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IL Registered Agent.org Review (2026)

From the Formation Rated editorial team
Line one for IL Registered Agent.org: $99 a year for Illinois registered agent service, with the same $99 at renewal. The plan includes an in-state street address for the registered office and online scans of papers served on the company. Line two: forming an Illinois LLC costs $199 plus the state fee, first year of agent service included. Line three: foreign registration in Illinois, $199 plus the state fee. Rating note: it suits an Illinois-only company that wants a fixed agent amount and files its own Limited Liability Company Annual Report.
Rating note

IL Registered Agent.org: rated for an Illinois-only companies

$99/yr, renews at $99

Our score9.0out of 10

A bare-bones Illinois agent: flat amount, fixed renewal.

What you get

  • A registered office with an in-state street address
  • Each paper served on the company is scanned into your account

Pros

  • $99 a year, level on renewal
  • A lower yearly line than Mainstay Filing's agent
  • Also sells LLC formation and foreign registration
  • First agent year included when it forms your LLC

Trade-offs

  • Leaves the Limited Liability Company Annual Report line to you
  • EIN application is a separate $99 line
  • Illinois only; other states need their own agent
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Line items on the $99 plan

$99 a year makes IL Registered Agent.org the Illinois registered agent. The company receives an in-state street address as its registered office, and papers served there are scanned and posted to your account. Renewal carries over at $99.

Forming an Illinois LLC: the IL Registered Agent.org amounts

Formation through IL Registered Agent.org is $199, with Illinois's filing fee on a separate line. Year one of registered agent service is included; the agent line after that is $99 a year. An EIN application adds $99, though the IRS itself issues EINs free.

Illinois then expects the Limited Liability Company Annual Report every year, due before the first day of the entity's anniversary month, at $75; IL Registered Agent.org leaves that line to you.

Foreign registration in Illinois: the IL Registered Agent.org amounts

Registering an outside company in Illinois through IL Registered Agent.org is $199, plus the state's $150. Year one of registered agent service is included. You provide certificate of Good Standing or Existence, issued inside 60 days.

IL Registered Agent.org against Mainstay Filing

Agent service only: $297 over three years at IL Registered Agent.org, $447 at Mainstay Filing, a gap of $150. Mainstay Filing sells a single agent plan that applies in all fifty states and scans the first three government mailings a year free. Mainstay Filing: $199 a year for formation plus the annual report filing. IL Registered Agent.org: $397 over three years for formation and the agent, report filing excluded. Illinois Registered Agent.co is the other Illinois agent on the books; it charges the same $99 a year, and the two rate closely.

IL Registered Agent.org: your questions

What are IL Registered Agent.org's amounts?

$99 a year for registered agent service, and the same on renewal. Formation is $199 plus the Illinois filing fee.

Does IL Registered Agent.org file my yearly report?

No. The Illinois Limited Liability Company Annual Report is outside its published amounts, so it is your filing.

Does IL Registered Agent.org rate well as a registered agent for an Illinois LLC?

Yes, if the company is staying in Illinois and wants a level agent amount. Its average score across our Illinois pages is 9.0.

What does IL Registered Agent.org include?

The Illinois registered office address, and online scans of papers served on the company.

Does IL Registered Agent.org register outside companies in Illinois?

Yes, at $199 plus Illinois's fee, with a year of agent service included.

Source lines

  1. Illinois registered agent statute (ledger date October 2026)
  2. Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division (ledger date August 2026)
  3. Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division (ledger date August 2026)
  4. 805 ILCS 180/5-5 (ledger date August 2026)
  5. Illinois formation fee: Filing fee, official source (ledger date October 2026)
  6. Illinois formation fee: Filing fee, official source (ledger date October 2026)
  7. Form LLC-45.5, Application for Admission (ledger date October 2026)
  8. Form LLC-45.40, Application for Withdrawal (ledger date October 2026)
  9. 805 ILCS 180/45-45, consequences of transacting business without admission (ledger date October 2026)
  10. 805 ILCS 180/45-47, activities that are not transacting business (ledger date October 2026)
  11. 805 ILCS 180/45-45 (ledger date November 2026)
  12. IL Registered Agent.org, home, pricing and service pages: amounts read November 12, 2026
  13. Mainstay Filing, Illinois service pages: amounts read November 12, 2026