Article III. Civil Appeals Rules · Part C. Record on Appeal · Last amended 2017 · Last verified July 20, 2026
In one sentenceRule 328 lets a party who needs relief from the reviewing court before the full record on appeal is filed submit a smaller, authenticated supporting record containing just what's needed to show the court has jurisdiction and understand the request.
Full Text of Ill. S. Ct. R. 328
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Any party seeking relief from the reviewing court before the record on appeal is filed shall file
an application or petition with an appropriate supporting record containing enough of the trial court record to show an appealable order or judgment, a timely filed and served notice of appeal (if required for appellate jurisdiction), and any other matter necessary to the application made. The supporting record must be authenticated by the certificate of the clerk of the trial court or by the affidavit of the attorney or party filing it.
The supporting record shall bear the caption of the appeal and be clearly labeled “Supporting Record.” The pagination of the supporting record shall conform to the requirements of Rule 324 and the Standards and Requirements for Electronic Filing the Record on Appeal.
Plain-English Summary
Sometimes a party needs the appellate court to act — grant a stay, allow an interlocutory appeal, extend a deadline — before the complete record on appeal has made its way up from the circuit court. Rule 328 fills that gap with the supporting record: a targeted set of documents showing an appealable order or judgment, a timely and properly served notice of appeal where jurisdiction depends on it, and whatever else the specific request needs.
Because there's no clerk's certification of a full record yet, the supporting record has to be authenticated another way — either the trial court clerk certifies it or the filing attorney or party swears to it by affidavit. It also has to carry the appeal's caption and be clearly labeled “Supporting Record,” with pagination that follows the same standards used for the full record on appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
When do I need to file a supporting record instead of waiting for the full record on appeal?
Whenever you're asking the reviewing court for relief before the complete record has been filed — for example, a stay, an interlocutory appeal, or an extension of time.
What must a supporting record contain?
Enough of the trial court record to show an appealable order or judgment, a timely and properly served notice of appeal if jurisdiction depends on it, and any other material the specific request needs.
How is a supporting record authenticated without a clerk's certified record?
By the certificate of the trial court clerk, or by the affidavit of the attorney or party filing it.
Does the supporting record need any special label or caption?
Yes. It must bear the appeal's caption and be clearly labeled “Supporting Record.”
Which rules commonly require filing a supporting record?
Interlocutory appeal rules like Rules 306, 307, and 308, along with motions for a stay under Rule 305, often call for a supporting record.
Committee Comments and Commentary
(December 17, 1993)
The new rule on supporting record is an adaptation of former Rule 328, “Short Record,” which was repealed in 1979 and incorporated into Rule 361. This rule provides the requirements for a uniform, limited supporting record, which a party is required to file in various situations under a number of different rules.
Amendment History
Adopted December 17, 1993, effective February 1, 1994; amended June 22, 2017, eff. July 1, 2017.
Source & verification. Rule text, official Committee Comments, and
amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Illinois Supreme Court Rules,
promulgated by the Supreme Court of Illinois. Last verified July 20, 2026.
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