R&G, Inc. v. Midwest Region Foundation for Fair Contracting, Inc.

Section 2 — 1203(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 1203(a) (West 2002)) governs postjudgment motions in non-jury cases. Supreme Court Rule 303(a)(1) (155 Ill. 2d R. 303(a)(1)) governs appeals from final judgments in civil cases and provides that if a party timely files a posttrial motion directed against the judgment, the notice of appeal may be filed within 30 days of the entry of the order disposing of that postjudgment motion, rather than within 30 days of the court’s initial entry of judgment. The issue this case presents is whether the postjudgment motion filed by…