# Illinois — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Illinois, effect on discovery is Discovery shall be suspended pending a decision on the motion; statute is 735 ILCS 110/20, 110/25, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Illinois _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** The court shall award a moving party who prevails in a motion under this Act reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in connection with the motion. The court shall award a responding party who prevails in a motion under this Act reasonable attorney's fees and costs included in connection with the motion if the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effect on discovery:** Discovery shall be suspended pending a decision on the motion. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** 735 ILCS 110/20, 110/25 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Discovery shall be suspended pending a decision on the motion.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> The court shall award a moving party who prevails in a motion under this Act reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred in connection with the motion. The court shall award a responding party who prevails in a motion under this Act reasonable attorney's fees and costs included in connection with the motion if the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding.

### Effect on discovery

> Discovery shall be suspended pending a decision on the motion.

## Source

- https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073501100K20
- https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073501100K25

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state](https://referencesource.org/anti-slapp-motion-provisions-by-state/).