2 to send written notice and a copy of the request to the listed recipients.

Untimely motions may result in the movant being denied relief.

A request for extended media coverage must use Form 1 or a substantially similar form.

Papers may be filed in person, by mail, by courier, or electronically as provided in the Rules.

The Clerk of Court must provide forms for applications to waive court fees under Supreme Court Rule 298.

Accommodation requests should be directed to the CDC, but other court personnel may receive and grant or relay them; written requests received by non-CDC personnel must be relayed to the CDC.

Matters scheduled for a day the courthouse is closed are extended to the next business day the court is in session.

The document sought to be filed under seal must not be attached to the motion for leave.

Pleading motions must not be combined with fact motions except as permitted by 735 ILCS 5/2-619.1, and an improper combination may be stricken without a hearing.

The essay must be between 1 and 3 pages long.

The State and Defense must email courtesy copies of all petitions and motions to the presiding judge at least one hour before the pretrial release call.

All cases, including post-decree cases, must be set for a pretrial conference before they are set for trial.