Illinois Small Claims Court Filing Fees (2026)
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Each Illinois court sets its own fee, so the county matters. Pick yours to see the court and what's included.
Adams County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedAlexander County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedBond County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedBoone County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedBrown County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedBureau County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedCalhoun County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedCarroll County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedCass County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedChristian County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedClark County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedClay County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedClinton County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedColes County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedCrawford County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedCumberland County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedDe Witt County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedDeKalb County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedDouglas County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedEdgar County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedEdwards County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedEffingham County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedFayette County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedFord County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedFranklin County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedFulton County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedGallatin County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedGreene County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedGrundy County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedHamilton County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedHancock County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedHardin County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedHenderson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedHenry County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedIroquois County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedJackson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedJasper County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedJefferson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedJersey County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedJo Daviess County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedJohnson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedKankakee County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedKnox County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedLaSalle County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedLawrence County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedLee County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedLivingston County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedLogan County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMacon County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMacoupin County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedCircuit Court of Madison County (3rd Judicial Circuit)
Additional service-of-summons fees (sheriff or process server) and jury-demand fees ($12.50 six-person, $25 twelve-person) are separate.
Court, contact and what's includedMarion County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMarshall County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMason County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMassac County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMcDonough County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMenard County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMercer County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMonroe County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMontgomery County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMorgan County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedMoultrie County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedOgle County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedPerry County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedPiatt County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedPike County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedPope County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedPulaski County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedPutnam County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedRandolph County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedRichland County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedSaline County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedSchuyler County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedScott County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedShelby County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedCircuit Court of St. Clair County (20th Judicial Circuit)
Small Claims Jury Fee (rare): $12.50 six-person, $25 twelve-person, separate.
Court, contact and what's includedStark County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedStephenson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedTazewell County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedUnion County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedVermilion County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedWabash County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedWarren County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedWashington County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedWayne County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedWhite County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedWhiteside County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedWilliamson County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedCircuit Court of Winnebago County (17th Judicial Circuit)
Court, contact and what's includedWoodford County courts
We haven't verified this county's fee from an official source yet. Call the clerk before you go. Verified Illinois courts charge between $89 and $379.
Court, contact and what's includedFees across Illinois
Lowest small claims filing fee in each county. Darker costs more.
Largest counties
| County | Filing fee |
|---|---|
| CookCircuit Court of Cook County | $287–$379 |
| DuPageCircuit Court of DuPage County | $130–$300 |
| LakeCircuit Court of Lake County | $114–$284 |
| WillCircuit Court of Will County | $144–$314 |
| KaneCircuit Court of Kane County | $144–$314 |
| McHenryCircuit Court of McHenry County | $89–$264 |
| WinnebagoCircuit Court of Winnebago County | $122–$292 |
| MadisonCircuit Court of Madison County | $94–$264 |
| St. ClairCircuit Court of St. Clair County | $91–$266 |
Before you file
Chicago-area courts may have higher filing fees. Check your specific county.
Many courts charge extra for each added defendant or for certified-mail service. Your county's result above lists what applies.
If you can't afford the fee, ask the clerk how to file without paying up front. The court decides. Illinois fee waiver guide
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Each court in this county sets its own small claims fee.
Illinois small claims fees by county
In Illinois the fee depends on where you file. 15 of 102 counties show a fee verified on an official page; the rest show the verified range and the clerk to contact.
- Adams County Not yet verified
- Alexander County Not yet verified
- Bond County Not yet verified
- Boone County Not yet verified
- Brown County Not yet verified
- Bureau County Not yet verified
- Calhoun County Not yet verified
- Carroll County Not yet verified
- Cass County Not yet verified
- Champaign County $89 to $248
- Christian County Not yet verified
- Clark County Not yet verified
- Clay County Not yet verified
- Clinton County Not yet verified
- Coles County Not yet verified
- Cook County $287 to $379
- Crawford County Not yet verified
- Cumberland County Not yet verified
- De Witt County Not yet verified
- DeKalb County Not yet verified
- Douglas County Not yet verified
- DuPage County $130 to $300
- Edgar County Not yet verified
- Edwards County Not yet verified
- Effingham County Not yet verified
- Fayette County Not yet verified
- Ford County Not yet verified
- Franklin County Not yet verified
- Fulton County Not yet verified
- Gallatin County Not yet verified
- Greene County Not yet verified
- Grundy County Not yet verified
- Hamilton County Not yet verified
- Hancock County Not yet verified
- Hardin County Not yet verified
- Henderson County Not yet verified
- Henry County Not yet verified
- Iroquois County Not yet verified
- Jackson County Not yet verified
- Jasper County Not yet verified
- Jefferson County Not yet verified
- Jersey County Not yet verified
- Jo Daviess County Not yet verified
- Johnson County Not yet verified
- Kane County $144 to $314
- Kankakee County Not yet verified
- Kendall County $139 to $306
- Knox County Not yet verified
- Lake County $114 to $284
- LaSalle County Not yet verified
- Lawrence County Not yet verified
- Lee County Not yet verified
- Livingston County Not yet verified
- Logan County Not yet verified
- Macon County Not yet verified
- Macoupin County Not yet verified
- Madison County $94 to $264
- Marion County Not yet verified
- Marshall County Not yet verified
- Mason County Not yet verified
- Massac County Not yet verified
- McDonough County Not yet verified
- McHenry County $89 to $264
- McLean County $112 to $282
- Menard County Not yet verified
- Mercer County Not yet verified
- Monroe County Not yet verified
- Montgomery County Not yet verified
- Morgan County Not yet verified
- Moultrie County Not yet verified
- Ogle County Not yet verified
- Peoria County $114 to $281
- Perry County Not yet verified
- Piatt County Not yet verified
- Pike County Not yet verified
- Pope County Not yet verified
- Pulaski County Not yet verified
- Putnam County Not yet verified
- Randolph County Not yet verified
- Richland County Not yet verified
- Rock Island County $114 to $284
- Saline County Not yet verified
- Sangamon County $114 to $276
- Schuyler County Not yet verified
- Scott County Not yet verified
- Shelby County Not yet verified
- St. Clair County $91 to $266
- Stark County Not yet verified
- Stephenson County Not yet verified
- Tazewell County Not yet verified
- Union County Not yet verified
- Vermilion County Not yet verified
- Wabash County Not yet verified
- Warren County Not yet verified
- Washington County Not yet verified
- Wayne County Not yet verified
- White County Not yet verified
- Whiteside County Not yet verified
- Will County $144 to $314
- Williamson County Not yet verified
- Winnebago County $122 to $292
- Woodford County Not yet verified
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Illinois Small Claims Filing Fees Explained
To file a small claims case in the Small Claims Court, you must pay a filing fee at the time you submit your paperwork. In Illinois, filing fees are $89–$379 depending on the amount of your claim.
Illinois offers electronic filing for small claims cases. An e-filing convenience fee of $5 applies.
Tip
Chicago-area courts may have higher filing fees. Check your specific county.You can recover the filing fee
If you win your case, ask the judge to add the filing fee to your judgment. The defendant would then owe you the original claim plus court costs.Fee waiver available
Can't afford the fee? Ask the court clerk for an In Forma Pauperis (IFP) application. Illinois courts generally waive fees for low-income filers — bring proof of income.Get a court date reminder
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