# Illinois — Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic and electronic wills

For Illinois, witnesses required is attested in the presence of the testator by 2 or more credible witnesses; statute citation is 755 ILCS 5/4-3, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Illinois _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Witnesses required:** attested in the presence of the testator by 2 or more credible witnesses _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** 755 ILCS 5/4-3 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Every will shall be in writing, signed by the testator or by some person in his presence and by his direction and attested in the presence of the testator by 2 or more credible witnesses.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-755-estates/il-st-sect-755-5-4-3/
- https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=075500050K4-3

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2028-02-09.
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