Illinois Code § 755 ILCS 5/7-3

Proof of foreign will by copy.) (a) A written will admitted to probate
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outside of this State is sufficiently proved to admit it to probate in this State by
introducing in evidence an authenticated copy of the will and the probate thereof.

 
(b) A written will from any state or country whose laws do not require
a will to be probated
is sufficiently proved to admit it to probate in this State by introducing in evidence
an authenticated certificate of the legal custodian of the will that the
copy is a true copy and
that the will has become operative by the laws of that state or country.

 
(c) A notarial will from a state or country whose laws require the will
to remain in the
custody of a notary is sufficiently proved to admit it to probate in this
State by introducing
in evidence a copy of the will authenticated by the notary entitled to the
custody of the will.

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