An Illinois Petition for Rule to Show Cause with Rule--Citation to Discover Assets is a legal document used in Illinois civil court proceedings. This petition allows a plaintiff to ask a court to issue an order “to show cause” to a defendant, which is an order requiring the defendant to appear in court and explain why they should not be found in contempt of court for failing to comply with a previous court order. The Rule--Citation to Discover Assets portion of the petition requires the defendant to provide a full accounting of their financial assets, including all property owned and any income received. The filing of a Petition for Rule to Show Cause with Rule--Citation to Discover Assets is typically done when a defendant has not paid a court-ordered sum of money to a plaintiff, or has failed to comply with a court order in another way. The petitioner is asking the court to order the defendant to appear in court and explain their failure to comply with the court order. In Illinois, there are two types of Petition for Rule to Show Cause with Rule--Citation to Discover Assets: one is a standard petition, and the other is an emergency petition. The standard petition may be filed in the county where the defendant resides, and the emergency petition may be filed in the county where the defendant is located at the time of the filing.