Everything you need to know about notary services in Chicago
Illinois caps an in-person act at $5 and an electronic or remote act at $25. Travel is extra. Ask for an itemized receipt.
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Cook County recording and the neighborhood map (Loop, West Loop, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, Hyde Park) make the ZIP more useful than the city name alone. Parking and buzzer access change the travel fee.
Illinois caps a non-electronic notarial act at $5 (5 ILCS 312/3-104). An electronic or remote act is capped at $25. Travel is extra. The notary must give an itemized receipt when any fee is charged.
A title-company purchase includes a notary. Book this page for a refinance, a POA, or a same-day mobile acknowledgment. Illinois RON has been available since 2023. Ask the closer if they will take it.
Bring unsigned documents and photo ID. The notary cannot certify a copy of a vital record.
Related pages: Illinois notary directory, mobile notary, remote online notarization.
Nearby city pages: Philadelphia, New York.