An Illinois Memorandum of Judgment is a legal document issued by a court in the state of Illinois to record a judgment entered by the court in a civil case. This document serves to record the amount of money due to a plaintiff from a defendant as the result of a court ruling. An Illinois Memorandum of Judgment is also known as a lien against the defendant’s property, meaning the defendant must pay the amount stated in the document before they can transfer ownership of the property. There are two types of Illinois Memorandum of Judgment: a judgment for money and a judgment for property. A judgment for money is an order for the defendant to pay the plaintiff a specific sum of money, while a judgment for property is an order to transfer ownership of a specific item, such as real estate, to the plaintiff. Both types of judgments are recorded in the Illinois Memorandum of Judgment and become public record.