Goodwin v. Matthews

*733 ¶ 1 Defendant Kenneth Matthews, pro se , appeals the entry of an order of possession in favor of plaintiffs Kevin Goodwin (Goodwin) and Ray Rabideau (Rabideau) (collectively plaintiffs) in a forcible entry and detainer action pursuant to the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act (Act) ( 735 ILCS 5/9-101, et seq. (West 2016) ). On appeal, defendant maintains that (1) the order of possession is void because plaintiffs failed to satisfy the statutory requirements for service of a five-day notice according to section 9-211 of the Act ( 735 ILCS 5/9-211 (West 2016) ), (2) the circuit court erroneously…