In proceedings to confirm a judgment by confession or to collect a judgment for money, in which the judgment is for $10,000 or less, exclusive of interest and costs, process may be served in the manner provided in Rule 284.
Ill. Sup. Ct. R. 289
Committee Comments
(Revised March 8, 2007)
Rule 289 was added in 1981 to permit service by mail in proceedings to confirm a judgment by confession and in proceedings to collect a judgment, e.g., wage deductions and garnishment, when the amount of the judgment is $2,500 or less, the figure used to define a small claim in Rule 281.
In 2007 the rule was amended to reflect the increased jurisdictional limit from $5,000 to $10,000 for small-claims actions under Rule 281.