{"id":"AGY-ST-COURTS-033","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois","state":"IL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-COURTS","eco":"","issuer":"Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County","authority":"Ill. S. Ct. R. 21(b); the court\u0027s inherent authority; Ill. S. Ct. M.R. 30370 (eff. Aug. 27, 2020) (masks)","instrument":"General Administrative Order No. 2020-07: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Modification of Operations","title":"Winter 2020 re-tightening: all matters by videoconference except in extraordinary or compelling circumstances; judges and employees to work remotely; masks for all persons; no criminal bench trials and no jury trials of any kind until further order; residential eviction filings and enforcement stayed until further order","dateIssued":"2020-11-23","effective":"2020-11-23 (\u0027Effective immediately\u0027)","end":"Amended Mar. 23, Apr. 22/27, June-Oct. 2021 (Exs. AGY-ST-COURTS-034, -035); still in force, as amended, on Sept. 30, 2021 (amended again Oct. 15 and 19, 2021)","startDate":"2020-11-23","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["CRT","TELE","MASK","GATH","CAP"],"addressees":["all judges and employees of the Circuit Court","attorneys, litigants, jurors and witnesses","the Sheriff of Cook County","landlords and tenants"],"clause":"IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, except in extraordinary or compelling circumstances, all matters in all Districts and Divisions of the court shall be conducted by videoconference... all judges and employees of the court, except those who are performing essential court operations, shall work remotely and conduct business telephonically or by videoconference... all persons, including, but not limited to, judges, court staff, parties, attorneys, jurors, and witnesses wear masks or other face coverings in the courthouse at all times... no residential real estate eviction action shall commence unless a tenant poses a direct threat... the sheriff of Cook County shall refrain from enforcement of eviction orders relating to residential real estate until further order of the court... No bench trials in criminal cases and no jury trials of any kind shall be held until further order of the court.","enforcement":"General administrative order under Ill. S. Ct. R. 21(b) and M.R. 30370","functions":["CT courts and agencies","SV servicing and collections","PM property management (evictions stayed)","CL closings","OF office and administration (remote work)","WF workforce"],"notes":"The Chief Judge\u0027s own recital ties the order to \u0027executive orders of the State of Illinois, Cook County, the City of Chicago, and other local municipalities\u0027 and Governor\u0027s EO 2020-72 (Nov. 13, 2020).","sourceUrl":"https://ocj-web-files.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/orders/11.23.2020_GAO_2020-07.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":3761243,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-COURTS","url":"/library/AGY-ST-COURTS-033","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-COURTS-033","citation":"Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans, Circuit Court of Cook County, General Administrative Order No. 2020-07: COVID-19 Emergency Measures, Modification of Operations (Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-033)","stateName":"Illinois","related":["AGY-ST-COURTS-034","AGY-ST-COURTS-032","AGY-ST-COURTS-036"]}