Rule 1.01 - GENERAL RULES(a)Applicability. The General Rules apply to both civil and criminal proceedings. The Rules of the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit, together with the Illinois Supreme Court Rules [not chaptered in ILCS], the Code of Civil Procedure (ILCS Ch. 735), and the Code of Criminal Procedure (ILCS Ch. 720), govern all proceedings except to the extent that the procedure in a particular kind of action is specifically regulated by a statute other than as therein provided.(b)Construction. The Rules of the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit are to be construed in accordance with the appropriate provisions of an Act to revise the law in relation to the construction of statutes, approved March 5, 1874, as amended (5 ILCS 70/1et seq.), and in accordance with the standards stated in Paragraph 1-106 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/1-106).(c)Enforcement. The Court shall enforce all rules and orders necessary to compel compliance with the Rules of the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit and may apply remedies provided in Supreme Court Rules 21(c) and 219(c), as well as such sanctions, as passing the matter to the end of the call, striking it from the call or continuing it to a later date.(d)Gender. When used in the Rules of the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit, words or phrases that import the masculine or feminine genders shall be construed to include all genders, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the context.(e)Effective Date. These Rules of the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit shall become effective upon the approval of the Court Judges. At least once each year, the Rules Committee shall be assigned to review the Rules of the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit and recommend changes to the Circuit Judges.(f) The following short titles shall be used throughout the Rules of the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit: (1) Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/1-101et seq.);(2) Code of Criminal Procedure (725 ILCS 5/100-1et seq.);(3) Criminal Code (720 ILCS 5/1-1et seq.);(4) Supreme Court Rules (not chaptered in ILCS);(5) Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/1-1 -1 et seq.);(6) Rules of the Circuit Court of the 18th Judicial Circuit [Local Rule(s) or Rule(s)].Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Dupage Cnty. 1.01