Illinois Receipt and approval On Closing Of Decedents Estate In Independent administration is a process by which the court reviews the final accounting of a decedent's assets in an estate. The court reviews the accounting to ensure that the estate has been properly administered and that the assets have been properly distributed. The court must approve the accounting before the estate can be closed. There are two types of Illinois Receipt and approval On Closing Of Decedents Estate In Independent administration: (1) full and public administration and (2) limited and private administration. In full and public administration, the court reviews the accounting and all interested parties must be given notice of the hearing. In limited and private administration, the court reviews the accounting but only those parties with an immediate interest in the estate are given notice of the hearing.