Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Illinois

If you are a court appointed executor, the estate should be closed through the court system. If there were no court proceeding initiated, and thus no order issued appointing an executor, nothing need be done if there are no assets requiring a court proceeding to distribute. The decedent's will should be filed with the clerk of the court of the county in which the decedent resided. This is a legal requirement independent of whether there will be a probate.