As of January 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court has done it again!
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BY ERIN CARTWRIGHT WEINSTEIN
s I am sure that you have heard—the Illinois Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission (which includes our own Judge Jorge Ortiz) has been working hard to create a more uniform court system throughout the state.
At present, it is clear from discussions with the circuit clerks throughout the State that there are still some inconsistencies between the counties. But even so, this past year has brought even MORE changes that will help us get closer to homogeneous judicial district and circuit clerk processes. No matter what, the staff at the Lake County Circuit Clerk’s Office will be here to provide all of you with the assistance you need to navigate through the changes. After January 1, 2022,1 the case types went through a revamp — some will be modified, some eliminated, some divided into separate categories, and some new! For your filings submitted in 2022, it is important that you are aware of Erin how it will look after it is entered into Cartwright Weinstein is our system. This article provides an the Circuit overview of that revamp. Clerk for the The Circuit Clerks’ Offices throughNineteenth out the State of Illinois follow guidelines Judicial as set forth by the Supreme Court in the Circuit. Manual on Recordkeeping.2 It was creat1 See Author’s Note, infra 2 Administrative Office of Illinois Courts,
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ed and is frequently modified by the Illinois Supreme Court. Below are a series of tables that show what case types are new, remaining the same, being divided up, or disappearing. The second change is that there will be one case number per filing/event, and each case number will have multiple counts for each allegation. The most significant allegation will establish the case number, and additional counts will be included on the remaining allegations. The hierarchy will be as follows: 1. Civil
a.Chancery b. Miscellaneous Remedy c. Foreclosure d. Eviction e. Law f. Law Magistrate/ Arbitration Manual on Recordkeeping 4th Edition (Jan. 1, 2022), available at: https://ilcourtsaudio. blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/ resources/89f29131-2311-4aa8-aa7f2032921bc80a/Manual%20on%20Recordkeeping.pdf
