{"data":{"id":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-2-602","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"735 ILCS 5/2-602","heading":"Designation and order of pleadings.","body":"The first pleading by the plaintiff shall be designated a complaint. The first pleading by the defendant shall be designated an answer. If new matter by way of defense is pleaded in the answer, a reply shall be filed by the plaintiff, but the filing of a reply is not an admission of the legal sufficiency of the new matter. Further pleadings may be permitted as required by the court.","path":["CHAPTER 735 CIVIL PROCEDURE","Code of Civil Procedure."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=2017\u0026ChapterID=56\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:43Z","sha256":"c253108d6aa40967a57b555e3dc07fb1e52031839b17ac8b5cd95e653719d196","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-2-601","next":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-2-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}