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Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-034 Order Primary source read

General Administrative Order No. 2020-07 (amended effective April 22, 2021; entered nunc pro tunc April 27, 2021)

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's EO 2021-05 permits; sheriff's eviction enforcement stayed until further order; jury-trial resumption target dates of March 22 and May 3, 2021

Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County · Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (Court)

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Jurisdiction
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois · Illinois
Level
Court
Authority
Ill. S. Ct. R. 21(b); the court's inherent authority; Ill. S. Ct. M.R. 30370
Issued
2021-04-27 Apr. 27, 2021
Effective
2021-04-22
End
Further amended (June-Oct. 2021); in force, as amended, on Sept. 30, 2021 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Apr. 22, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Telework mandateGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • all judges and employees of the Circuit Court
  • attorneys, litigants, jurors and witnesses
  • the Sheriff of Cook County
  • landlords and tenants
Functions reached
  • CT courts and agencies
  • SV servicing and collections
  • PM property management
  • OF office and administration
  • WF workforce
Collection
State courts AGY-ST-COURTS

Operative words

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's 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)

Retrieval note

Scanned PDF read by Windows OCR (first two of eleven pages).