As amended through September 23, 2024
A. Whenever a felony charge is set for jury trial, the court will, at the request of either the prosecutor or attorney for the defendant, set a pre-trial conference status date in court when the parties must appear. All pre-trial motions, including motions in limine, must be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court prior to, but no later than, the pre-trial conference appearance date. The court will set briefing schedules and dates for hearing, prior to commencement of the jury trial, on any pre-trial motions not yet heard. Motions filed after the pre-trial conference appearance may be heard, in the court's discretion, upon good cause shown.B. Prior to jury selection, the prosecutor and attorney for the defendant shall prepare and present to the court a statement of facts for the case being tried, which shall include the names of potential witnesses each party may call during trial, including the municipal entity in which they live, or in the case of police officials, the law enforcement entity for whom they are employed.C. The prosecutor and attorney for the defendant shall each prepare jury instructions in writing and present them to the Trial Judge and opposing counsel when the case is called for jury trial or at such other times as the Trial Judge may order. The attorney submitting the written jury instructions will provide one copy each for the Trial Judge and opposing counsel containing the proponent's instruction number and the Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction number or the legal authority upon which the attorney relies. In addition, the submitting attorney will provide the Trial Judge with an identical set of proposed instructions that do not contain the proponent's instruction number or the Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction number or the legal authority.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 10.22