An Illinois Order For Consolidation of Cases is a court order issued by a judge in Illinois that allows for multiple legal cases to be consolidated into one. The order is typically used when multiple parties are involved in a single legal dispute or when a single party is involved in multiple legal disputes. This order allows the judge to hear the relevant facts and arguments of all the parties involved in one proceeding, thus saving the court time and resources. There are two types of Illinois Order For Consolidation of Cases: Mandatory and Permissive. Mandatory consolidation requires the parties to comply with the order and join each case into one. Permissive consolidation, on the other hand, allows the parties to agree to or disagree with the order. If the parties agree, the cases are consolidated; if not, they may proceed separately.