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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Illinois (state)
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posting. If you do not follow the special rules, the judge proving they served the Defendants by posting.
may make you serve the Defendants again. NOTE: Only a sheriff can serve the Defendants by
o Before you can serve by posting, you must first posting. Neither you nor a special process server can
make a “diligent inquiry” to have the sheriff or serve a Defendant this way.
special process server find and serve the o At the court date, bring with you:
Defendants in person. A diligent inquiry means you • Any earlier Affidavits of Service of Eviction
have tried every commonsense way to find and Summons & Eviction Complaint showing the
serve them. This may include attempts by the sheriff Defendants could not be personally served;
or special process server to find and serve the
Defendants at the property on different dates and at • The Affidavit for Service by Posting;
different times of day. If you know of other • The Notice by Posting Requiring Appearance in
addresses where the Defendants could be served Pending Eviction Action; and
(like their work or a friend or family member’s • The sheriff’s posting affidavit, if available.
address), you must try to have them served at these
addresses as well. o If the judge agrees you did what you reasonably
could to try to serve the Defendants in person and
o After you have had the sheriff or special process that you followed the service by posting rules, then
server make a diligent inquiry and they have been they will proceed with the eviction case. The judge