Thank you to Spikey and gwheelock915! I cannot tell you how amazing it feels to have some guidance on this topic. gwheelock915, here is what the summons says, verbatim: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DEKALB COUNTY THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: XXXXXXX ASSET ACCEPTANCE, LLC AMOUNT CLAIMED $5,849.55 VS JKAC SMALL CLAIMS SUMMONS TO EACH DEFENDANT: YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED TO APPEAR before this Court in Coutroom 100 in 133 WEST STATE STREET SYCAMORE IL 60178 at 9 AM, on 7/10/13, to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff(s), a copy of which is attache