Modified (51% bar)2-year ordinary injury clock
Illinois (no cap in force)
Caps keep getting passed and then dying in the courts. Confirm current status. Do not trust a 2005 number.
Last checked Aug 31, 2026 · LawyerUnc editorial. Educational only, not legal advice.
- If you share blame
- If you are more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing. At 50% or less, your recovery is cut by your share of blame.
- Ordinary injury time limit
- 2 years. 735 ILCS 5/13-202. Tolling, discovery rules, and other claim types can change that. Use the time-limit tool, then have a lawyer confirm the subsection.
- Caps on pain and suffering
- Prior noneconomic caps were struck down as unconstitutional. There is no general PI cap in force.
What that actually means
Illinois is a reminder that a cap on a bill is not a cap on the books. The Supreme Court of Illinois has killed noneconomic caps more than once.
Ordinary injury clock is two years. The 51% bar applies. Cook County practice is its own climate.