The statute or limitations is extended for cases involving childhood sex abuse and molestation cases. Most personal injury cases (sex abuse falls into this category if you’re talking about a lawsuit – a criminal case is separate) have a deadline of about two years. This means that you have two years in most Illinois injury cases to file your lawsuit against any potential defendants.

For childhood sex abuse, Illinois law gives you a larger window to consider what you want to do. The statute of limitations is at least 20 years in most cases. This is the law as of…
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