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

Find Illinois Supreme Court approved forms at: ilcourts.info/forms.
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 accepted rent from your tenants, you must o Rental value for the property for the time the
attach the most recent lease to the Eviction Defendants lived in the property, even if there is no
Complaint. oral or written lease. This is called "use and
If you do not have a Notice, Demand, or Affidavit of occupancy" value; AND
Service of a Demand or Notice, or lease: o Attorney's fees if you have a written agreement
• you should attach an Affidavit – Supporting (such as a lease) that says the Defendants are
Documents Not Attached to Complaint. The responsible for them, unless local law prohibits this.
Affidavit – Supporting Documents Not Attached If you are unsure about whether you can request a
to Complaint explains why you did not attach a particular remedy in an eviction case, talk with a lawyer.
Notice, Demand or lease to the Eviction In your Eviction Complaint, you cannot ask for:
Complaint.
o Money to compensate you for damages to the
• If you do not attach the necessary documents to property caused by the Defendants; OR
your Eviction Complaint, your case may be o Money for other claims against the Defendants that
dismissed. are not related to possession of the property.
o Eviction Summons: tells the Defendants that you are Even if you cannot ask for a particular remedy in your
asking the court for an eviction and gives the court Eviction Complaint, you may be able to file a different
date. kind of lawsuit.
o Eviction Order: is used by the judge to grant or deny
your eviction. How can I get a court date (sometimes called a
The email address (if you have one) and mailing address “return date”) to put on my Eviction Summons?
you put on the forms is where important legal