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Eviction Early Resolution Program Resources for Courts | State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts

 Latest update: 5/30/2025

New Court-Based rental Assistance Program


  • Effective September 13, 2021, all residential eviction summons must include a notice about court-based rental assistance.
    • For the full Supreme Court order, click here.
    • All residential eviction summons must include a notice about Court-Based Rental Assistance in English and in Spanish. Check with your local court because they may have additional or different required information (for example, Cook and DuPage counties).
    • Courts may give parties more time to access rental assistance, legal aid, and mediation and continue any eviction matter for good cause shown.
  • Courts may give parties more time to access rental assistance, legal aid, and mediation and continue any eviction matter for good cause shown.

How to refer tenants to legal aid, mediation, and other resources


Approved Statewide Agreed Orders in Eviction Cases to help facilitate resolution


  

Eviction Video Resources

Rental assistance is available


National Center for State Courts (NCSC) Resources


 

Samples of Eviction Early Resolution Programs in Illinois


 

Samples of Eviction Early Resolution Programs outside of Illinois


 

 

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