You amend the articles of your Illinois Corporation by submitting in duplicate the BCA 10.30, Articles of Amendment form by mail or in person along with the filing fee to the Illinois Secretary of State. If you are a domestic corporation in good standing and the only amendment you need is a name change to your business, you can file it online at the link found below.
You may change your corporate name, your corporate purpose, reclassify your shares or change the paid-in capital of your corporation in Articles of Amendment. If your amendment increases the paid-in capital of your corporation, you will be required to pay all franchise tax before the amendment is accepted for filing. Call Business Services at (217) 785-5782 for assistance calculating franchise tax.
To amend articles for your corporation in Illinois, there is a $50 filing fee required. You may request expedited processing if you walk the amendment into the Springfield or Chicago offices for an additional $100. Online filing of the Illinois corporation amendment (name change only) costs $153.75.
Normal processing: Seven to ten days.
Expedited processing: 24 hours.
Online filing: 24 hours.
Illinois will mail you a receipt confirming that your amendment was processed along with the stamped duplicate.
Department of Business Services
Michael J. Howlett Building
501 S. Second St., Rm 328
Springfield, IL 62756
Illinois Secretary of State
69 W. Washington, Suite 1240
Chicago, IL 60602
You can change directors on an amendment.
Illinois only wants to know the address of your registered agent, incorporators and directors.