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735 ILCS 5/2-102 (2026)

Residence of corporations, voluntary unincorporated associations and partnerships defined

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(735 ILCS 5/2-102) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-102)
    Sec. 2-102. Residence of corporations, voluntary unincorporated associations and partnerships defined. For purposes of venue, the following definitions apply:
    (a) Any private corporation or railroad or bridge company, organized under the laws of this State, and any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State is a resident of any county in which it has its registered office or other office or is doing business. A foreign corporation not authorized to transact business in this State is a nonresident of this State.
    (b) A partnership sued in its firm name is a resident of any county in which any partner resides or in which the partnership has an office or is doing business. A partnership sued in its firm name, of which all partners are nonresidents of this State and which does not have an office or do business in this State, is a nonresident of this State.
    (c) A voluntary unincorporated association sued in its own name is a resident of any county in which the association has an office or, if on due inquiry no office can be found, in which any officer of the association resides. A voluntary unincorporated association sued in its own name, of which all its members are nonresidents of this State and which does not have an office or do business in this State, is a nonresident of this State.
(Source: P.A. 83-901.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Tabirta v. Cummings, 2020 IL 124798 (Ill. 2020).
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Tabirta v. Cummings, 2020 IL 124798 (Ill. 2020). · cites it 2× “) 735 ILCS 5/2-102(a) (West 2016). Consequently, we must determine whether GML “had” an office in Cook County, that is, whether Bolton’s home office was an office of GML.”
Langenhorst v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., 848 N.E.2d 927 (Ill. 2006). “See 735 ILCS 5/2-102(a) (West 2000) (in the case of a foreign corporation, residence is defined as any county where the corporation has an office or is doing business).”
Milwaukee Concrete Studios, Ltd. v. Fjeld Mfg. Co., Inc., & Janice Krueger, 8 F.3d 441 (7th Cir. 1993). · cites it 2× “That result flows from the interaction of 735 ILCS 5/2-102(a), which defines such a corporation as a nonresident of Illinois, and id.”
Boxdorfer v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 790 N.E.2d 391 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “Section 2-102(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure provides that for purposes of venue regarding corporations, any private corporation authorized to do business in the State of Illinois "is a resident of any county in which it has its registered office or other office or is doing…”
Home Depot USA v. Dep't of Revenue, 823 N.E.2d 625 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “In other words, we will look to where the entity has its "nerve center(s).”
Kerry No. 5 v. Barbella Grp., 2012 IL App (1st) 102641 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 3× “*** If all defendants are nonresidents of the State, an action may be commenced in any county.”
Braun v. Aspide Med., 2020 IL App (1st) 200131 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “If a limited liability company were treated as a corporation or partnership for venue purposes, a further inquiry beyond where BG Medical had its office and where Huelskamp and his wife resided at the time plaintiffs filed their lawsuits would be necessary because the residency…”
Ammerman v. Raymond Corp., 884 N.E.2d 1221 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “" 735 ILCS 5/2-102(a) (West 2006). The purpose of the Illinois venue provision is to "`insure that the action will be brought either in a location convenient to the defendant, by providing for venue in the county of residence, or convenient to potential witnesses by allowing for…”
In Re Cnty. Treasurer, 837 N.E.2d 947 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “) 735 ILCS 5/2-102(a) (West 2002). Green Tree does not claim that the address to which H & H Investments mailed notice was not one of its offices or a place where it was doing business.”
Rensing v. Merck & Co., Inc., 857 N.E.2d 702 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-101 (West 2004)) generally governs venue and provides, in relevant part: "Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every action must be commenced (1) in the county of residence of any defendant who is joined in good…”
Tabirta v. Cummings, 2019 IL App (1st) 172891-B (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “¶ 24 With respect to county of residence of corporate defendants, section 2-102 of the Code provides that "[a]ny private corporation *** organized under the laws of this State, and any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this State is a resident of any county…”
Wood v. Hunt, 2022 IL App (4th) 210221-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “¶ 15 Given Wood complains of a transaction that occurred in part in Tazewell County, and CEFCU is a corporate resident of the county (735 ILCS 5/2-102(a) (West 2020)), Tazewell County could be an appropriate venue.”
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Tabirta v. Cummings, 2020 IL 124798 (Ill. 2020). “) 735 ILCS 5/2-102(a) (West 2016). Consequently, we must determine whether GML “had” an office in Cook County, that is, whether Bolton’s home office was an office of GML.”
Langenhorst v. Norfolk S. Ry. Co., 848 N.E.2d 927 (Ill. 2006). “See 735 ILCS 5/2-102(a) (West 2000) (in the case of a foreign corporation, residence is defined as any county where the corporation has an office or is doing business).”
Milwaukee Concrete Studios, Ltd. v. Fjeld Mfg. Co., Inc., & Janice Krueger, 8 F.3d 441 (7th Cir. 1993). “That result flows from the interaction of 735 ILCS 5/2-102(a), which defines such a corporation as a nonresident of Illinois, and id.”
Boxdorfer v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., 790 N.E.2d 391 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “Section 2-102(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure provides that for purposes of venue regarding corporations, any private corporation authorized to do business in the State of Illinois "is a resident of any county in which it has its registered office or other office or is doing…”
Braun v. Aspide Med., 2020 IL App (1st) 200131 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “If a limited liability company were treated as a corporation or partnership for venue purposes, a further inquiry beyond where BG Medical had its office and where Huelskamp and his wife resided at the time plaintiffs filed their lawsuits would be necessary because the residency…”
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