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title: "Court Runner Jobs in Illinois | MCC Solutions"
description: "Independent court runners in Illinois: courthouse filings, conformed copies and records retrieval near home. Per-job pay shown up front. Apply here."
url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/join/states/illinois/court-runner"
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Court runner · Illinois

# Court runner jobs in Illinois

This is courthouse and records work in Illinois: filings, conformed copies, records pulls and document runs, with no process serving at all.

MCC Solutions is based in Cranford, New Jersey; the network of contractors it sends work to covers the whole country, including Illinois.

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What you'll do

## Court Runner duties in Illinois

- Taking documents to the clerk's office in Illinois for filing and bringing back conformed copies
- Records retrieval: case files, recorded deeds and similar public records, copied and scanned
- Embassy and consulate legalization runs where the request calls for them (most are in Washington, DC)
- Marking each run complete in the portal and uploading fee receipts

Before you apply

## To work as a court runner

- A valid driver's license (you must be 18 or older)
- Current auto insurance (no vehicle registration upload is needed for runners)
- A background screening dated within 12 months, or, for an established business, a waiver request with a review link that the owner decides on
- A phone that takes photos and receives texts and email
- You don't serve papers in this role, so no server license or commission is needed

Pay

## What and how you're paid

The pay is on the offer itself. Take it, pass, or make a counter-offer; there are no minimums and no penalty for saying no.

Jobs are offered one at a time, as clients ask, to contractors whose travel radius covers the address, whether near Chicago, Aurora and Springfield or a smaller town in Illinois. We don't guarantee any number of jobs.

Independent contractor work with a 1099 at year end.

Illinois courts

## Illinois court facts runners use

Illinois's small claims cases go to the Small claims, circuit court (limit $10,000).

Filing location: Generally the county where the defendant lives or where the events happened. A business may be sued in any county where it does business or has an office.

Fees the court lists: Madison County, claims up to $2,500 $94; Madison County, over $2,500 up to $10,000 $264; St. Clair County, $2,500 or less $91; St. Clair County, $2,500.01 or more $266. Runners pay court fees at the window only when the job says so, and are reimbursed against the receipt.

Filing online: https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/service-providers.htm

[Illinois court self-help page](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/fc725e38-19e3-4eaf-b7ae-2292402109d0/SMC_HowtoFileandServeaSmallClaimsComplaintandSummons.pdf) · [Small claims court in Illinois](/tools/small-claims-illinois)

Source: [Illinois Courts: How to File and Serve a Small Claims Complaint and Summons (SC-I 1802.1, rev. 08/20)](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/fc725e38-19e3-4eaf-b7ae-2292402109d0/SMC_HowtoFileandServeaSmallClaimsComplaintandSummons.pdf); [Illinois Supreme Court Library: Small Claims research guide](https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/7b024b1a-90ae-434d-a232-2536715d3bbb/Small%20Claims.pdf); [Madison County (Illinois) Circuit Clerk: Small Claims Court](https://madisoncountyil.gov/departments/circuit_clerk/small_claims_court.php); [St. Clair County (Illinois) Circuit Clerk: Fee Schedule (rev. Oct. 1, 2025)](https://www.stclaircountyil.gov/webdocuments/departments/circuitclerk/additionalResources/Circuit%20Clerk%20Fee%20Schedule.pdf).

From the court's official pages, read November 2026. This is not legal advice.

Apply

Apply with the form below: choose "Court runs and records only" (already selected), and upload your driver's license, auto insurance and background check. A complete application can be approved automatically.

After approval, the portal asks for two things, the signed contractor agreement and a W-9. Then job offers arrive by email, or by text once you opt in.

## Questions about court runner work in Illinois

**Is serving part of this role?**

Never. Serving papers is the process server role; runners file and retrieve.

**Do I need a vehicle registration in Illinois?**

No. Registration is asked of process servers; runners send a license, insurance and a background check.

**Is there steady work in Illinois?**

We can't say. Runs are offered only as clients ask for them, with no guaranteed number.

## Join our Illinois contractors.

Apply[Call (908) 444-6373](tel:+19084446373)