(a) Power of court to adopt rules. These rules are promulgated pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure Section 1-104(b) providing that the Circuit Court may make rules regulating their dockets, calendars, and business and Supreme Court Rule 21 (a) providing that a majority of the circuit judges in each circuit may adopt rules governing civil and criminal cases consistent with rules and statutes and which, so far as practicable, shall be uniform throughout the state.

(b) Existing rules repealed. These rules shall become effective on July 1, 1976. All prior rules of the Circuit Court of Cook County are hereby repealed.

[Amended November 29, 1982, effective December 15, 1982.]