(735 ILCS 5/9-121) Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file. (a) Definition. As used in this Section, "court file"
means the court file created when a forcible entry and detainer
action is filed with the court. (b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may
order that a court file in a forcible entry and detainer action
be placed under seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's
action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law, which
may include a lack of jurisdiction, that placing the court file
under seal is clearly in the interests of justice, and that
those interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in
knowing about the record. (c) Mandatory sealing of court file. The court file relating to a forcible entry and detainer action brought against a tenant who would have lawful possession of the premises but for the foreclosure on the property shall be sealed pursuant to Section 15-1701.
(Source: P.A. 96-1131, eff. 7-20-10.)|