Rule 2.09 - CUSTODY OF EVIDENCE(a) The Clerk of the Court shall take custody of all items admitted into evidence by the court at any proceeding, hearing or trial. The Clerk shall preserve, safeguard and account for each piece of admitted evidence until specifically relieved of that duty by court order and shall bring the evidence back into the courtroom as required by the judge. During times when court is not in session, every effort shall be made by the Clerk to secure all contraband items or items of intrinsic value or danger in a secure safe or a locked storage area, and not entrust them to the possession of another.(b) Items in evidence, removed by order of court from the Clerk's custody for any reason, shall be specifically listed in a written order or enumerated orally on the record, and entrusted to a named individual, such as a Deputy Sheriff, Bailiff or attorney. When the need for alternate custody has been concluded, all such items shall be immediately returned to the custody of the Clerk, and the return of each item shall be memorialized by written order or enumerated orally on the record.(c) At the conclusion of the case, the Clerk shall retain custody of all items in evidence, preserving, safeguarding and accounting for them until such time as the Clerk may be relieved of custody by order of court.(d) Items offered but not accepted into evidence by the court shall be retained by the proffering party, unless ordered to be taken into the custody of the Clerk for purposes of future review. Once taken into custody by the Clerk, they shall be preserved, safeguarded, and accounted for in the same manner as items in evidence.(e) This rule applies equally to all types of cases heard in the 18th Judicial Circuit. Litigant/attorney shall provide a copy of their exhibit list(s) to the courtroom clerk at the commencement of the trial.(f) This rule applies to all case types heard in the 18th Judicial Circuit.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Dupage Cnty. 2.09