Legal Question in Disability Law in Illinois

i was served papers in IL, cook county. the process server trespassed onto my property. the back door was unlocked and he let himself into my house! at the time i was sleeping on the couch after a long night on the town and was not feeling well. i woke up dazed when the man was coming into my bedroom! i quickly got up to figure out what the hell was going on and who the hell was inside my house. i don't have too much recollect about the situation but i do remember identifying myself and signing a piece of paper. despite my stupor, i was becoming irate at the fact that this man came into my home on a sunday afternoon into my private living areas where i could have been inappropriately dressed and he seemed to lack concern for that fact. i was so mad that i threw the papers aside and totally forgot about the court date. i also did not call or threaten to call police because 1. i was half asleep and not feeling well at the time 2. he had a badge and ive never been served papers before so i was a little intimidated. are there rules/regulations about service of papers? can a man let himself into my unsecured house and start going through every room to find a person? i realize i should have not signed anything and called police for trespassing but i can't now. i also didn't get the mans name because again, i was half asleep and becoming irate about him walking in on me as if he owned the house...it all happened so fast. because i missed the court date, a default judgment was entered. but im wondering if i can motion to vacate on a technicality because the server essentially used unscrupulous service methods and for all intents and purposes trespassed and unlawfully entered my home?

thanks.

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