Topic:
Filing fee increase
The Cook County Board has on its agenda two ordinances to increase litigants and defendants' filing fees from $15 to $25 for the court automation fee (15-5775) and from $15 to $25 for the document storage fee (15-5780). These fees are paid by civil litigants and defendants in felony, misdemeanor, municipal ordinance, conservation, and traffic cases (excluding minor traffic cases satisfied without a court appearance. These two ordinances will probably be voted the week of November 16th to take effect December 1, 2015.