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Illinois official formation packet
Download the Illinois articles of organization packet used to create an LLC with the state. This is the official formation document plus support files, not an operating agreement.
A Illinois formation packet built around the official articles of organization, with customer support and lifetime updates if the official form is revised.
This is the articles of organization you file with the state to create the LLC. It is a public record, not the internal ownership contract.
One $9.99 purchase covers instant download, email support, and replacement files if we update this packet.
Most banks and multi-member LLCs still need a separate operating agreement. It is not filed with these articles.
This state packet includes 3 documents in print-ready PDF format. Labels describe each file's role, not the internal filename.
Articles vs operating agreement
This packet is built around the official Illinois articles of organization. Filing it with the state creates the LLC as a public legal entity.
The $9.99 price is not for inventing a government form. It covers the current official blank, companion files, email support, and lifetime updates if the official form changes.
This is not an operating agreement. Articles create the company; the operating agreement is the internal contract among members.
Need the internal rulebook too? After you file, most customers also download a member-managed or manager-managed operating agreement for Illinois.
Researched filing overview
Illinois uses official form LLC 5.5 to form a standard domestic LLC. Pay the $150 state filing fee separately to Illinois.
File online or by mail. A series LLC uses the separate LLC 5.5(S) filing and is not this packet.
What happens before, during, and after the state filing. This product is the public formation document, not a filing service.
Choose a distinguishable Illinois name and a registered agent who can accept service in Illinois.
File the articles of organization with Illinois. Pay the state’s fee on the official site or by mail. This product does not file for you.
Most customers then adopt an operating agreement and apply for an EIN if they need a federal tax ID. Banks often ask for both the stamped formation document and the agreement.
Read the filing notes and statute excerpts here. The official articles of organization preview follows below.
Quick answer
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within the State of Illinois.
An articles of organization form is the document that one must complete and submit to the state to establish the creation of an LLC within the State of Illinois. It sets forth the name of the proposed company, and it may set forth other provisions, provided that they are not inconsistent with state law. It comes complete with instructions and filing information for creating an LLC within the state.
Illinois accepts the filing of articles of organization forms via U. S. mail or online via the Illinois Secretary of State's online system for e-filing documents.
The requirements for naming an LLC within the state are set forth in 805 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 180/1-10. The name of the LLC must contain the terms "limited liability company", "L. L. C.", or "LLC", or, if organized as a low-profit LLC under § 180/1-26, must contain the term "L3C". If the company intends to provide professional services that require the individuals providing them to be licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, it is a professional limited liability company. Its name must contain “professional limited liability company,” “P.L.L.C.,” or “PLLC.” The name must be distinguishable from those of all other entities on file with the state and may not infringe on any registered trademark.
One may determine the availability of a proposed business name for use within Illinois by querying the state's official Business Search tool.
Illinois imposes a fee of $150 for the filing of articles of organization. Expedited service costs an additional $100. The Secretary of State states that expedited requests must be made in person at its Springfield or Chicago office and are not accepted by mail. The state requires the annual filing of a report and payment of a $75 fee in each subsequent year.
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ILLINOIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATIONArticle One--Entity Name. The name of the limited liability company is ______________________________________________, and the address of its principal place of business is ______________________________________________. (Note: This address may, but is not required to be, a place of business within Illinois. The state will not accept a P.O. Box alone or c/o.)
Article Two--Purpose. The purpose for which the Limited Liability Company is organized is the transaction of any or all lawful business for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act.
Article Three--Registered Agent and Office. The name of the registered agent of the Limited Liability Company is ______________________________________________, and the address of its registered office is ______________________________________________.
Article Four--Membership. The Limited Liability Company has or will have on the effective date of filing one or more members. The name(s) and business address(es) of the manager(s) and any member with the authority of manager:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Article Five--Duration. The duration of the limited liability company shall be perpetual.
Article Six--Name and Address of Organizer(s).
I affirm, under penalties of perjury, having authority to sign hereto, that these Articles of Organization are to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, correct and complete.
__________________________________________
Signature
__________________________________________
Name and Title (type or print)
__________________________________________
Address, City, State, and Zip
__________________________________________
If organizer is signing for a company or other
entity, state name of company or entity.
If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchase, contact us for a full refund. Lifetime updates apply if we replace this packet. This guarantee is about the product and support, not a promise that a particular filing will be accepted.
No. The articles of organization is the public filing that creates the LLC. An operating agreement is a separate internal contract that sets ownership, voting, profit splits, and management. Most customers need both.
Yes. This packet is built around Articles of Organization. If the state later revises the official blank, lifetime updates cover a replacement packet.
When the state publishes a free official form, that blank is still free on the government site. This product packages the current form we carry, any companion files listed on this page, email support, and lifetime updates if we replace the packet. It is not a filing service and it does not pay the state’s filing fee.
This packet currently includes 3 documents in print-ready PDF format. The list on this page is the customer-facing inventory.
Illinois generally does not file the operating agreement with these articles, but banks, lenders, and multi-member LLCs almost always want one. Choose member-managed if every owner will run the company, or manager-managed if appointed managers will run it.
No. ILRG provides self-help forms and information. You complete the documents and file them with the state, or use the official online portal where that is required. Consult a licensed attorney for tax elections, professional-license entities, or unusual ownership structures.
No. Illinois identifies LLC 5.5(S) as the separate series filing. This packet is the standard LLC 5.5 form.