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735 ILCS 5/2-1203 (2026)

Motions after judgment in non-jury cases

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(735 ILCS 5/2-1203) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1203)
    Sec. 2-1203. Motions after judgment in non-jury cases.
    (a) In all cases tried without a jury, any party may, within 30 days after the entry of the judgment or within any further time the court may allow within the 30 days or any extensions thereof, file a motion for a rehearing, or a retrial, or modification of the judgment or to vacate the judgment or for other relief.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of Section 413 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, a motion filed in apt time stays enforcement of the judgment except that a judgment granting injunctive or declaratory relief shall be stayed only by a court order that follows a separate application that sets forth just cause for staying the enforcement.
(Source: P.A. 95-902, eff. 1-1-09; 96-1072, eff. 1-1-11.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 334 cases (120 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Steinbrecher v. Steinbrecher, 759 N.E.2d 509 (Ill. 2001).
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Steinbrecher v. Steinbrecher, 759 N.E.2d 509 (Ill. 2001). · cites it 2× “They contend that the notice of appeal was untimely under Rule 303(a), and that her "Motion to Declare Void the Sale" filed on October 30, 1998, did not toll the time to file her notice of appeal because it was also untimely under section 2 1203(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure…”
Geisler v. Everest Nat'l Ins. Co., 2012 IL App (1st) 103834 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 6× “” 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(a) (West 2008). ¶ 49 Defendants claim that plaintiff’s September 24, 2010, motion must be construed merely as a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint because the motion did not “substantively” seek a rehearing, retrial, modification, or vacation…”
Kingbrook, Inc. v. Pupurs, 779 N.E.2d 867 (Ill. 2002). · cites it 3× “The question before us is: In a nonjury case, what degree of detail must be included in a motion to reconsider for such a motion to qualify as a "post-judgment motion" within the meaning of the Code of Civil Procedure (see 735 ILCS 5/2-1203 (West 1998)) and the rules of this…”
Berg v. Allied Sec., Inc., 737 N.E.2d 160 (Ill. 2000). · cites it 4× “Although it was filed less than a week after the circuit court had disposed of plaintiff's post-judgment request for leave to amend, defendants contended that plaintiff's motion was so deficient that it did not qualify as a post-judgment motion under section 2-1203 of the Code…”
Peraino v. Cnty. of Winnebago, 2018 IL App (2d) 170368 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). · cites it 2× “See 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(a) (West 2016); 5 ILCS 70/1.”
People v. Stoecker, 2020 IL 124807 (Ill. 2020). “See 735 ILCS 5/2-1203 (West 2016). Accordingly, we conclude the error is amenable to harmless error review and that each case is to be judged on its own specific facts.”
People v. Shunick, 2024 IL 129244 (Ill. 2024). · cites it 2× “3d 541, 544 (1997))); 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(a) (West 2020) (30-day deadline to -6- file a motion to reconsider judgment in a nonjury civil action); People v.”
Westcon/Dillingham Microtunneling v. Walsh Constr. Co., 747 N.E.2d 410 (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). · cites it 2× “For the purpose of this rule, a posttrial motion directed against the judgment is one that requests one of the types of relief set forth in section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1203 (West 1998)). Marsh v. Evangelical Covenant Church, 138 Ill.”
Wolkowitz v. Jamison, 2024 IL App (1st) 230455 (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). · cites it 3× “1-23-0455 ¶ 18 On January 5, 2023, defendant, through an attorney, filed a motion to vacate pursuant to section 2-1203 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2-1203 (West 2020)). 2 The attorney-drafted motion alleged that defendant believed the trial would be…”
In Re Application of Cnty. Treasurer, 824 N.E.2d 614 (Ill. 2005). · cites it 2× “(a) In all cases tried without a jury, any party may, within 30 days after the entry of the judgment or within any further time the court may allow within the 30 days or any extensions thereof, file a motion for a rehearing, or a retrial, or modification of the judgment or to…”
In Re Marriage of King, 802 N.E.2d 1216 (Ill. 2003). · cites it 2× “Section 508(c)(5) provides that a petition, or a praecipe for fee hearing without the petition, must be filed no later than the expiration of the period in which it is permissible to file a postjudgment motion under section 2-1203 of the Code (735 ILCS 5/2-1203 (West 2000)). 750…”
Chicago Architectural Metals, Inc. v. Bush Constr. Co., 2022 IL App (1st) 200587 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 2× “11 1-20-0587 See 735 ILCS 5/2-1203 (West 2018). The failure to do, says Bush, renders those judgments non- appealable.”
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— 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(a) — 140 cases
Steinbrecher v. Steinbrecher, 759 N.E.2d 509 (Ill. 2001). “They contend that the notice of appeal was untimely under Rule 303(a), and that her "Motion to Declare Void the Sale" filed on October 30, 1998, did not toll the time to file her notice of appeal because it was also untimely under section 2 1203(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure…”
Geisler v. Everest Nat'l Ins. Co., 2012 IL App (1st) 103834 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). “” 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(a) (West 2008). ¶ 49 Defendants claim that plaintiff’s September 24, 2010, motion must be construed merely as a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint because the motion did not “substantively” seek a rehearing, retrial, modification, or vacation…”
Peraino v. Cnty. of Winnebago, 2018 IL App (2d) 170368 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “See 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(a) (West 2016); 5 ILCS 70/1.”
Kingbrook, Inc. v. Pupurs, 779 N.E.2d 867 (Ill. 2002). “The question before us is: In a nonjury case, what degree of detail must be included in a motion to reconsider for such a motion to qualify as a "post-judgment motion" within the meaning of the Code of Civil Procedure (see 735 ILCS 5/2-1203 (West 1998)) and the rules of this…”
People v. Shunick, 2024 IL 129244 (Ill. 2024). “3d 541, 544 (1997))); 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(a) (West 2020) (30-day deadline to -6- file a motion to reconsider judgment in a nonjury civil action); People v.”
— 735 ILCS 5/2-1203(b) — 6 cases
In Re John G. Makula, Debtor. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc. v. Richard J. Mason, as Tr., 172 F.3d 493 (7th Cir. 1999).
Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc. v. Makula, 217 B.R. 550 (N.D. Ill. 1997).
In re Guardianship of J.O., 2025 IL App (4th) 241026-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025).
Royal Oak Condo. Ass'n v. Stevenson, 2025 IL App (1st) 242317 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025).
In re The Marriage of Browne, 2021 IL App (1st) 181558-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021).
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