2026 state court fee data · Illinois
Eviction in Illinois
Recorded at $215–$400 - among the costlier civil filings in Illinois, and one of 10 states where we price this filing.
Fee rank is not wait rank
Signature reading for Eviction in Illinois: 6 steps on published procedural depth for this filing. On this filing's state cohort, Illinois sits in the upper third of recorded max fees ($215–$400). Illinois records a mid-range waiting period for this filing (5 days). The published step list sits near the 7-step median for this filing (6 steps). According to PlainCivil's compiled state court fee schedules, Eviction in Illinois ranks #26 of 120 process-state filings by maximum filing fee (highest max fee = #1). New York lists the highest eviction filing-fee ceiling at $500 among 10 states for this filing and also the recorded wait (14 days). Wait rank is still a separate board: North Carolina records 10 days on a $150 ceiling.
Eviction figures for Illinois are compiled schedule reference, not legal advice - verify with the clerk where you intend to file.
In-state wait inventory
Waiting periods among Illinois civil filings
Exclusive split of all 12 tracked filings in Illinois - orthogonal to in-state fee placement below.
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In-state placement
Where eviction sits among Illinois filings
Of the 12 civil filings we track in Illinois, eviction ranks 4 by recorded maximum fee: among the costlier civil filings in Illinois. Neighbours: Property Dispute at $500 and Guardianship at $400.
Same-state corpus only, not a national ranking. How we place filings
10 of 10 states publishing a waiting-period field for this filing impose one; Illinois records 5 days.
The Illinois row lists 6 procedural steps against a 7-step median for this filing: a reading of published detail, not difficulty.
Filing Fee Details
$215-$400 in Circuit Court (eviction division). Cook County fees higher than downstate.
Illinois's high-band fee among states
Illinois sits in the upper third of this filing's state cohort at $215–$400 (rank #3 of 10 by max fee).
Source: state court filing-fee schedules (upper-bound fee per state). Verify current amounts with the relevant court. How we calculate this ranking →
Key Requirements
- Serve proper written notice (5-day pay-or-quit)
- File Eviction Complaint in Circuit Court
- Defendant served by sheriff
- 7-day answer period after service
Step-by-Step Process
- 1
Serve 5-day notice for non-payment (or appropriate notice)
- 2
File Eviction Complaint in Circuit Court
- 3
Sheriff serves defendant
- 4
Eviction hearing scheduled (2-4 weeks)
- 5
Possession order if tenant loses
- 6
Sheriff enforces possession order
Important Notes
Chicago and Cook County have local tenant protections. Provide proper written notices carefully.
Grounds / Eligibility
Non-payment (5-day notice), lease violation (10-day cure notice), end of term (30-day notice)
Quick Reference
- Fee stamp
- STANDARD schedule band
- Wait stamp
- SHORT clock band
- Filing Fee
- $215–$400
- Waiting Period
- 5 days
- Typical Timeline
- Chicago: 2-4 months. Downstate: 3-6 weeks.
Official Resources
Nearest fee-schedule peers in Illinois
Ordered by ABS(filing_fee_max) to this row's STANDARD stamp - not an A-Z process catalog.
Take this with you
What to do with eviction in Illinois's numbers, next.
- Read the step-by-step guide for eviction Eviction process guide
- See how every state compares on eviction filing fees View state rankings
- Check where this fee sits against every other filing we track Use the fee percentile tool
Filing fees and requirements change; verify current figures with your local court before filing.
| Publisher | PlainCivil |
| Sources | Public state court datasets and federal civil-justice records |