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This mortgage foreclosure action was dismissed for want of prosecution when the plaintiff failed to appear at a status hearing. On the same day, the defendant filed for bankruptcy. She received a bankruptcy discharge about 3 months later. After the bankruptcy stay was lifted, the plaintiff filed a motion to vacate […]

This appeal serves as a brief reminder of the proper procedure in connection with the dismissal of a petition under 735 ILCS 5/2-1401, which seeks to vacate a final order, judgment, or decree more than 30 days after its entry. A §2-1401 petition must be served in the same manner […]

Judging by recent decisions, the Second District appears to be a hotbed of revestment. More accurately, it may be a hotbed of unsuccessful revestment arguments. Revestment refers to the judicial doctrine under which a trial court can lose and then be “revested” with jurisdiction over a case under certain circumstances. […]

Illinois Supreme Court Rule 304(a) provides that, if multiple claims for relief are involved in an action, an appeal may be taken from a final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all of the claims if the trial court makes an explicit written finding that there is […]

This case involves a claim by employees of a poultry processing plant in Chicago that the employer violated overtime provisions of federal and state law by not paying the employees for the time they take, before and after lunch breaks, to don and doff the sanitary protective clothing required for […]