An Illinois Memorandum Of Judgment is a legal document filed with the court that serves as a public record of a judgment that has been entered against a debtor. A memorandum of judgment is created when a creditor has won a court case against a debtor and the court has issued a judgment for the creditor to collect the debt from the debtor. A memorandum of judgment is then filed with the court and becomes a lien on any real property the debtor owns in the state of Illinois. There are two types of Illinois Memorandum Of Judgment, voluntary and involuntary. A voluntary memorandum of judgment is one where the debtor voluntarily signs a document allowing the creditor to collect the debt from them and the creditor files the document with the court. An involuntary memorandum of judgment is one where the creditor files a lawsuit and the court issues a judgment against the debtor without the debtor’s consent and the creditor files the document with the court.