Collecting Your Illinois Judgment Part II: the Citation Order

Per my earlier post – neophyte collection lawyers often wonder what they should put in the order once the citation examination concludes.  Section 2-1402(c) sets forth several possible orders that can enter. The Citation Respondent Appeared and Answered Broadly, if the debtor appears and you conduct the examination, you can either dismiss or discharge the …

Collecting Your Cook County (IL) Judgment: A Primer

Blood From A Turnip (www.flickr.com)(visited 3.9.16) 735 ILCS 5/2-1402 and Supreme Court Rule 277 govern post-judgment or supplementary proceedings in Illinois. 735 ILCS 5/12-101 through 12-183 provide additional post-judgment specifics like the mechanics of levying on a debtor’s property, the seven-year period to enforce a judgment (12-108), the lien on debtor’s real estate and personal …