An Illinois Defendant's Motion to Claim Exemption is a legal document filed in court by a defendant in a civil lawsuit in the state of Illinois. It is used to request that the court exempt certain assets of the defendant from being used to satisfy any judgment that may be entered in the case. This exemption is based on the Illinois Exemptions Statutes, which protect certain property owned by the defendant from being used to satisfy a judgment. Types of Illinois Defendant's Motion to Claim Exemption could include: personal property exemptions, homestead exemptions, wage exemptions, and pension exemptions. The motion must be filed with the court prior to the entry of a judgment, and must include details of the property that the defendant is seeking to have exempted.