Illinois is a no-fault divorce state. This means that one spouse does not shoulder the burden of having to prove the other spouse engaged in bad actions that led to the divorce. A no-fault divorce proceeds faster than fault-based divorces for a few good reasons.
One reason no-fault divorces reach resolutions faster is that the spouses do not battle it out trying to prove that the other was responsible for the divorce. Plus, one divorcing party is not obligated to receive the consent of the other spouse to end the marriage.
When the chances of reconciliation are minimal due to irreconcilable differences, an Illinois court will have reason to grant the divorce. Similarly, a judge will find grounds for divorce when the spouses live separately for six consecutive months prior to the divorce judgement.