Sue Deadlines

All states

Statute of limitations in Illinois

2 yearsPersonal injury deadline

2 years (735 ILCS 5/13-202)1

The details

Personal injury
2 years after the cause of action accrued (735 ILCS 5/13-202).1

The sources we read do not say: property damage, written contract, oral contract, medical malpractice, defamation, fraud, debt collection (open account), claims against the state government (notice deadline).

Other Illinois sections could not be opened on the official site, so only personal injury is shown for now.
Deadlines usually run from the date of the harm or its discovery, and many exceptions apply. A lawyer can tell you how they apply to you.

Sources

  1. 735 ILCS 5/13-202, Illinois General Assembly, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.