17th Judicial Circuit Court, Winnebago County, Illinois Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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A fee claimant must file the required petition within twenty days after receiving notice of the objection.

Within twenty (20) days after receipt of notice of such objection, the person claiming such fee or expense shall file a petition with the court setting forth the following:

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Pre-trial motions must be filed within 21 days after the initial pre-trial conference, but the court may allow later filing by leave for good cause shown.

Pre-trial motions shall be filed within twenty-one (21) days after the initial pre-trial conference, but for good cause shown may be filed at a later date by leave of court.

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Deadline

5 business days

A filing party must provide a requested hard copy of an electronically filed document within five business days after reasonable notice.

At any time, the Clerk of the Court may request from the filing party a hard copy of an electronically filed document which shall be provided upon reasonable notice within five business days.

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The Vendor must make a virus-free electronic filing available to the Clerk immediately after receipt and virus checking.

The e-filing Vendor is required to make each electronically filed document that is not infected by a virus available for transmission to the Clerk immediately after successful receipt and virus checking of the document.

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A plaintiff must request additional documents at least 15 calendar days before a mediation session or management conference.

Plaintiff's request for additional documents shall be made at least 15 calendar days prior to any mediation session or mediation management conference.

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A subsequently assigned arbitration hearing must be set 60 to 180 days after assignment.

When a case not originally assigned to the arbitration calendar is subsequently so assigned pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 86 (d), the arbitration administrator shall promptly assign an arbitration hearing date for such case. In such cases, the date of the arbitration hearing shall be not less than 60 days nor more than 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 parties must select a mediator and schedule the mediation conference within 14 days after the referral order.

Within14 days after the Order of Referral,the parties shall select a mediator and schedulethe mediation conference.

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Unless a statute provides otherwise, fee petitions are due within 90 days of appointment, every 90 days during the appointment, and within 60 days after final disposition.

Unless otherwise obligated to submit Fee Petitions by statute, Fee Petitions shall be filed with the court within 90 days of the initial appointment, at every 90-day period thereafter throughout the course of the appointment, and no later than 60 days after entry of a final order disposing of the case.

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A guardian must present an administration account within thirty days after the first year following issuance of letters; after the first account, further accounts are not required more often than once every three years unless the court orders otherwise.

An account of administration for each guardian shall be presented within thirty (30) days after the expiration of one year after the issuance of letters, and the guardian shall not be required to file such accounts (after filing the guardian's first account) more often than once every three (3) years, unless otherwise provided by order of court.

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A request to appear remotely must be made orally when the next date is set or by written motion at least three business days in advance with notice to all parties and, for an attorney, the client.

Court participants who wish to appear remotely for a future court appearance shall make such a request to the Court by: a. Presenting the request orally in open court when setting the next court date, or b. By filing a written motion at least three business days in advance with notice to all parties, and if it is an attorney who wishes to appear remotely, notice must also be provided to his or her client.

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Mediation must be completed within 60 days after referral unless extended by court order or party stipulation.

Mediation shall be completed within sixty (60) days of the order referring the case to mediationunless extended by order of the court or by stipulation of the parties.

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Deadline

48 hours

Approved electronic video or physical evidence must be submitted to the Circuit Clerk’s Office 48 hours before the remote proceeding.

The parties shall submit their electronic video evidence or physical evidence to the Circuit Clerk’s Office 48 hours prior to the remote proceeding.

CRITICALCivil cases

For a summons requiring appearance on a specified day, the return date must be 40 to 61 days after issuance.

Illinois Supreme Court Rule 101(b)(1) states that a Summons requiring appearance on a specified day, the date of return specified in the summons shall not be less than 40 or more than 61 days after the issuance of the summons.

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A copy of an interpreter order must be provided to Trial Court Administration within two business days of issuance and at least three weeks before Spanish-language proceedings or four weeks before other-language proceedings.

provide a copy of any Order generated regarding interpreting services to Trial Court Administration within 2 business days of the order being generated, but not less than three weeks prior to scheduled court date for Spanish requests or four weeks prior for all other languages.

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Proof of insurance must be submitted by the next scheduled court date.

The proof of insurance must be submitted on or before the next scheduled court date.

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Within 14 days after proper filing of a rescission motion, the clerk must set it for hearing before the judge who ordered sealing or impoundment.

Upon the proper filing of a "Motion to Rescind Order Sealing File" or "Motion to Rescind Order Impounding File", within 14 days the clerk shall set the motion for hearing before the judge who ordered the case, records or documents to be sealed or impounded.

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Plaintiff's counsel shall provide all servicer/lender-generated Loss Mitigation application documents for the Homeowner via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. within 15 calendar days of the Notice of Entry.

Plaintiff's counsel shall provide all servicer/lender-generated Loss Mitigation application documents for the Homeowner via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. within 15 calendar days of the Notice of Entry.

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A party needing an interpreter or hearing-impaired assistance at arbitration must notify the administrator at least 30 days before the hearing.

Any party requiring the services of a language interpreteror other assistance for the deaf or hearing impaired during the hearing shall notify the Arbitration Administrator of said need not less than thirty days prior to the hearing.

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

The date for filing all motions and pleadings shall be extended to the next business day of this Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

If no motion or notice is filed within twenty-one (21) days of the oral ruling or judgment, the preparer may submit the order or judgment to the clerk with a proof of service reflecting that all parties of record were served with true copies of the order or judgment within seven (7) days of the oral ruling and the clerk, after confirming that no motion or notice objecting to the order or judgment have been filed, shall submit the order to the judge for signature even though the order shall be lacking endorsement by one or more of the parties.

If no motion or notice is filed within twenty-one (21) days of the oral ruling or judgment, the preparer may submit the order or judgment to the clerk with a proof of service reflecting that all parties of record were served with true copies of the order or judgment within seven (7) days of the oral ruling and the clerk, after confirming that no motion or notice objecting to the order or judgment have been filed, shall submit the order to the judge for signature even though the order shall be lacking endorsement by one or more of the parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

After the first report, the receiver must file additional reports at least annually.

Additional receiver reports shall be filed at least annually thereafter.

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Within 90 days after entry of the distribution order, or within a court-granted extension allowed during that period, the representative or attorney-in-fact must present a compliance report and the distributee’s receipt or voucher.

The representative or attorney-in-fact within ninety (90) days after entry of the order of distribution (or any extension thereof, allowed by the court during said ninety (90) day period) shall present to the court the report of compliance together with the receipt or voucher of the distributee.

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The homeowner’s mediation application is due 21 days after personal, substitute, or abode service; 28 days after first publication; or 21 days after a referral order.

(1) If the Homeowner is served the Foreclosure Summons by personal, substitute, or abode service, the application deadline shall be set for 21 calendar days from the date of service. (2) If the Homeowner is served the Foreclosure Summons by publication or posting, the application deadline shall be set for 28 calendar days from the first date of publication. (3) If the judge issues an order referring the Homeowner to the Mediation Program, the application deadline shall be set for 21 calendar days from the issuance date of said order.

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Deadline

48 hours

The parties must submit approved electronic video or physical evidence to the Clerk’s Office 48 hours before the remote proceeding.

i. The parties shall submit their electronic video evidence or physical evidence to the Clerk’s Office 48 hours prior to the remote proceeding.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Notice of motion

After receiving a hearing date from the Circuit Clerk, issue and file the Notice of Motion as soon as possible and no later than the Supreme Court Rule 12 deadline.

Once a hearing date is received from the Circuit Clerk, a Notice of Motion is then to be issued and filed of record as soon as possible, but not later than the deadline specified in Supreme Court Rule 12.

CRITICALCivil cases

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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An expedited trial may be scheduled after discovery is complete and the listed materials have been filed with the court five days before trial.

An expedited trial may be scheduled after the parties have completed discovery and have filed with the court five (5) days prior to the expedited trial date: 1. A pretrial memorandum - Appendix P; 2. Financial affidavits; and 3. Compilations of exhibits and summary of arguments Appendix T

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A decedent’s personal representative must present an administration account within sixty days after twelve months following issuance of letters; after the first account, further accounts are not required more often than once every three years unless the court orders otherwise, until administration is complete.

An account of administration by each personal representative of a decedent's estate shall be presented within sixty (60) days after the expiration of twelve (12) months after the insurance of letters. The personal representative shall not be required to file an account after filing the first account more often than once every three (3) years, unless otherwise provided by order of court, until the administration is completed.

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An applicant denied placement on or removed from the approved list may appeal in writing to the Presiding Judge of the Family Division within 10 days.

D. Denial/Removal from the List: An applicant denied inclusion on or removed from the court approved list may appeal the decision in writing within ten (10) days to the Presiding Judge of the Family Division.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Motion

To obtain a presentment date for a motion in a foreclosure case, the party must already have the motion on file.

A party seeking a date for presentment of any motion in a foreclosure case must have on file the motion to be presented.

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The parties or their attorneys must present each mediated agreement to the court within 30 days after the final Mediator’s Report is filed.

Each mediated agreement shall be presented by the parties or their attorneys (if any) to the court within thirty (30) following the filing of the final Mediator’s Report.

CRITICALCivil cases

Responses to Motions in Limine with citations to authorities must be filed 7 days before the final pre-trial conference, unless excused by the court.

Additionally, the parties are to present the following unless excused by the court: 2. Responses to Motions in Limine with citations to authorities (to be filed 7 days prior to the pretrial conference);

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In Boone County, the clerk must receive the motion and notice of motion before 3:00 P.M. two days before the hearing for the motion to be placed on the trial judge's calendar.

However, no motion will be placed on the trial judge's hearing calendar by the circuit clerk unless said motion and notice of motion has been received by the clerk before 3:00 P.M. two (2) days preceding the hearing date.

CRITICALCivil cases

If objections remain unresolved, the objector must file the required motion slip, notice, and any applicable motion within 21 days of the oral ruling.

if the objections are not reconciled, the objector shall within twenty-one (21) days of the oral ruling, file a motion slip and notice and, if applicable, an appropriate motion, setting the matter for hearing by the judge who issued the oral ruling or judgment.

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The assigned court reporter must prepare and file the transcript with the clerk within 30 days after the hearing, unless the court waives the requirement by order.

Within thirty (30) days of the date of the uncontested or default hearing the transcript of the proceeding shall be prepared unless waived by order of court and filed with the clerk of the court by the assigned court reporter.