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Illinois Supreme Court-Approved Instructions, How to File and Present an Eviction Case

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Illinois Supreme Court-Approved Instructions, How to File and Present an Eviction Case
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o Step 3: Serve the Eviction Complaint and Eviction
o If you are not a lawyer, you cannot represent
Summons on the Defendants.
another person's interest in court. You must be the
named plaintiff in an eviction and complete and sign o Step 4: Go to court.
all the filings on your own behalf. If a corporation or o Step 5: Enforce the Eviction Order.
LLC owns the property, it must hire a lawyer. These steps are described in more detail below.
o These instructions apply to most residential eviction
cases. If there is a lease, it may provide for
additional tenant rights. If it does, follow those.
These forms are not intended to be used in these
cases: commercial, post-foreclosure, mobile homes,
condominium actions against owners, public and
project based subsidized housing, and contracts for
deed (also called rent to own agreements or