12th Judicial Circuit Court, Will County, Illinois Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Appointment orders must use the standardized appointment order.

The order shall be made pursuant to the standardized appointment order.

CRITICAL

A complaint form used to file a small claim must comply with Supreme Court Rule 282(a).

The form of complaint used in filing a small claim case shall comply with the requirements of Supreme Court Rule 282(a).

CRITICAL

Objections must be filed in quadruplicate on Clerk-provided forms.

All Objections must be filed with the Circuit Court Clerk in quadruplicate and signed and sworn to by the property owners on forms provided by the Clerk.

CRITICAL

Summonses must substantially comply with the form specified in Supreme Court Rule 101(b).

Summons shall be in substantial compliance with Summons Requiring Appearance on a Specific Day as set forth in Supreme Court Rule 101(b)

CRITICAL

When documents are to be returned, plaintiffs and their attorneys must enclose a postage-paid, self-addressed envelope or a prepaid or C.O.D. courier return envelope.

Plaintiffs and their attorneys will at all times enclose a postage-paid, self-addressed envelope or a prepaid or C.O.D. courier return envelope when documents are to be returned to them.

CRITICAL

Discretionary disclosures must be sought by written motion, with notice to the opposing party under the applicable Supreme Court and local rules.

Discretionary disclosures shall be applied for written motion with notice to the opposing party pursuant to Supreme Court and local Court rules.

CRITICAL

A stipulation for a two-arbitrator panel must use the prescribed form.

unless the parties stipulate using the prescribed form to a two arbitrator panel.

CRITICAL

Counsel and litigants must not mark or write on questionnaire forms.

Neither counsel nor the litigants shall mark or write on the questionnaire forms.

CRITICAL

Supplementary proceedings must comply with the form and requirements of Supreme Court Rule 277 and Section 5/2-1402 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

All supplementary proceedings shall be in such form and in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 277 and Section 5/2-1402 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

CRITICAL

Public comments must be in writing and addressed to the Office of the Chief Judge.

All such public comment shall be in writing and addressed to the Office of the Chief Judge.

CRITICAL

Covered filings must be typewritten and may not use narrow margins or other tactics to evade the page limit.

No motion, response or brief or memorandum in support thereof shall exceed fifteen (15) typewritten double-spaced pages in at least 12 point font, exclusive of exhibits, without prior approval of this Court. Neither narrow margins nor any other tactic shall be employed to evade the page limitation.

CRITICAL

The Illinois Supreme Court's Statewide Financial Affidavit form must be used for Financial Affidavits under this provision.

- B. The Illinois Supreme Court's Statewide Financial Affidavit form shall be utilized in accordance with this provision.

WARNING

Surety property schedules must use a form approved by the court.

Unless excused by the court, sureties shall execute and file schedules of property in a form approved by the court.

INFO

The Court may waive an account-form provision if the personal representative is the only beneficiary, all interested parties consent, or other good cause is shown.

Any provision herein with respect to the form of accounts may be waived by the court where: - (i) The personal representative is also the only beneficiary; - (ii) All interested parties consent; or - (iii) Other good cause is shown.