Illinois: state courts

The rule on parallel citations

• Parallels optional. Public-domain citation (earlier cases: the Official Reports)

  “Citation of Illinois cases filed prior to July 1, 2011, and published in the Illinois Official Reports shall be to the Official Reports, but the citation to the North Eastern Reporter and/or the Illinois Decisions may be added. For Illinois cases filed on or after July 1, 2011, and for any case not published in the Illinois Official Reports prior to that date and for which a public-domain citation has been assigned, the public-domain citation shall be given and, where appropriate, pinpoint citations to paragraph numbers shall be given; a citation to the North Eastern Reporter and/or the Illinois Decisions may be added but is not required.”

  RequirementIll. S. Ct. R. 6·checked Oct. 10, 2026·official text ↗ (opens in a new tab)

A worked example

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