Illinois Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Summons is a legal document that is sometimes used to initiate a civil lawsuit in the state of Illinois. This document is usually served upon a defendant to notify them of a pending lawsuit and to request a waiver of service of summons. The document is usually initiated by the plaintiff and includes information such as the name of the court, the names of the parties involved in the lawsuit, a description of the cause of action, the relief sought by the plaintiff, and a deadline by which the defendant must respond to the document. There are two types of Illinois Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Summons: Standard Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Summons and Simplified Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Summons. The Standard Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Summons must be served according to the rules of civil procedure, and the Simplified Notice of Lawsuit and Request for Waiver of Summons may be used in certain circumstances where service of process may be difficult or impossible. In either case, if the defendant does not respond or sign the waiver of service of summons within the required time period, the plaintiff can then proceed to serve the defendant with a summons.