Illinois Registered Agent

At minimum, your Illinois registered agent will:

• Accept legal documents and official mail on behalf of your Illinois business and deliver them to you as fast as possible.
• Maintain a physical address (no P.O. boxes) in the state of Illinois where they can accept legal documents (service of process) and official mail like tax notices. This location is called a registered office.
• Keep normal business hours.

In other words, your registered agent’s address acts as the official place where any service of process and official mail for your Illinois LLC, Illinois corporation or Illinois nonprofit will be sent

However, the right registered agent service can do much more. At Northwest, we go above and beyond the minimum to ensure top speed, security, privacy and support.

In accordance with Illinois Statutes (805 ILCS 5/5.05 – for corporations, and 805 ILCS 180/1-35 – for LLCs), the following is required of an Illinois registered agent:

• Must be a state resident or a company that provides registered agent services.
• Must maintain a registered office (a physical address in Illinois).
• Must accept legal documents (service of process) during normal business hours.
• If a business’s registered agent is unable to be contacted, the Illinois Secretary of State will be served on the business’s behalf, and let’s face it, the Secretary of State is unlikely to be speedy about notifying your business.
• The State of Illinois requires the registered agent whether your business is a limited liability company (LLC) or corporation.

There are two ways to change your registered agent in Illinois.

1. Hire us and we’ll complete the change of agent form for you for free.
2. Do it yourself and file a Statement of Change of Registered Agent form with the Illinois Secretary of State.

At Northwest, we do business the right way. We’re dedicated to getting you your docs fast, protecting your privacy and offering you support. Here’s how:

• Same-Day Scans, Instant Notifications: We accept and scan your docs at our local office the same day. We notify you instantly and reach out to you if your essential mail goes unread.
• Privacy by Default®: We automatically minimize the exposure of and access to your personal data. If we can put our address on a public doc instead of yours, we do. If we don’t have to list your personal info, we don’t. We have tough privacy policies to keep your data safe and private. And we never sell your data.
• Free Limited Mail Forwarding: Of course we’ll get you your state and legal mail. That’s our job. But what if we get some of your regular business mail? It happens a lot—clients and businesses trying to connect with you via your registered agent. We scan 10 documents per year for FREE. We can also scan additional mail at a per document rate of $15.
• Unlimited Mail Forwarding: Expecting much more business mail? For $20 a month, we also offer unlimited Illinois mail forwarding. Our unlimited option includes an Illinois business address with a unique suite number—great for listing on your website, establishing a business presence, or giving a home or online business a more professional appearance. We even accept Amazon Verification Cards, but we can not be your Amazon return address since our offices aren’t equip to hold anything beyond regular sized mail.
• Corporate Guides®: Have questions? We have answers. Our guides are business experts whose sole job is to provide phone and email support for all your toughest business questions.