Amendments to the January 16, 2002 Edition18th Judicial Circuit Court Rules

See latest additions at the end of the list.  The full set of court rules for the 18th Circuit may be found on the DuPage County website.

May 21, 2002 Amendments replace the April 2002 amendments
ARTICLE 15 DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION
15.18 Mediation and Evaluation Program
III. Oversight Committee
ARTICLE 34 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL/DRUGS
34.04 DUI Evaluation Fees

August 30, 2002 Article 30: General
30.05 DEFENDANT'S APPEARANCE BY A TWO-WAY AUDIO/VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Court Rule Amendments effective July 15, 2003
Amending the following sections:
Rule 2.16: Transferred Cases (Added)
Article 13: Mandatory Arbitration, various amendments
Rule 15.18, H and I: Evaluation Process and Payment of Fees
Rule 30.06: Defendant's Demand for Speedy Trial

 Mandatory Arbitration, effective 8/20/03.

Rule Amendment, 7/20/04
Court Reporting Service Rules
Photographing, Recording, Broadcasting or Televising...
Custody of Evidence

Rule Amendment 8/17/04
Motion For Substitution of Judge For Cause
Probation and Court Services Records

E-Filing

Rule Amendment: Domestic Relations
Effective 3/15/05
15.18 - II Evaluation Program

Amendments to Article 5 - E-filing
effective April 19, 2005

Rule Amendments
effective 3/23/06:
1.34 Procedure Upon Remand for Further Proceedings (Addition) 
6.10 Privacy Issues (Addition) 
36.11 Probation and Court Services Records (Amendment)

Article 13: Mandatory Arbitration
effective 1/23/06

Article 16 - Small Claims
effective 1/23/06

Rule Amendment 6.05 - CONTESTED MOTIONS, Effective 9/14/06

Rule Amendment 8.01 - SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, Effective 9/14/06

Rule Amendment
Effective 11/15 and 11/28/06
E-Filing: 5.02 - Effective Date 
5.03 - Designation of Electronic Filing Case Types 
5.06 - Method of Filing 
Pleadings and Motions: 6.05 - Contested Motions

Rule Amendment
Effective 1/17/07 
15.06 (d) Setting of Cases on Court Calls 
Domestic Relations Pro Se Court

Rule Amendment
Effective 9/17/07
15.05 Dissolution of Marriage, Declaration of Invalidity of Marriage and Legal Separation

Rule Amendment
36.11 PROBATION AND COURT SERVICES RECORDS 
Effective 11/14/07

Rule Amendment
Effective 3/12/08
30.05 DEFENDANT'S APPEARANCE BY A TWO-WAY AUDIO/VIDEO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

Rule Amendment
Effective 7/16/08 
Article 15: Domestic Relations REPLACED 
Article 21: Adoptions REPLACED

Rule Amendment
Effective July 8, 2009 
ARTICLE 8:  SETTLEMENT, LITIGATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES 
Added:  8.01(a) Small Claims Subrogation Settlement Conferences

Rule Amendment
Effective 9/9/09
13.02.1  DILIGENCE DATE
16.03  RETURN DAY PROCEDURES

Rule Amendment
Effective 1/13/10
1.19 MEETINGS
13.02.1 DILIGENCE DATE
16.03 RETURN DAY PROCEDURES

Rule Amendment
Effective August 1, 2010
1.30 Photographing, Recording, Broadcasting or Televising In or Near Courtrooms.

Rule Amendment
Effective 9/15/10
30.10  Placing of CF, CM, DV or TR Filings on the Court’s Call

Rule Amendment
Effective 7/9/14
5.16 Authority for E-Records
13.01 Civil Actions Subject to Mandatory Arbitration
35.02 Jury Demands

If you have any difficulty viewing the amendments please contact the Bar Office, (630) 653-7779.