{"data":{"id":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-9-109","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"735 ILCS 5/9-109","heading":"Trial ex parte.","body":"If the defendant does not appear, having been duly summoned as herein provided the trial may proceed ex parte, and may be tried by the court, without a jury.","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":"b315d7e3b57008628bc29b8bf81911c952382bda5f6d9889987abd5d8a2d73e2","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-9-108","next":"us-il/735-ilcs-5-9-109.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}