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

When can I ask for rent and other remedies? What do I do after I fill out my forms?
In your Eviction Complaint, you can ask the court for any
of the following: File your forms with the Circuit Clerk in the county
where the property is located.
o To have the sheriff evict the Defendants and give
you possession of the property; o If you are filing your Eviction Complaint in Cook
County, make sure to file it in the municipal district
o Court costs, including filing and service fees;
where the property is located. For a list of municipal
o All past due rent and any rent that comes due while districts visit:
the case is pending, if there is an oral or written cookcountycourt.org/about/organization-court.
lease;
Find Illinois Supreme Court approved forms at: ilcourts.info/forms.
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o You must file these forms: o To ask for an exemption from e-filing, use the form
• Eviction Complaint. You must attach your Notice at ilcourts.info/ExemptionCircuit. If you cannot print
or Demand, as well as your Affidavit of Service this form, then ask for it at your local courthouse.
of a Demand or Notice. If you did not serve a • File your Certification for Exemption from E-
Notice or Demand, you should attach an Filing form with your other court forms at the
Affidavit -Supporting Documents Not Attached to Circuit Clerk's office or by mail.
Eviction Complaint; AND • Bring or send your signed court forms and at
• Eviction Summons. You must include every least two copies of your forms to the Circuit
page of the Eviction Summons and you cannot Clerk’s office. Ask them to stamp your copies
change the form. and return them to you.
E-filing: • If you need to make copies of your forms, you
o After you fill out your court forms, file them with the can do that at the