Assumed Business Names
1. Who Must File:
Anyone doing business in Champaign County who is not a Corporation and is not using his/her full name in the name of the business.
2. Fee:
$5.00 Clerk Filing Fee
Make checks or money orders payable to: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CLERK. All checks must be numbered 500 or greater. Online payment includes a $1.75 convenience fee.
3. Filing Period:
You must complete this transaction in its entirety within fifty-five (55) days from the date originally filed in the County Clerk's Office.
You are responsible for the fees charged by the newspaper for the legal ad.
4. Where To File:
If you will have a sole proprietor or general partnership business then you should file at:
Champaign County Clerk's Office
1776 East Washington Street
Urbana, Illinois 61802
If you will have an incorporated, corporated or limited business then you should file at:
The Secretary of State Office in Springfield, and at the county level with the Recorder of Deeds.
5. Phone Numbers For Filing Locations:
County Clerk's Office: (217) 384-3720
Recorder of Deeds: (217) 384-3774
Secretary of State: (217) 782-6212
