Whenever any party to any suit or proceeding in any court desires to take an appeal from such court, whether the original papers or copies are used, the minimum fee for services by the clerk in the preparation, binding and certification of the record is $5.
     The fee requirement of this Section does not apply to units of local government or school districts.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 120/1

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28
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