Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 10.04

As amended through May 30, 2024

Rule 10.04 - CONSOLIDATION OF OFFENSES AND DEFENDANTS

A. Assignment of cases to a particular court will be pursuant to administrative order. All matters will be set in the court division that would hear the most serious offense charged, unless otherwise ordered.

B. All charges out of a single incident, including traffic and ordinance violations, shall be written into a single court on a single date.

C. Defendants charged with offenses arising out of the same transaction or occurrence or series of transactions or occurrences will be assigned into the same court, unless otherwise ordered.

D. Where two or more offenses are charged in a single indictment, information or complaint, those offenses shall be joined and tried together in a single joint prosecution, unless severance is granted.

E. Where two or more defendants are charged in the same indictment, information or complaint in one or more counts together or separately, such defendants shall be tried together in a single prosecution, unless severance is granted.

Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 10.04