{
  "currency": "USD",
  "disclaimer": "Published flat fees for Illinois legal services. Court filing fees and third-party costs are additional. Fees are quoted in writing before engagement; this endpoint is informational and is not legal advice or an offer of representation.",
  "updated": "2026-08-21",
  "fees": [
    {
      "service": "Real estate closing, buyer side",
      "jurisdiction": "Illinois",
      "amount": 500,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "flat fee",
      "notes": "Add $150 per unit for multi-unit property. Marketed as \"$500 Closings\".",
      "url": "https://thechicagolandlawyer.com/real-estate-services/"
    },
    {
      "service": "Real estate closing, seller side",
      "jurisdiction": "Illinois",
      "amount": 0,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "flat fee",
      "notes": "Free when the firm acts as title agent; the title work covers the fee at the closing table.",
      "url": "https://thechicagolandlawyer.com/real-estate-services/"
    },
    {
      "service": "Residential eviction",
      "jurisdiction": "DuPage County, IL",
      "amount": 895,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "flat fee",
      "notes": "Court filing fees are additional. Contested cases included.",
      "url": "https://thechicagolandlawyer.com/dupage_evictions/"
    },
    {
      "service": "Residential eviction",
      "jurisdiction": "Kane County, IL",
      "amount": 995,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "flat fee",
      "notes": "Court filing fees are additional.",
      "url": "https://thechicagolandlawyer.com/kane_evictions/"
    },
    {
      "service": "Residential eviction",
      "jurisdiction": "Suburban Cook County, IL",
      "amount": 895,
      "currency": "USD",
      "amount_max": 1250,
      "unit": "flat fee",
      "notes": "$895 to $1,250 by municipal district: Bridgeview $895; Skokie, Maywood and Markham $995; Rolling Meadows $1,250.",
      "url": "https://thechicagolandlawyer.com/suburban-cook-evictions/"
    },
    {
      "service": "Residential eviction",
      "jurisdiction": "Chicago (Cook County), IL",
      "amount": 1600,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "flat fee",
      "notes": "Higher than suburban Cook because of RLTO requirements.",
      "url": "https://thechicagolandlawyer.com/chicago_evictions/"
    },
    {
      "service": "Commercial eviction",
      "jurisdiction": "Chicago (Cook County), IL",
      "amount": 2000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "flat fee",
      "notes": "Includes all expenses. Attorney's fees are often recoverable.",
      "url": "https://thechicagolandlawyer.com/chicago_evictions/commercial/"
    },
    {
      "service": "LLC formation",
      "jurisdiction": "Illinois",
      "amount": 750,
      "currency": "USD",
      "unit": "flat fee",
      "notes": "Illinois Secretary of State filing fee included.",
      "url": "https://thechicagolandlawyer.com/start-llc/"
    }
  ]
}