These rules may be found in the Law Library on the 29th floor of the Daley Center, 50 West Washington. Each suburban district office has a Law Library as well. You may find a copy of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules www.illinoiscourts.gov.

In accordance with Illinois Supreme Court Rule 321, the Record on Appeal contains the judgment order, the Notice of Appeal and the entire original common law record, Reports of Proceedings and trial exhibits (if applicable). The common law record includes every document filed and every order entered.

The Record on Appeal may be limited to less than the full common law record in the following instances:

1. By stipulation of the parties
2. If, after notice and hearing, the trial court or the reviewing court orders less.

If trial exhibits will be included in the Record on Appeal, they should be submitted to the Civil Appeals Division uploaded in the eAppeals System with a stipulation of the parties or with a court order.

Civil Notices of Appeal are filed with the Civil Appeals Division in Room 801 of the Daley Center, 50 West Washington, Chicago, IL. Notices of Appeal filed in the districts are forwarded to the Civil Appeals Division. The Notice of Appeal May be electronically filed on the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s website at www.cookcountycourt.com.The party who filed the Notice of Appeal is responsible for obtaining a file stamp on the face of the document.

A notice of appeal is a no fee filing.

When filing a Notice of Appeal, an applicant is given a “Request to Prepare a Record on Appeal” form. A deposit of $110.00, to be applied against the final fee due, is required. The request form is electronically filed on the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s website at www.cookcountycourt.com filed in Room 801 of the Daley Center. The form is also available on the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s website.

The fees can be waived if a judge approves your application to sue as a poor person also known as a 298 Petition. (Form CCG N689). The form must be electronically filed with your Notice of Appeal.

In accordance with Supreme Court Rule 323, Reports of Proceedings (ROPs) may be included in a Record on Appeal. The Reports of Proceedings must be filed using the Record of Appeals Submission Site (insert site’s address here).

There are two types of Reports of Proceedings: court reporter transcripts and bystander reports.

ROPs (court report transcripts) must be filed using the Record of Appeals Submission Site (instert site’s address here) filed with the Civil Appeals Division one of several ways:

• With a valid 323b letter by the court reporter (fourteen days must pass from the date of the letter to the filing date). The 323b letter is filed with the transcript.
• With a Circuit Court order certifying the transcript.
• With a stipulation of the parties.

ROPs (bystander reports) may be filed with the Civil Appeals Division one of two ways:

• With a Circuit Court order certifying the bystander report.
• With a stipulation of the parties.

The required documents must be electronically filed, along with the Reports of Proceedings using the Record of Appeals Submission Site. (Insert site’s Address here) Please review Supreme Court Rule 323 for all the requirements associated with Reports of Proceedings.

The party who filed Notice of Appeal is responsible for filing the record on appeal must be filed using the Record of Appeals Electronic Submission Site (insert site’s address here) either with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Supreme Court Building, Springfield, IL or to the Clerk of the Appellate Court, 160 N. LaSalle Street, 14th floor, Chicago, IL.

Once you have filed a Notice of Appeal, you must motion before the judge a Motion to Stay Execution of Judgment. If the judge allows a stay of judgment you must present that order to the sheriff. (Stay of Execution of Judgment SCR 305)

Reports of Proceedings must be filed using this Record of Appeals Electronic Submission (eAppeals) Site in the following manner:

1. ROPs must be filed in sequential order by proceedings date (oldest to newest);
2. The filing must Identify the date of each proceedings;
3. The filing must list the Reports of Proceeding exactly as titled, as descriptive as possible;
4. The filing must contain a hyperlink to each Report of Proceeding.

Exhibits must be filed using this Records of Appeals Submission (eAppeals) Site in the following manner:

1. Exhibits must be filed in sequential order by the date the exhibit was admitted (oldest to newest);
2. The filing must identify the party offering the exhibit;
3. The filing must identify the exhibit number assigned when the exhibit was offered;
4. The filing must provide a description of the exhibit;
5. The filing must identify which party is in possession of the exhibit;
6. The filing must have a hyperlink to each documentary exhibits.

Supplemental Records on Appeal must be filed using this Records of Appeals Submission (eAppeals) Site in the same manner as described above.