# Illinois · the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law — Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state

For Illinois · the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law, state is Illinois; automatic or by motion is by motion; what triggers relief is the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law; what the relief does is a court file in an eviction action be placed under seal; statute is 735 ILCS 5/9-121, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Illinois _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Automatic or by motion:** by motion _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What triggers relief:** the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the relief does:** a court file in an eviction action be placed under seal _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** 735 ILCS 5/9-121 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may order that a court file in an eviction action be placed under seal if the court finds that the plaintiff's action is sufficiently without a basis in fact or law, which may include a lack of jurisdiction, that placing the court file under seal is clearly in the interests of justice, and that those interests are not outweighed by the public's interest in knowing about the record.

## Where each value comes from

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

### Automatic or by motion

> (b) Discretionary sealing of court file. The court may order

### Statute

> (735 ILCS 5/9-121) Sec. 9-121. Sealing of court file.

## Source

- https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K9-121

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state](https://referencesource.org/eviction-record-sealing-and-expungement-by-state/).