Rule 1-1.01 - Rules of CourtA. The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit adopts the following Local Court Rules for the conduct, government and management of business, operations, proceedings, and other functions and services of the Court.B. These Rules shall be applied, construed and enforced so as to avoid inconsistency with other Rules of court and statutes governing proceedings, functions and services of this Court. In their application and administration, they shall be construed and employed so as to provide fairness and simplicity in procedure to avoid delay; and to secure just and expeditious determination of all actions and proceedings.C. These Rules are promulgated pursuant to Section 5/1-104(b) of the Code of Civil Procedure, providing that the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit may make Rules regulating their dockets, calendars and business, and Supreme Court Rule 21(a), providing that a majority of the Circuit Judges may adopt Rules governing civil and criminal cases consistent with statutes and Supreme Court Rules.D. These Rules shall become effective on the 24th day of October, 2016, and Rules in effect prior thereto will no longer be in effect. Rules promulgated hereafter become effective on the date of their approval by the Circuit Judges.E. Any amendment of these Rules shall be passed by a majority vote of all Circuit Judges of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.F. All Rules of this Court, and amendments thereto, shall be filed with the Director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, Springfield, Illinois, within ten days after adoption thereof pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 21. Copies of said Rules and amendments shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.G. Any amendments to the Local Court Rules shall contain Chapter, Part, Rule and Section numbers for appropriate placement within the body of the Rules. The Judicial Committee responsible for review of these Rules shall specify the placement of any amendment at the time of the amendment's adoption. These Rules shall be cited as Chapter, Part, Rule and Section number in the following manner: LCR 1-1.08(B)(1).H. The law governing the construction of statutes (5 ILCS 70/1, et seq.) shall apply to the construction of these Rules. In the event of any conflict between the content of a Rule and that of an Administrative Order, the Rule shall prevail.I. These Rules shall apply to all civil and criminal proceedings, unless contained in a Chapter, Part or Rule which limits its application.J. Any reference in these Rules to "he," "she," "his," or "her" is intended to be gender neutral and shall be construed to apply to each gender.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Lake Cnty. 1-1.01