For much of the history of the Illinois judicial system, personal service has been plaintiffs’ preferred method of serving respondents and defendants. This method has proven to work well in most cases. But what about defendants who actively evade service or have even left the state, asks Jessica A. Pullen in her April Illinois Bar Journal article, “Social Service.”

Pullen explores the advantages and disadvantages of the Illinois Supreme Court’s 2023 amendment to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 102 that explicitly allows plaintiffs to serve the summons and complaint via electronic means, including service via email, text message, and social media. 

 Read the April IBJ article, "Social Service."