(b) Service - Service of praecipes, petitions, motions and other pleadings shall be in accordance with the law governing same. You may also fill in the other Party's street address, city, state, postal code, and phone number.None of those are required fields. 3. To file a civil lawsuit, you must complete a Complaint form, a Summons form as well as a Civil Division Action Cover Sheet. General Order 6.1(a) of the Circuit Court of Cook County, every caption must contain the words. A party who appears without having been served with summons is required to plead within the same time as if served with summons on the day he appears. This page offers free internet resources for people representing themselves in court. In addition to highlighting free legal resources available on websites. No complaint will be accepted after the close of a township's official filing period has closed. Efiling is required for most civil cases in Illinois.