Local Rule 1006-1: FILING FEES
Bankr. C.D. Ill. — General rule
RULE 1006‐1 FILING FEES
(A) Case Filing Fee. The case filing fee is required with the filing of the petition. The only exceptions are in voluntary cases filed by individuals where the petition is accompanied by a request to pay the filing fee in installments or in voluntary Chapter 7 cases where the petition is accompanied by a request to waive the filing fee entirely. Requests to waive or pay the filing fee in installments shall be made by application prepared on the appropriate Official Form and signed by the debtor.
(B) Fees for CM/ECF Filings. Subject to paragraph (A) of this Rule, any document filed electronically through CM/ECF shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee. All CM/ECF transactions that require a filing fee must be paid through the Pay.Gov system. Payment for all transactions must be made within a 24‐hour period or the electronic filer's access to CM/ECF will be temporarily disabled.
(C) Fees for Other Filings. Subject to paragraph (A) of this Rule, any document filed by a pro se individual and not through CM/ECF shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee in the form of cash, cashier's check, or money order. Payments by personal check or credit card will not be accepted. Cash will only be accepted in person and for the exact amount due. The Clerk's Office is not authorized to accept cash sent via the mail and cannot make or give change.