§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-5 Compensation; jury
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-10 Parties
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-15 State agency proceedings; information
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-20 Construction easement
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-25 Service; notice
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-30 Hearing
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-35 Challenge of jurors
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-40 Oath of jury
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-45 View of premises; jury’s report
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-50 Admissibility of evidence
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-55 Special benefits
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-60 Value
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-62 Relocation costs
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-65 Reimbursement; inverse condemnation
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-70 Judgments
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-75 Intervening petition
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-80 Bond; use of premises
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-85 Payment to county treasurer
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-90 Distribution of compensation
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-95 Verdict and judgment to be filed of record
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-100 Lands of State institutions not taken
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-105 Sale of certain property acquired by condemnation
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-110 Offers of settlement by defendant; attorney’s fees and litigation expenses
§ 735 ILCS 30/10-5-115 Eligible costs
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 735 ILCS 30 > Article 10 - General Procedure

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.