Illinois Default Judgment is a ruling by a court that enters a judgment in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant has failed to respond or appear in court after being properly served with a complaint. This type of judgment is entered in civil cases in the state of Illinois when the defendant has not responded to a lawsuit within 30 days of being served with the complaint. There are two types of Illinois Default Judgment: Default Judgment on the Pleadings and Default Judgment on the Merits. Default Judgment on the Pleadings occurs when the defendant has not filed an answer to the complaint within the required time frame and the court grants judgment in favor of the plaintiff based solely on the pleadings. Default Judgment on the Merits occurs when the defendant has not filed an answer and the court grants judgment after considering evidence and testimony submitted by the plaintiff.