Eviction | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts
Approved Statewide Forms — Eviction
The Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice has approved the following forms. All Illinois Courts must accept these forms. Scroll down below the chart for important information on how to fill out these forms, including the need for Adobe and downloading forms to save them properly so that you can electronically file them.
Help with rent, legal aid, and mediation services are available
- Rental assistance programs are now accepting applications. Tenants and landlords may apply for grants of up to $25,000 for missed rent payments and utilities and three months of future payments.
- Programs for funding BEFORE an eviction case is started:
- Programs AFTER an eviction case is started and in court:
- Free legal aid and mediation services are also available.
- For general information about evictions during this time, visit Illinois Legal Aid Online's Housing issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Special Rules Regarding Eviction Cases During the Pandemic:
- All residential eviction summons must include a notice about Court-Based Rental Assistance in English and in Spanish. Copies of the notice are also available in Polish, Mandarin, Arabic, Korean and Tagalog. Check with your local court because they may have additional or different required information (for example, Cook and Winnebago counties).
- Courts may give parties more time to access rental assistance, legal aid, and mediation and continue any eviction matter for good cause shown.
Eviction Complaint
Illinois Legal Aid Online provides a guided interview that will ask you a series of questions related to this topic and then the program will complete the forms for you. It is free to use.
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