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SPECIAL ORDER NO.: 2020 - 16 SUBJECT: Legal Holiday Schedule IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
(a) With the exception of Pretrial Division (formerly known as Central Bond Court) and Juvenile Court, which convene every day of the year, the circuit court of Cook County, Illinois, shall adjourn, and the office of the circuit clerk shall be closed on the following legal holidays for the year 2021 :
January 1 New Year’s Day Friday
January 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday
February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday Friday
February 15 Washington’s Birthday (Observed) Monday
March 1 Casimir Pulaski Day (Observed) Monday
May 31 Memorial Day Monday
June 18 Juneteenth (Observed) Friday
July 5 Independence Day (Observed) Monday
September 6 Labor Day Monday
October 11 Columbus Day (Observed) Monday
November 11 Veterans’ Day Thursday
November 25-26 Thanksgiving Thursday, Friday
December 24 Christmas Day (Observed) Friday
December 31 New Year's Day (Observed) Friday
(b) All matters returnable on said legal holidays shall be continued to the court's next business day. (c) All deadlines for filing motions and pleadings falling on a holiday shall be extended to the court's next business day. Dated this 15th day of January, 2021.
ENTERED:
Timothy C. Evans
Chief Judge
Circuit Court of Cook County
SPECIAL ORDER NO.: 2019 - 53 (Amended)
SUBJECT: Legal Holiday Schedule
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
(a) With the exception of Central Bond Court and Juvenile Court, which convenes every day of the year, the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, shall adjourn, and the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, shall be closed on the following legal holidays for the year 2020:
January 1 New Year’s Day Wednesday
January 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday
February 12 Lincoln’s Birthday Wednesday
February 17 Washington’s Birthday (Observed) Monday
March 2 Casimir Pulaski Day (Observed) Monday
May 25 Memorial Day Monday
July 3 Independence Day (Observed) Friday
September 7 Labor Day Monday
October 12 Columbus Day (Observed) Monday
November 3 2020 General Election Day Tuesday
November 11 Veterans’ Day (Observed) Wednesday
November 26-27 Thanksgiving Thursday, Friday
December 25 Christmas Day Friday
(b) All matters returnable on said legal holidays shall be continued to the next business day of the court.
(c) The time for filing all motions and pleadings shall be extended to the next business day of the court.
Dated this 23rd day of May, 2019. This order shall be spread upon the records of this court and published.