The two key rules that govern challenging a confessed judgment in Illinois are Supreme Court Rule 276 and Code Section 2-1301 (735 ILCS 5/2-1301). The latter provides that “any person for a debt bona fide due may confess judgment by himself or herself or attorney duly authorized, without process” and that the “application to confess judgment shall …
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