Knox County Circuit Court Guide

Note: No online-published probate fee schedule for Knox County was located in this hardening pass (accessed 2026-07-18), so no single filing-fee number is stored. Illinois circuit clerk filing fees are flat per-case amounts set by each county board within the statutory caps of 705 ILCS 105/27.1b (probate filings are civil Schedule 2 under Ill. Sup. Ct. order M.R. 29741, capped at $266 in counties outside Cook under the statute text in force July 2026), and every decedent estate administration filing also pays the uniform statewide $100 guardianship and advocacy operations fee (705 ILCS 105/27.3f). Published all-in totals to open a decedent's estate in other Illinois counties run about $284 to $414. Item fees such as estate claim filing fees (banded by claim amount, up to $60 outside Cook) and certified copies of letters of office (up to $2 per page) also apply, and publication of the claim notice is paid to the newspaper directly. The small estate affidavit (755 ILCS 5/25-1) is not filed with the court and has no court fee. Knox County's circuit clerk pages on knoxcountyil.gov could not be retrieved by this automated pass and no separately published probate fee schedule was located. Verify the current amounts with the Knox County Circuit Clerk before filing.