The Illinois Request For Preparation of Record On Appeal is a legal document that is used when a party to a case wishes to appeal a lower court's decision and needs to create an appellate record. The request is filed with the clerk of the appellate court and notifies the clerk that the appealing party has filed a notice of appeal and wishes to create a record of the proceedings for the appellate court to review. The request also provides the clerk with a list of documents and other materials that the appealing party would like to have included in the record, as well as any special requests for the record. There are two types of Illinois Request For Preparation of Record On Appeal: one for civil cases and one for criminal cases.