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Go to Get Legal Help or text 'eviction' A court case brought by a landlord to get a tenant to move out to ILAOHelps at 85622 to apply for legal help. Reply Stop to cancel or Help for help. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies. Terms of use and Privacy Policy. In Cook County, visit Cook County Legal Aid for Housing & Debt.

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This Easy Form helps you make forms to ask the court for more time in your rental unit after being evicted.

The Easy Form does not e-file your forms. You can download the forms and e-filing instructions at the end of the program.

Learn more about asking for more time to move out after an eviction.

This program will help you make your court forms. It will ask questions for you to answer. At the end of the program, you will get completed court forms and instructions. You can save and print them, or the program can email them to you.

Form completion time: 10 minutes to 15 minutes

You will be able to save your work in the middle of the program.

This program will help you avoid mistakes when filling out the court forms. Your case could be delayed if there are errors on your forms. If you want to download a PDF version, visit the Illinois Courts Standardized State Forms website. Use Adobe Reader to fill in the PDF forms or print the forms to fill out by hand.

The interview and forms are in English.

Can I use this program?

To use this program, you must have been evicted from your rental unit and want to ask the court for more time before you have to move out.

What do I need first?

To complete this program, you will need a copy of the Eviction Order that was entered against you.

What documents will this create?

This program prepares the following forms:

  • Instructions
  • Motion to Continue (Reschedule) or Extend Time
  • Notice of Court Date for Motion
  • Proof of Delivery
  • Order on Motion to Continue (Reschedule) or Extend Time

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