An Illinois Order For Publication is a court order issued by a court in the state of Illinois requiring notice of a lawsuit to be published in a newspaper or other publication. This order is typically used when a person or entity that is being sued cannot be located or is otherwise not accessible. The order requires that notice of the lawsuit be published for a certain period of time, usually for at least four weeks, so that the defendant can be made aware of the lawsuit. There are two types of Illinois Order For Publication: Publication for Service of Summons and Publication for Notice. Publication for Service of Summons is used when a defendant cannot be served with the summons and complaint. This type of order requires that notice of the lawsuit be published in a newspaper or other publication in order to provide notice to the defendant. Publication for Notice is used when a defendant is known but cannot be served with the summons and complaint. This type of order requires that notice of the lawsuit be published in a newspaper or other publication in order to provide notice of a scheduled hearing or other event related to the lawsuit.