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Statute of Limitations for Discovery Rule in Illinois

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Statute of Limitations for Discovery Rule in Illinois
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Illinois statute-of-limitations: period is 3; statute of limitations years is 2.

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Authority and key facts

Citation: 735 ILCS 5/13-202

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Verified April 29, 2026

  • Period: 3
  • Statute Of Limitations Years: 2
  • Government Notice Period Days: 365
  • Limitation Period: 3 years

How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for discovery-rule is 735 ILCS 5/13-215.

735 ILCS 5/13-215. If a person liable to an action fraudulently conceals the cause of such action from the knowledge of the person entitled thereto, the action may be commenced at any time within 5 years after the person entitled to bring the same discovers that he or she has such cause of action, and not afterwards.

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