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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 770 ILCS 45/3

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
     Upon presentation of such notice to the recorder of any county, it shall be the duty of the recorder to file the same in his office and to index the same in a book to be kept by him for that purpose and called “index of liens upon chattels”. The recorder shall be entitled to charge and receive from the person filing such a notice of lien a fee of $12 for the first 4 pages thereof, plus $1 for each additional page thereof, plus $1 for each additional document number therein noted.