Section 790.250  Records – Calendar

a)         Records. The Clerk shall record all orders of the Court, including the final disposition of cases.  The Clerk shall keep all required dockets in which all claims shall be entered, together with their number, dates of filing, the name of claimants, their attorneys of record and respective addresses.

b)         Timely Filing – Paper Filings. As paper filings are received, the Clerk shall stamp the filing date thereon, and forthwith mail to opposing counsel a copy of all orders entered, pleadings, motions, notices and briefs as filed. Such mailing shall constitute due notice and service thereof.

c)         Timely Filing − Electronic Filings.  Unless a statute, rule or court order requires that a document be filed by a certain time of day, a document electronically filed is considered timely if submitted before midnight (Central Time Zone) on or before the date on which the document is due.  A document electronically filed on a day when the Clerk's office is not open for business will, unless rejected, be file stamped as filed on the next day the Clerk's office is open for business.  The electronically filed document shall be endorsed with the Clerk's electronic file mark setting forth, at a minimum, the date, and the time of filing. If a corrected version of the rejected document is filed, but would be deemed untimely as a result of the earlier rejection, the filing party may file a motion for original submission date as follows:

1)         Rejection.

A)        If a document is rejected for any reason, the electronically filing party may, within five court days of the notice of rejection, electronically file a motion requesting that the later-filed document be deemed to have been electronically filed on the original submission date.  The motions shall set forth the following:

i)          The date of the original submission;

ii)         The date of the rejection;

iii)        The reason for the rejection; and

iv)        The document to be deemed electronically filed on the date of the failed submission, attached as an exhibit.  The document shall contain no changes from the original except to correct the error identified by the Clerk as the reason for the rejection, if applicable.

B)        The Court shall grant a timely motion for original submission date that satisfies subsection (c)(1)(A) and enter an order establishing that the effective date of filing of the corrected document shall be the date of the original submission. If the filer establishes that the original file was rejected for reasons not in conformity with those permitted under this Section, the corrected document need not vary from the original submission.

2)         Technical Failure.

A)        If a document is untimely due to a technical failure of the Court-approved electronic filing system, the filing party may request that the later-filed document be deemed filed as of the date of the technical failure by filing a motion within five business days after the date of the technical failure that includes:

i)          The date of the technical failure;

ii)         The circumstances of the technical failure; and

iii)        The documents to be deemed filed on the date of the technical failure, attached as an exhibit.

B)        Upon a showing that the technical failure prevented the timely filing of the document, the court shall grant a timely motion for original submission date and enter an order establishing that the effective date of filing of the corrected document shall be the date of the failed submission attempt.

d)         The Court shall have jurisdiction to rule on any timely motion for original submission date.

(Source:  Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 7241, effective May 1, 2026)