September 21, 2021 – The Illinois Supreme Court announced today an amendment to Order M.R. 30370 which extends the temporary stay on residential evictions through October 3, the same date that Governor Pritzker’s moratorium is set to expire.
Amended Order M.R. 30370 is available on the Court website by clicking here. The extension of the temporary stay through October 3 allows for more rental assistance to be distributed through the statewide Court-Based Rental Assistance Program (CBRAP) which was launched throughout Illinois on September 15.
Under the CBRAP, litigants may qualify for up to 12 months of past-due rent and 3 months of future rent to prevent eviction and homelessness. The Illinois Judicial Conference’s Court Operations During COVID-19 Task Force recommended these amendments to the Court. The Court and the Illinois Judicial Conference created the Task Force in June 2020 to serve as a rapid response unit to address ongoing challenges to court operations caused by the pandemic.
