As amended through May 30, 2024
Rule 11.07 - SETTLEMENT CONFERENCEA. Settlement conferences shall be mandatory in all contested pre-judgment Family Division cases and contested post-judgment allocation of parental responsibility and relocation petitions unless excused explicitly by court order. No such case shall proceed to trial or hearing as a contested matter until a settlement conference has been held.B. A settlement conference memorandum shall be provided by each party to the court and opposing counsel or self-represented· party two (2) days prior to the settlement conference. The settlement conference memorandum shall be in the form approved by the court.C. Settlement conferences shall be set by order of court pursuant to the court's own motion or notice and motion or by agreement of the parties. It is mandatory that the trial attorneys be present at all settlement conferences.D. Any party and/or attorney required under this rule or order of court to attend a settlement conference who, without good cause, fails to attend after having been given due and proper notice or fails to provide a settlement conference memorandum shall be subject to the sanctioning power of this court including, but not limited to, those authorized under Supreme Court Rule 219(c), such as civil or criminal contempt, dismissal, imposition of attorney's fees, imposition of monetary sanctions, and the awarding of the other party's costs of transportation, loss of work income and other expenses incident to that party's presence at the conference.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 11.07