STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF _____________ IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ____________________________ Plaintiff, v. ____________________________ Defendant. JUDICIAL DISTRICT Case Number: _____________ Amount of money claimed: $__________________ SUMMONS REQUIRING APPEARANCE ON A SPECIFIC DAY (forcible entry and detainer and recovery of personal property only) To each Defendant: You are summoned and required to appear before this Court at , ______________,Illinois, on ________________, ___________________, 20 ____ at ____________ _.M to answer the Complaint filed against you in this case. This date cannot be less than 7 days or more than 40 days after the date this summons was issued. IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO, A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. To the Officer: This summons must be returned by the Officer or other person to whom it was given for service, with endorsement of service and fees, if any, immediately after service and not less than 3 days before the date of appearance listed above. If service cannot be made, this summons shall be returned so endorsed. This summons may not be served later than 3 days before the date of appearance listed above. WITNESS, Circuit Clerk of the _______________ Judicial Circuit, and the seal thereof, in the City of __________________________, in _____________________ County, Illinois. (Seal of Clerk here) Date: _____________________, 20 ____. Signed: _____________________________, Clerk of the ____________ Judicial Circuit Prepared by: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ SUMMONS - ORIGINAL CIRCUIT CLERK’S COPY American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com RETURN OF SERVICE to be completed by Sheriff The undersigned certifies that he/she served this Summons on the Defendant as follows: (Check appropriate blank, and complete service information below) _____ a) (Individual defendant - personal): By leaving copy of the complaint with each individual personally. _____ (b) (Individual defendant - abode): By leaving a copy and a copy of the complaint at the usual place of abode of each individual defendant with a person of his family, of the age of 13 years or upwards, informing that person of the contents and also by sending a copy of the summons in a seal envelope with postage fully prepaid, addressed to each individual defendant at his usual place of abode. _____ (c) (Other service -- explain below) SERVICE INFORMATION: Name of Defendant: Summons given to: Name: Sex Race Approximate Age Place of Service Street Address: City of , State of Date of Service: , 20 ____ Time Date of Mailing (if abode service was used) Signed: , Sheriff of By: County, State of __________________ , Deputy American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com