IL registered agent
Illinois. $1 a year.
Illinois law requires a registered agent. The text is below. Read it or do not.
what Illinois does about it
The state's remedies, quoted. No commentary.
dissolution
... of State may dissolve any corporation administratively if: ... (e) it ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 5/12.35(e)
dissolution
... State may dissolve any limited liability company administratively if: ... (3) it has failed to appoint and maintain a registered agent in Illinois in accordance ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 180/35-25(3)
revocation
... foreign corporation to transact business in this State may be revoked by the Secretary of ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 5/13.50(e)
revocation
... to transact business in this State may be revoked by the Secretary of State if: (1) The foreign limited company has failed to: ... (B) appoint and ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 180/45-35(a)(1)(B)
fine
... notification of the Secretary of State by the resigning registered ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 180/50-15
no court
... corporation transacting business in this State without authority to do so is permitted to maintain a civil action in any court of this State, until the corporation obtains ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 5/13.70(a)
the rule
rule
Illinois says:
... State, whose business office is identical with such registered office, or a domestic or foreign corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, or ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 5/5.05(b)
the lawsuit
service
... domestic corporation or of a foreign corporation having authority upon whom any process, notice or demand ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 5/5.25(b)
coming back
reinstatement
Filing an application for reinstatement of a domestic or a foreign corporation, ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 5/15.10(p)
compliance
No.
the annual report
Illinois charges this every year. Do not pay it and keep the money. The rest of this page is what happens next.
annual report, llc
$75. Yearly.
... annual report of a limited liability company or foreign limited liability company, $75, if filed as required by this Act, plus a ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 180/50-10(b)(11)
annual report, corporation
$75. Yearly.
... an annual report, interim annual report, or final transition annual report of a domestic or ...
Source: state statute, via incFACTS: 805 ILCS 5/15.10
incFACTS captured this 2026-08-01 and verified it 2026-08-10. It may have changed. We would not know.