{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-034","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County","authority":"Ill. S. Ct. R. 21(b); the court\u0027s inherent authority; Ill. S. Ct. M.R. 30370","instrument":"General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021)","title":"Spring 2021 amendment: videoconference remains the default for all matters; judges to work remotely; masks for all persons; residential eviction actions may not commence or continue except as the Governor\u0027s EO 2021-05 permits; sheriff\u0027s eviction enforcement stayed until further order; jury-trial resumption target dates of March 22 and May 3, 2021","dateIssued":"2021-04-27","effective":"2021-04-22","end":"Further amended (June-Oct. 2021); in force, as amended, on Sept. 30, 2021","startDate":"2021-04-22","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","TELE","MASK","GATH"],"addressees":["all judges and employees of the Circuit Court","attorneys, litigants, jurors and witnesses","the Sheriff of Cook County","landlords and tenants"],"clause":"IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, except as expressly provided below or in extraordinary or compelling circumstances, all matters in all Districts and Divisions of the court shall be conducted by videoconference... all judges of the court shall work remotely and conduct business telephonically or by videoconference... all persons... wear masks or other face coverings in the courthouse at all times... except as permitted by the Governor\u0027s Exec. Order No. 2021-05 (March 5, 2021)... no residential real estate eviction action shall commence or continue unless a tenant poses a direct threat... the sheriff of Cook County shall refrain from enforcement of eviction orders relating to residential real estate until further order of the court","enforcement":"General administrative order under Ill. S. Ct. R. 21(b)","functions":["CT courts and agencies","SV servicing and collections","PM property management","OF office and administration","WF workforce"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://ocj-web-files.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/orders/2021-04-27_GAO_2020-07.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":4174686,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-034","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-034","citation":"Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021) (Apr. 27, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-033","AGY-ST-COURTS-038"]}