Effective September 1, 2015
CASE TYPE | CLERK | COURT | LAW LIBRARY | COURT SECURITY | AUTOM’N FUND | COURT DOCMNT FUND | FORECLSR PREVENT’N | ACCESS TO JUSTICE FUND | E-BUSINESS | TOTAL |
Adoption (AD) | $65 | $65 | ||||||||
Alias Summons/Alias Citations | $5 | $5 | ||||||||
Appeals original documents (under 100 pages) original documents (over 100 pages) original documents (over 200 pages; each additional page) | $75 $150 $0.25 | $75 $150 | ||||||||
Bond Forfeiture Petition | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Certified Copies | $10 | $10 | ||||||||
Chancery (CH) commercial foreclosure TIER 1 (175 or more) TIER 2 (50-174) TIER 3 (49 or less) ANSWER | $115 $126 $121 $117 $40 | $5 $5 $5 $5 | $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 | $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 | $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 | $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 | $50 $550 $300 $100 | $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 | $259 $770 $515 $311 $129 |
Change of Venue | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Checks or other bank Instruments returned due to non-sufficient funds, account closed or stopped payment | $25 | $25 | ||||||||
Civil jury demand** | $212.50 | $212.50 | ||||||||
Confession of Judgment Under $1,500 $1,501 - $15,000 Over $15,000 | $40 $80 $120 | $5 $5 $5 | $13 $13 $13 | $25 $25 $25 | $20 $20 $20 | $20 $20 $20 | $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 $9 | $134 $174 $214 | |
Copies/Fax first page next 19 pages 20+ pages | $2 $0.50/ea $0.25/ea | |||||||||
Correction of Case | $20 | $20 | ||||||||
Counterclaims/3rd Party Defendant: Shall pay a fee for each counterclaim or 3rd party action equal to the fee paid if had brought separate action for relief sought less the amount of appearance fee if one has been paid. | ||||||||||
Dissolution/Invalidity of Marriage (D) Complaint Answer/Appearance Fee Counterclaim Child Support Admin Fee $36/year | $115 $50 $40 | $5 $5 | $13 $13 | $25 $25 | $20 $20 $15 | $20 $20 $15 | $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 | $209 $139 $77 | |
Eminent Domain (ED) Complaint Answer/Appearance Fee | $140 $40 | $5 | $13 $13 | $25 $25 | $20 $20 | $20 $20 | $2 $2 | $9 $9 | $234 $129 | |
Expungement Petition (In addition to the $60 fee paid to the Clerk, the Petitioner must make a check payable to the Illinois State Police for $60 - if the Petition is granted.) Certified copy of an Order to Expunge Arrest Records | $60 $4 | $120 $4 | ||||||||
Family (F)* Paternity Complaint Answer/Appearance fee Counterclaim Petition Underage Marriage Petition for Waiver of Waiting Period for Marriage License Child Support/Admin Fee $36/year Notice to putative fathers | $30 $30 $25 $40 $65 $65 $36/yr $25 | $5 $5 $5 | $13 $13 $13 | $25 $25 $25 | $15 $20 $20 $15 | $15 $20 $20 $15 | $2 $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 | $105 $124 $114 $77 $65 $65 $25 | |
Forcible Entry & Detainer Complaint-Possession and rent (under $15,000) Complaint-Possession and rent (Less than $50,000) Answer/Appearance Fee (Rent under $1,500) Answer/Appearance Fee (Over $1,500-$15,000) Complaint-possession only Appearance/answer (possession only) | $35 $93 $20 $40 $40 $45 | $5 $5 $5 | $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 | $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 | $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 | $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 | $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 | $129 $187 $109 $129 $134 $134 | |
Habeas Corpus (Petition for Relief) | $100 | $100 | ||||||||
Law (L) Lawsuit over $50,000 Answer/Appearance Fee Answer with Jury Demand | $115 $40 $341.50 | $5 | $13 $13 | $25 $25 | $20 $20 | $20 $20 | $2 $2 | $9 $9 | $209 $129 $341.50 | |
Law Magistrate (LM) Lawsuit less than $50,000 (Repvlin $15,000 or less) Answer Lawsuit less than $50,00 ($10,000-$15,000) Answer Lawsuit less than $50,000 ($15,000-$50,000) Answer Jury Fee (6) | $70 $40 $40 $40 $120 $22 $212.50 | $5 $5 $5 | $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 | $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 | $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 | $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 | $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 | $164 $129 $134 $129 $214 $129 $212.50 | |
Modify, alter, vacate any judgment or final orders | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Motions: Traffic/Criminal Vacate bond forfeiture orders Vacate ex parte judgments Vacate judgment on forfeitures Vacate “Failure to appear” or “Failure to Comply” sent to Secretary of State | $50 $50 $50 $50 | $50 $50 $50 $50 | ||||||||
Municipal Corporation (MC) Complaint Answer | $120 $18 | $5 | $13 $13 | $25 $25 | $20 $20 | $20 $20 | $2 $2 | $9 $9 | $214 $107 | |
Mental Health (MH) Complaint | $25 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $119 | |
Miscellaneous Remedy (MR) Complaint Answer Petition - Expungement (plus $60 - State Police Fee) | $115 $40 $60 | $5 | $13 $13 | $25 $25 | $20 $20 | $20 $20 | $2 $2 | $9 $9 | $209 $129 $120 | |
Petition for Adjudication of Indirect Civil Contempt $1 - $1,000 $1,001 - $5,000 +$5,000 | $12 $20 $40 | $12 $20 $40 | ||||||||
Petition for Real Estate | $50 | $50 | ||||||||
Probate (P) Settle Without Admin Estate Decedent Estate Guardianship of Estate & Person Under $15,000 Decedent Estate Guardianship of Estate & Person Over $15,000 Disabled person/minor’s estate ($15,000 or less) Disabled person/ minor’s estate (over $15,000) Disabled Person/ Minor’s Letters for person only-no estate Answer/Appearance Guardianship of Person Only Claim in an estate ($150-$499) Claim in an estate ($500-$9,999.99) Claim in an estate ($10,000 or more) Letters of Office Answer/Appearance Fee Jury Fee (6) | $140 $40 $140 $30 $30 $20 $30 $20 $20 $40 $60 $2 $40 $125 | $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 | $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 | $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 | $15 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $15 $20 | $15 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $15 $20 | $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 | $215 $134 $234 $124 $124 $114 $124 $95 $20 $40 $60 $2 $129 $125 | |
Record search (per year searched) | $6 | $4 | ||||||||
Small Claims (SC) $1 - $250 Answer & Appearance Fee $251 - $500 Answer & Appearance Fee $501 - $2,500 Answer & Appearance Fee $2,501 - $10,000 Answer & Appearance Fee Jury Fee (6) (12) | $10 $10 $20 $20 $30 $30 $60 $60 $12.50 $25 | $5 $5 $5 $5 | $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 $13 | $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 $25 | $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 | $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 $20 | $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 $9 | $104 $99 $114 $109 $124 $119 $154 $149 $12.50 $25 | |
Tax Deed (TX) (one parcel included) Each Additional Parcel Motion to declare a sale in error Scavenger tax sale Tax Objections (TX) (per objection regardless of how many complaints or parcels are involved) | $140 $60 $10 $25 $40 | $5 $5 $5 $5 | $13 $13 $13 $13 | $25 $25 $25 $25 | $20 $20 $20 $20 | $20 $20 $20 $20 | $2 $2 $2 $2 | $9 $9 $9 $9 | $234 $60 $104 $119 $134 | |
Wage Garnishment/Wage Deductions/ Wage Citations $1 - $1,000 $1,001 - $5,000 Over $5,000 | $15 $25 $45 | $15 $25 $45 | ||||||||
* Family except petitions under Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and petitions under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. ** In every civil action not quasi-criminal in it nature and not a proceeding for the exercise of the rights of eminent domain and in every other action where the right of trial by jury is or may be given by law, the Circuit Clerk shall be entitled to receive the fee for the services of a jury. The jury fee shall be paid by the party demanding a jury at the time of the filing the jury demand. If the fee is not paid by either party, no jury shall be called and the cases shall be tried by the court without a jury. | ||||||||||
CASE TYPE | CLERK | COURT | LAW LIBRARY | COURT SECURITY | AUTOM’N FUND | COURT DOCMNT FUND | FORECLSR PREVENT’N | ACCESS TO JUSTICE FUND | E-BUSINESS | TOTAL |
CASE TYPE | CLERK | COURT | LAW LIBRARY | COURT SECURITY | AUTOM’N FUND | COURT DOCMNT FUND | FORECLSR PREVENT’N | ACCESS TO JUSTICE FUND | E-BUSINESS | TOTAL |
Adoption (AD) | $65 | $65 | ||||||||
Alias Summons/Alias Citations | $5 | $5 | ||||||||
Appeals | ||||||||||
original documents (under 100 pages) | $60 | $60 | ||||||||
original documents (over 100 pages) | $150 | $150 | ||||||||
original documents (over 200 pages; each additional page) | $0.25 | |||||||||
Bond Forfeiture Petition | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Certified Copies | $10 | $10 | ||||||||
Chancery (CH) | ||||||||||
commercial foreclosure | $115 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $50 | $2 | $9 | $259 |
TIER 1 (175 or more) | $126 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $550 | $2 | $9 | $770 |
TIER 2 (50 - 174) | $121 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $300 | $2 | $9 | $515 |
TIER 3 (49 or less) | $117 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $100 | $2 | $9 | $311 |
ANSWER | $40 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $129 | |
Change of Venue | $40 | $30 | ||||||||
Checks or other bank Instruments returned due to non-sufficient funds, account closed or stopped payment | $25 | $25 | ||||||||
Civil jury demand** | $212.50 | $212.50 | ||||||||
Confession of Judgment | ||||||||||
Under $1,500 | $40 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $134 | |
$1,501 - $15,000 | $80 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $174 | |
Over $15,000 | $120 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $214 | |
Copies/ Fax | ||||||||||
first page | $2 | |||||||||
next 19 pages | $0.50/ea | |||||||||
20+ pages | $0.25/ea | |||||||||
Correction of Case | $20 | $20 | ||||||||
Counterclaims/3rd Party Defendant: Shall pay a fee for each counterclaim or 3rd party action equal to the fee paid if had brought separate action for relief sought less the amount of appearance fee if one has been paid. | ||||||||||
Dissolution/Invalidity of Marriage (D)
| ||||||||||
Complaint | $115 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $209 | |
Answer/Appearance Fee | $50 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $139 | ||
Counterclaim | $40 | $5 | $15 | $15 | $2 | $77 | ||||
Child Support Admin Fee $36/year | ||||||||||
Eminent Domain (ED) | ||||||||||
Complaint | $140 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $234 | |
Answer/Appearance Fee | $40 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $129 | |
Expungement Petition (In addition to the $60 fee paid to the Clerk, the Petitioner must make a check payable to the Illinois State Police for $60 - if the Petition is granted.) | $60 | $120 | ||||||||
Certified copy of an Order to Expunge Arrest Records | $4 | $4 | ||||||||
Family (F)* | ||||||||||
Paternity | $30 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $15 | $15 | $2 | $105 | ||
Complaint | $30 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $124 | |
Answer/Appearance fee | $25 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $15 | $15 | $2 | $9 | $114 | |
Counterclaim | $40 | $5 | $15 | $15 | $2 | $77 | ||||
Petition Underage Marriage | $65 | $65 | ||||||||
Petition for Waiver of Waiting Period for Marriage License | $65 | $65 | ||||||||
Child Support/Admin Fee $36/year | $36/yr | |||||||||
Notice to putative fathers | $25 | $25 | ||||||||
Forcible Entry & Detainer | ||||||||||
Complaint - Possession and rent (Under $15,000) | $35 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $129 | |
Complaint - Possession and rent (Less than $50,000) | $93 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $187 | |
Answer /Appearance Fee (Rent under $1,500) | $20 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $109 | ||
Answer /Appearance Fee (Over $1,500 - $15,000) | $40 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $129 | ||
Complaint - possession only | $40 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $134 | |
Appearance/answer (possession only) | $45 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $134 | ||
Habeas Corpus (Petition for Relief) | $100 | $100 | ||||||||
Law (L) | ||||||||||
Lawsuit over $50,000 | $115 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $209 | |
Answer/Appearance Fee | $40 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $129 | |
Answer with Jury Demand | $341.50 | $341.50 | ||||||||
Law Magistrate (LM) | ||||||||||
Lawsuit less than $50,000 (Repvlin $15,000 or less) | $70 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $164 | |
Answer | $40 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $129 | ||
Lawsuit less than $50,00 ($10,000-$15,000) | $40 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $134 | |
Answer |
$40
|
$13
|
$25
|
$20
|
$20
|
$2
|
$9
| $129 | ||
Lawsuit less than $50,000 ($15,000-$50,000) | $120 |
$13
|
$25
|
$20
|
$20
|
$2
|
$9
| $214 | ||
Answer | $22 |
$13
|
$25
|
$20
|
$20
|
$2
|
$9
| $129 | ||
Jury Fee (6) | $212.50 | $212.50 | ||||||||
Modify, alter, vacate any judgment or final orders | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Motions: Traffic/Criminal | ||||||||||
Vacate bond forfeiture orders | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Vacate ex parte judgments | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Vacate judgment on forfeitures | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Vacate “Failure to appear” or “Failure to Comply” sent to Secretary of State | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Municipal Corporation (MC) | ||||||||||
Complaint | $120 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $214 | |
Answer | $18 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $107 | ||
Mental Health (MH) Complaint | $25 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $119 | |
Miscellaneous Remedy (MR) | ||||||||||
Complaint | $115 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $209 | |
Answer | $40 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $129 | ||
Petition - Expungement (plus $60 - State Police Fee) | $60 | $120 | ||||||||
Petition for Adjudication of Indirect Civil Contempt | ||||||||||
$1 - $1,000 | $12 | $12 | ||||||||
$1,001 - $5,000 | $20 | $20 | ||||||||
+$5,000 | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Petition for Real Estate | $50 | $50 | ||||||||
Probate (P) | ||||||||||
Settle Without Admin Estate | $140 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $15 | $15 | $2 | $215 | ||
Decedent Estate Guardianship of Estate & Person Under $15,000 | $40 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $134 | |
Decedent Estate Guardianship of Estate & Person Over $15,000 | $140 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $234 | |
Disabled person/minor’s estate ($15,000 or less) | $30 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $124 | |
Disabled person/minor’s estate (over $15,000) | $30 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $124 | |
Disabled Person/ Minor’s Letters for person only-no estate | $20 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $114 | |
Answer/Appearance | $30 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $124 | |
Guardianship of Person Only | $20 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $15 | $15 | $2 | $95 | ||
Claim in an estate ($150-$499) | $20 | $20 | ||||||||
Claim in an estate ($500-$9,999.99) | $40 | $40 | ||||||||
Claim in an estate ($10,000 or more) | $60 | $60 | ||||||||
Letters of Office | $2 | $2 | ||||||||
Answer/Appearance Fee | $40 | $129 | ||||||||
Jury Fee (6) | $125 | $125 | ||||||||
Record search (per year searched) | $6 | $4 | ||||||||
Small Claims (SC) | ||||||||||
$1 - $250 | $10 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $104 | |
Answer & Appearance Fee | $10 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $99 | ||
$251 - $500 | $20 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $114 | |
Answer & Appearance Fee | $20 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $109 | ||
$501 - $2,500 | $30 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $124 | |
Answer & Appearance Fee | $30 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $119 | ||
$2,501 - $10,000 | $60 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $154 | |
Answer & Appearance Fee | $60 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $149 | ||
Jury Fee (6) | $12.50 | $12.50 | ||||||||
(12) | $25 | $25 | ||||||||
Tax Deed (TX) | ||||||||||
(one parcel included) | $140 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $234 | |
Each Additional Parcel | $60 | $60 | ||||||||
Motion to declare a sale in error | $10 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $104 | |
Scavenger tax sale | $25 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $119 | |
Tax Objections (TX) (per objection regardless of how many complaints or parcels are involved) | $40 | $5 | $13 | $25 | $20 | $20 | $2 | $9 | $134 | |
Wage Garnishment/Wage Deductions/ Wage Citations | ||||||||||
$1 - $1,000 | $15 | $15 | ||||||||
$1,001 - $5,000 | $25 | $25 | ||||||||
Over $5,000 | $45 | $45 | ||||||||
* Family except petitions under Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and petitions under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984. ** In every civil action not quasi-criminal in it nature and not a proceeding for the exercise of the rights of eminent domain and in every other action where the right of trial by jury is or may be given by law, the Circuit Clerk shall be entitled to receive the fee for the services of a jury. The jury fee shall be paid by the party demanding a jury at the time of the filing the jury demand. If the fee is not paid by either party, no jury shall be called and the cases shall be tried by the court without a jury. | ||||||||||
(Prior Code, § 33.03) (Res. passed 5-16-1996; Res. 2015-10, passed 9-24-2015; Res. 2015-10(A), passed 10-22-2015; Res. 2018-06, passed 7-19- 2018; Res. 2018-17, passed 12-20-2018; Res. passed 6-20-2019)