(735 ILCS 5/9-106) (from Ch. 110, par. 9-106)
Sec. 9-106.
Pleadings and evidence.
On complaint by the party or parties
entitled to
the possession of such premises being filed in the circuit court for the
county where such premises are situated, stating that such party is
entitled to the possession of such premises (describing the same with
reasonable certainty), and that the defendant (naming the defendant) unlawfully
withholds the possession thereof from him, her or them, the clerk of the
court shall issue a summons.
The defendant may under a general denial of the allegations of the
complaint offer in evidence any matter in defense of the action.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 9-120,
no
matters not germane to the distinctive purpose of the proceeding shall
be introduced by joinder, counterclaim or otherwise. However,
a claim for rent may be joined in the complaint, and judgment may be entered
for the amount of rent found due.
(Source: P.A. 90-360, eff. 1-1-98.)
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