By now, my readers should know that the Illinois forcible entry and detainer statute is hyper-technical. It is easy to get “off track” in an eviction. Landlords can get easily distracted from the essentials of an eviction case. When that happens, they focus on “side-issues” that don’t really impact the eviction case. These side-issues only serve to distract from the case and sometimes even allow a defendant to stumble onto an issue that will cause a delay or may even prove fatal to the landlord’s case.
