11th Judicial Circuit Court, McLean County, Illinois Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Proof of service for notice of a motion heard without prior notice must be filed with the clerk within two days after the hearing.

proof of service thereof shall be filed with the clerk within two (2) days after the hearing.

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For a case later assigned to arbitration, the hearing date must be set 60 to 180 days after assignment, with the Court considering the case status, preparation time, and calendar status.

When a case not originally assigned to the Arbitration Calendar is subsequently so assigned pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 86(d), the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration shall promptly assign an arbitration hearing date for such case. In such cases, the date of the arbitration hearing shall be not less than sixty (60) days nor more than one-hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of assignment to arbitration, as determined by the Court considering the status of the case, the period of time necessary to afford the parties adequate preparation time and status of the arbitration calendar.

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The Circuit Clerk will not accept filings on the listed 2027 legal holidays.

A. The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, having adopted the 2027 holiday schedule established by the Illinois Supreme Court, shall adjourn, and the offices of the Circuit Clerk shall not accept filings on the following legal holidays for the year 2027 as amended:

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Qualifying civil actions must be assigned to the Arbitration Calendar when initially filed.

All civil actions will be subject to court-annexed mandatory arbitration if such claims are solely for money in an amount exceeding $10,000 but not exceeding $50,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Such cases shall be assigned to the Arbitration Calendar of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit at the time of initial case filing with the Circuit Clerk's office.

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A motion must be filed with the Circuit Clerk, if the office is open, before applying to a judge for an order.

Every motion shall be filed in the office of the Circuit Clerk, if that office is open, before application to a judge for the order.

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The Circuit Court adjourns and the Circuit Clerk does not accept filings on the listed 2026 legal holidays.

The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, having adopted the 2026 holiday schedule established by the Illinois Supreme Court, shall adjourn, and the offices of the Circuit Clerk shall not accept filings on the following legal holidays for the year 2026 as amended:

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The motion proponent is responsible for calling a filed motion for hearing, but the Court may set it at any time and another party may set it if the proponent has not done so by the sixtieth day after filing.

The burden of calling for hearing any motion previously filed is on the party making the motion. The court may at any time on its own motion set any such motion for hearing. Parties other than the proponent of the motion may set the proponent's motion for hearing if the proponent has not set a hearing date on the motion by the sixtieth (60th) day after the filing of the motion.

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The Court may strike a motion without notice if it is not called for hearing within 90 days after filing.

If any such motion is not called for hearing within ninety (90) days from the date it is filed, the court may strike the motion without notice.

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Filing deadlines for motions and pleadings that fall on a legal holiday are extended to the court's next business day.

C. The time for filing all motions and pleadings shall be extended to the next business day of said court.

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A party may file a motion to defer within 14 days of the referral order and must set it for hearing before the scheduled mediation date.

Within fourteen (14) days of the Order of Referral, any party may file a motion with the court to defer the proceeding. The moving party shall set the motion to defer for hearing prior to the scheduled date for mediation.

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The panel’s recommendation must be mailed to the Chief Judge within 45 days after the hearing.

The recommendation of the panel is to be mailed to the Chief Judge within 45 days of the hearing.

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The mediation referral form must be sent within 3 days after the Order for Mediation is entered.

A mediation referral form shall be sent to the mediator in all cases within 3 days of the entry of the Order for Mediation.

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Plaintiff's counsel must confer with all other counsel about the estimated presentation time and advise the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration at least 14 days before the hearing if additional time is anticipated, including its length.

It shall be the responsibility of counsel for the plaintiff to confer with counsel for all other parties to obtain an approximation of the length of time required for presentation of the case and advise the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration at least fourteen (14) days in advance of the hearing date in the event additional hearing time is anticipated and the length of such additional time.

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The mediator-signed report must be filed with the Circuit Clerk within ten days after the last day of the mediation conference.

This report shall be signed by the mediator and shall with filed with the Circuit Clerk within ten (10) days of the last day of the mediation conference.

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Discovery must be completed at least 30 days before the arbitration hearing.

Discovery shall proceed as in all other civil actions and shall be completed not less than thirty (30) days prior to the arbitration hearing.

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The State's Attorney of the appropriate county must file the written order with the Circuit Clerk by the first business day following the proceeding.

The judge shall enter the findings on a written order, which shall be filed with the Circuit Clerk by the State's Attorney of the appropriate county on the first business day following the proceeding.

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If the parties do not agree on a mediator, the plaintiff's attorney or another attorney agreed upon by all attorneys must notify the court within seven days after the agreement period expires.

the plaintiff's attorney (or another attorney agreed upon by all attorneys) shall so notify the court within seven (7) days of the expiration of the period to agree on a mediator

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After all parties appear on the summons return date, the Court must assign an arbitration hearing no later than one year after filing, or on the earliest available date thereafter.

Upon the return date of the summons and the Court finding that all parties have appeared, the Court shall assign an arbitration hearing date not more than one year from the filing date or the earliest available hearing date thereafter.

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The original speedy-trial demand must be filed with the Circuit Clerk and made part of the Court file when the demand is made.

The original of the written demand for speedy trial shall be filed at the time of the demand with the Circuit Clerk and made a part of the Court file,

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For a civil action subject to these rules, the Clerk must set the summons return date 21 to 40 days after filing.

Upon the filing of a civil action subject to these rules, the Clerk of the Circuit Court shall set a return date for the summons not less than twenty-one (21) days or more than forty (40) days after filing, returnable before the Supervising Judge for Arbitration.

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The receiver must file the first report with the inventory and file additional reports annually thereafter.

The receiver shall file his first report at the time of filing his inventory and additional reports annually thereafter.

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The hearing must take place within 160 days after the complaint is filed with the Chief Judge.

The hearing is to take place within 160 days of the filing of the complaint with the Chief Judge at the time and place designated by the panel.

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Unless the Court orders otherwise, the first mediation conference must be held within 21 days after the Order for Mediation.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, the first mediation conference shall be held within twenty-one (21) days of the Order for Mediation.

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The appropriate county’s State's Attorney must file the written order with the Circuit Clerk on the first business day following the court proceeding.

The judge shall enter the findings on a written order, which shall be filed with the Circuit Clerk by the State's Attorney of the appropriate county on the first business day following the court proceeding.

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The receiver must file a final report when the receivership terminates.

a final report shall be filed upon the termination of the receivership.

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The mediation-program report for a calendar year must be submitted to the Supreme Court by March 1 of the next calendar year.

Said report shall be submitted to the Supreme Court for the calendar year not later than the first day of March of the next calendar year.

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The mediator report must be filed within five days after mediation is completed.

Each mediator shall file a copy of the mediator report with the court file and the Arbitration Administrator within five (5) days of completing mediation.

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The evidence-deposition transcript must be filed before final pretrial unless the court directs otherwise.

Any party intending to offer testimony by way of evidence deposition shall be responsible for e-filing the transcript prior to final pre-trial or as directed by the court.

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Applies to

Motions and pleadings

Filing deadlines for motions and pleadings are extended to the court’s next business day.

The time for filing all motions and pleadings shall be extended to the next business day of said court.

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For the specified post-judgment motions, the movant must file proof of notice of the hearing setting within 90 days after filing the motion, or the motion is stricken on the 90th day without further proceedings or notice.

Whenever the court has entered a judgment disposing of all pending matters in a case and there is filed any post-judgment motion seeking a new trial, judgment notwithstanding the finding, to vacate the judgment, for reconsideration of the judgment, or other like relief and movant has failed to file of record within ninety (90) days of filing the motion proof of notice of the setting of a hearing upon the motion, then the motion is stricken without further proceedings or notice on the 90th day.

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A party needing an interpreter or other assistance for deaf or hearing-impaired access must notify the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration at least 7 days before the hearing.

Pursuant to the Illinois Supreme Court Language Access Policy any party requiring the services of a language interpreter or the services of an American Sign Language interpreter or other assistance for the deaf or hearing impaired during the hearing shall notify the Administrative Assistant for Arbitration of said need not less than seven (7) days prior to the hearing.

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The insurance coverage copy is due to the Chief Judge on or before January 31 each year.

A copy of said insurance coverage shall be submitted to the Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit on or before January 31st of each year.

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The mediation referral form must be sent to the mediator within three days after entry of the Order for Mediation.

A mediation referral form shall be sent to the mediator within three (3) days of the entry of the Order for Mediation and shall be completed by counsel for the Petitioner or such other party as the Court directs.

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Within 30 days after appointment, the receiver must file a detailed report and inventory identifying the estate's property and what is in the receiver's possession or control.

No later than thirty (30) days after his appointment, the receiver shall file with the court a detailed report and inventory of all property, real or personal, of the estate and designating the property within his possession or control.

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A party may move to dispense with mediation within 14 days after the referral order if the issue was previously mediated between the same parties, presents only a question of law, or there is other good cause.

A party may move, within fourteen (14) days after the Order of Referral, to dispense with mediation if: - a. The issue to be considered has been previously mediated between the same parties pursuant to General Order of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit; - b. The issue presents a question of law only; - c. Other good cause is shown.

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If county court facilities remain open on a listed holiday, the Chief Judge may disregard the holiday and declare the court open in that jurisdiction.

In the event the court facilities in a county are to remain open on one or more of the holidays above, the Chief Judge may disregard the listed holiday and declare the court open in that jurisdiction on that day.

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The parties have 14 days from the referral order to agree on a mediator; if they do not, the fallback appointment procedure applies.

If the parties cannot agree upon a mediator within fourteen (14) days of the Order of Referral

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An unlisted holiday is a court holiday in a county only when its court facilities are closed, court security is unavailable, and all county government offices are closed.

There shall be a court holiday in any county in this Circuit if the court facilities in that county are closed for observance of a holiday not listed above. These additional observances shall be limited to only those situations in which both court security is unavailable and all county government offices are closed.