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DESCRIPTION FEE FILING FEE (see Exceptions) 332.00 Chancery (CH) Eminent Domain (ED) Foreclosure (FC) Governmental Corporation (GC) Law (LA) (Claim over $50,000) Miscellaneous Criminal (MX) Miscellaneous Remedy (MR) Tax (TX) APPEARANCE FEE (see Exceptions) 207.00 JURY DEMAND FEE 12-person 212.50 6-person 106.25 Change of Name (MR) 332.00 Expungement Petition (MR) (fee includes 4 Certified Copies of Order to Expunge Arrest Records) 136.00 EXCEPTIONS: Miscellaneous Criminal (MX) – except Petitions for Expungement pursuant to (705 ILCS 105/27.1b(t)) Miscellaneous Remedy (MR) - No Filing or Appearance fees for the following: Cases filed pursuant to the Estrays and Lost Property Act (765 ILCS 1020/1 et seq.) Petition seeking administrative review of unemployment decisions filed pursuant to Section 1100 of the Unemployment Insurance Act (820 ILCS 405/1100) Review of Administrative Proceedings (MR) Filing Fee 314.00 Counterclaim or third-party complaint (Respondent or Defendant): Each shall pay a filing fee for each counterclaim or third-party complaint in an amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay for a separate action for the relief sought in the counterclaim or third-party complaint, less the amount of the appearance fee if that has been paid. Filing/Appearance fees include Law Library fee $10.00 & Neutral Site Custody Exchange fee $8.00 Rev: 5.1.25 McLEAN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK Eleventh Judicial Circuit McLean County Law & Justice Center 104 W. Front Street Bloomington, IL 61701 [PHONE REDACTED] CIVIL FEE SCHEDULE Effective October 1, 2025 CIVIL (CH, ED, FC, GC, LA, MR, MX, TX) ---PAGE BREAK--- McLEAN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK Eleventh Judicial Circuit McLean County Law & Justice Center 104 W. Front Street Bloomington, IL 61701 [PHONE REDACTED] Rev: 9.30.25 GUARDIANSHIP (GR) & PROBATE (PR) DESCRIPTION FEE FILING FEE (see Exceptions) 282.00 Guardianship (GR) Probate (PR) APPEARANCE FEE (see Exceptions) 207.00 JURY DEMAND FEE 137.50 ADDITIONAL PROBATE FEES For each account (other than one final account) filed in the estate of a decedent or ward 25.00 Filing a claim in an estate when the amount claimed is greater than $150 and not more than $500 25.00 Filing a claim in an estate when the amount claimed is greater than $500 and not more than $10,000 40.00 Filing a claim in an estate when the amount claimed is more than $10,000 60.00 Filing in an estate a claim, petition, or supplemental proceeding based upon an action seeking equitable relief including the construction or contest of a will, enforcement of a contract to make a will, and proceedings involving testamentary trusts or the appointment of testamentary trustees 60.00 For each certified copy of letters of office, of court order, or other certification 2.00 @ page For each exemplification (in addition to certification) 2.00 EXCEPTIONS: No Filing and Entry of Appearance Fees for Guardianship of Minor. No fee for the appearance of any person for the purpose of consent; or the appearance of an executor, administrator, administrator to collect, guardian, guardian ad litem, or special administrator. [705 ILCS 105/27.1b(v)(4)] Probate (PR) – except the filing of a will pursuant to section 6-1 of the Probate Act of 1975 (755 ILSC 5/6-1) Probate (PR) - Administration of Decedent's Estate (705 ILSC 105/27.3f) Filing Fee 382.00 Filing/Appearance fees include Law Library fee $10.00 & Neutral Site Custody Exchange fee $8.00 CIVIL FEE SCHEDULE Effective October 1, 2025 ---PAGE BREAK--- McLEAN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK Eleventh Judicial Circuit McLean County Law & Justice Center 104 W. Front Street Bloomington, IL 61701 [PHONE REDACTED] CIVIL FEE SCHEDULE Rev.9.30.25 ARBITRATION (AR) - EVICTION (EV) - LAW-MAGISTRATE (LA) - SMALL CLAIMS (SC) DESCRIPTION FEE FILING FEE (AR, EV, LM) (see Exceptions) Arbitration (AR) ($15,000.01 - $50,000.00) [Money damages only) 332.00 Arbitration (AR) ($10,000.01 - $15,000.00) [Money damages only) 282.00 Eviction (EV) 282.00 Law Magistrate (LM) (Claim $15,000.01 - $50,000.00) 332.00 Law Magistrate (LM) (Claim $15,000.00 or less) 282.00 Confession of Judgment (LM) ($15,000.01 to $50,000.00) 332.00 Confession of Judgment (LM) (Up to $ 15,000.00) 282.00 APPEARANCE FEE (AR, EV, LM) (see Exception) 207.00 282.00 107.00 FILING FEE (SC) Small Claims (SC) ($2500.01 – $10,000) Small Claims (SC) ($2,500 or less) JURY DEMAND FEE Law Magistrate (LM) / Arbitration (AR) 6-person 106.25 12-person 212.50 Small Claims (SC) 6-person 12.50 12-person 25.00 Mandatory Arbitration: Fee for Rejection of Award and Request to Proceed to Trial For awards of $30,000 or less 200.00 For awards greater than $30,000 500.00 EXCEPTIONS: Eviction (EV) cases seeking possession only - pursuant to Article IX of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/9-101 et seq) Filing Fee 107.00 Appearance fee 127.00 Counterclaim or third-party complaint (Respondent or Defendant): Each shall pay a filing fee for each counterclaim or third-party complaint in an amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay for a separate action for the relief sought in the counterclaim or third-party complaint, less the amount of the appearance fee if that has been paid. Filing/Appearance fees include Law Library fee $10.00 & Neutral Site Custody Exchange fee $8.00 Effective October 1, 2025 NO ENTRY OF APPEARANCE FEE ---PAGE BREAK--- McLEAN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK Eleventh Judicial Circuit McLean County Law & Justice Center 104 W. Front Street Bloomington, IL 61701 [PHONE REDACTED] CIVIL FEE SCHEDULE Rev. 7.14.24 DISSOLUTION AND FAMILY (DC, DN, FA, AD, OP) DESCRIPTION FEE FILING FEE (DC, DN, FA) (see Exceptions) 332.00 Dissolution WITH Children (DC) Dissolution NO Children (DN) Family (FA) APPEARANCE FEE (DC, DN, FA) (see Exceptions) 207.00 FILING FEE (AD) (see Exceptions) 89.00 Adoption (AD) APPEARANCE FEE (AD) No Fee EXCEPTIONS: No Filing or Appearance fees for the following: Order of Protection (OP) Petitions for appointment of a confidential intermediary filed pursuant to Section 18.3a of the Adoption Act (750 ILCS 50/18.3a) (AD) Petitions filed pursuant to the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995 (750 ILCS 70/1 et seq) (FA) Voluntary petitions to determine parentage filed pursuant to section 309 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 (750 ILCS 46/309) (FA) Counterclaim or third-party complaint (Respondent or Defendant): Each shall pay a filing fee for each counterclaim or third-party complaint in an amount equal to the fee he or she would have had to pay for a separate action for the relief sought in the counterclaim or third-party complaint, less the amount of the appearance fee if that has been paid. Filing/Appearance fees include Law Library fee $10.00 & Neutral Site Custody Exchange fee $8.00 Effective October 1, 2025 ---PAGE BREAK--- DESCRIPTION FEE Alias Summons or citation 5.00 Change of Venue 40.00 Petition to vacate or modify final judgment if filed WITHIN 30 days of judgment 50.00 Petition to vacate or modify final judgment if filed AFTER 30 days of judgment 75.00 Appeals preparation: If record is 100 pages or less 50.00 If record is between 100 and 200 pages 100.00 If record is 200 pages or more 100.00 + 0.25 @ page Garnishment, wage deduction, and citation proceedings: Amount in controversy $1,000 or less 15.00 Amount in controversy greater than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 30.00 Amount in controversy greater than $5,000 50.00 For each certified copy of a judgment, following the first copy 10.00 Certification, authentication or reproduction: Each certification or authentication for taking acknowledgement of a deed or other instrument in writing with the seal of office 6.00 Reproduction of any document contained in the Clerk’s files: First page 2.00 Per page for the next 19 pages 0.50 Per page for all additional pages 0.25 For each page of hard copy print output, when case records are maintained on an automated medium 6.00 For each record search, within a division, per year searched 6.00 Performing a marriage in court 10.00 Correction of the case number, case title or attorney computer identification number, if required by court, on any document filed in the Circuit Clerk’s Office 25.00 Mailing (when Clerk is required to do mailings) 10.00 + postage Certified Mailing Fee (Non-restricted) 18.95 + postage Certified Mailing Fee (Restricted) 26.85 + postage Rev: 7.14.24 McLEAN COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK Eleventh Judicial Circuit McLean County Law & Justice Center 104 W. Front Street Bloomington, IL 61701 [PHONE REDACTED] CIVIL FEE SCHEDULE Effective October 1, 2025 OTHER SERVICES