Statute of Limitations for Revival / Window Legislation in Illinois

Statute of Limitations for Revival / Window Legislation in Illinois

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Published August 25, 2025 • Updated May 16, 2026 • By DocketMath Team

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How the limitation period applies

The controlling primary authority for US-IL statute-of-limitations — revival-window-legislation is 735 ILCS 5/13-202.2.

735 ILCS 5/13-202.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action for damages based on childhood sexual abuse or a violation of Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012 in which the victim is a minor may be commenced at any time; provided, however, that the changes made by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to actions commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly if the action would not have been time barred under any statute of limitations or statute of repose prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.

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Sources

All sources are official primary law published by www.ilga.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.