Oak Brook, IL · Chicago
Location checked Gestational-carrier servicesCDC 2022: 33 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.7/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
State law route
Illinois surrogacy laws and planning route
Gestational Surrogacy in Illinois is permitted by 750 ILCS 47/1 – 47/75.... Use this page to separate public legal context from the counsel, clinic, and coordinator decisions that still need case-specific review.
Friendly state posture
Last updated October 8, 2025 Organization-reviewed
Reviewed by Patriot Conceptions Legal Review Team, Legal content review team on October 8, 2025.
On this page
What to confirm next
Before acting on Illinois surrogacy law
Use this page to decide who should own the next step — your attorney, clinic, or coordinator.
Independent reproductive attorney
What must counsel confirm?
Confirm the Illinois parentage path, compensation language, venue or residency assumptions, and required signatures before anyone treats a match as ready.
Read legal summaryClinic and screening team
What must the clinic confirm?
Confirm medical clearance, transfer timing, records, monitoring logistics, psychological review, and any clinic-specific requirements before calendars are locked.
Review requirementsPatriot coordination
What should be routed next?
Map state fit, provider handoffs, escrow and insurance timing, travel burden, and whether the Illinois route needs a backup jurisdiction.
Talk to our teamBefore you proceed
✓ Review Illinois parentage order requirements with your attorney.
✓ Confirm your gestational carrier agreement complies with current statutes.
✓ Align medical clinic milestones with legal filing timelines to prevent delays.
Legal summary
The Illinois law, section by section
Category
Surrogacy-Friendly
Gestational Surrogacy
Illinois allows gestational surrogacy under statute (750 ILCS 47/1-47/75). The law recognizes the intended parents as the legal parents if the statutory requirements are met.
Pre-Birth/Post-Birth Parentage Orders
Illinois does not require a court order before birth if all statutory requirements are completed (certifications filed with the Department of Public Health and the hospital). The birth certificate can be issued directly. If requirements aren’t completed before birth, or if parents choose, a post-birth court order can establish legal parentage.
Who Can Be Declared Legal Parents
- If at least one parent is genetically related: married heterosexual couples (own egg & sperm), married couples using donor sperm or egg, unmarried heterosexual couples (own gametes or using donor gametes), married same-sex couples, unmarried same-sex couples, and single parents (if genetically related) → all yes.
- When no intended parent is genetically related: the administrative process cannot be used. Parents may petition the court under Illinois’s Parentage Act to establish legal parentage either pre- or post-birth.
Venue & Hearing Requirements
Venue is based on the county of the child’s birthplace. If the administrative requirements are met before birth, no court hearing needed. If requirements aren’t completed beforehand, a court hearing is required post-birth.
Same-Sex Parents
Birth certificates list “Co-Parent and Co-Parent.” International same-sex male couples may initially have a certificate listing the biological father and gestational carrier if pre-birth process wasn’t completed. Later, parents can obtain or amend a certificate naming only the biological father(s) and removing mention of carrier.
Birth Certificate Timing
With pre-birth administrative process: 3-5 days at county clerk; by mail: approximately 2-3 weeks
Adoption Options
Couples (heterosexual or same-sex) residing in Illinois can pursue second-parent or stepparent adoption. Marriage not required.
Primary source
Illinois source used for this summary
This summary is based on the primary source listed for Illinois. Confirm your situation with a reproductive attorney licensed in that state.
SourceIllinois Compiled Statutes: Gestational Surrogacy Act (750 ILCS 47)
Legislation · Accessed May 31, 2026
Partner with our legal network
We coordinate with reproductive law specialists who draft enforceable agreements tailored to your family plan.
✓Attorney-matched guidance for intended parents, carriers, and donors.
✓Jurisdiction-specific contract language aligned with recent case law.
✓Coordination with clinics to secure parentage orders without delays.
Clinic layer
Fertility clinics in Illinois
The law sets the parentage route. The clinic sets medical clearance, transfer timing, and monitoring — so both calendars have to be planned together. These are public Atlas profiles, not recommendations.
10 Illinois clinic profiles
Gurnee, IL
Location checked Gestational-carrier servicesSART memberCDC 2022: 2,031 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.3/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Downers Grove, IL
Location checked Gestational-carrier servicesSART memberCDC 2022: 184 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 3.6/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Skokie, IL
Location checked CDC 2022: 210 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.5/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Naperville, IL · Chicago
Location checked
Google Business Profile 3.4/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Hoffman Estates, IL
Location checked
Google Business Profile 3.8/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Showing 1–6 of 10 published Illinois clinic profiles, ordered by how complete each public record is.
Atlas clinic facts reviewed June 2, 2026. Patriot does not rank or endorse clinics — each profile links to its own public sources and a correction path. Confirm screening, transfer timing, and carrier requirements with the clinic directly.
Funds custody
How escrow works in Illinois
In Illinois, your surrogacy funds are held in a fertility-law firm's attorney trust account (an IOLTA). Patriot never holds your money directly. The firm administers the trust account using software built for that workflow.
Patriot recommends TrustUS, the software your law firm uses to hold your funds. TrustUS runs on top of the firm's IOLTA — not as a separate third-party escrow agent.
✓IOLTA-ready escrow, AES-256 encryption, full audit trail.
✓SOC 2 practices.
✓99.98% receipt match rate, 2-second average payout.
Patriot has not independently verified TrustUS's compliance attestations; consult your attorney before custodying funds.
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Planning surrogacy in Illinois?
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Talk with a reproductive attorney licensed in Illinois before you act on any detail here.
State law route
Illinois surrogacy laws and planning route
Gestational Surrogacy in Illinois is permitted by 750 ILCS 47/1 – 47/75.... Use this page to separate public legal context from the counsel, clinic, and coordinator decisions that still need case-specific review.
Friendly state posture
Last updated October 8, 2025 Organization-reviewed
Reviewed by Patriot Conceptions Legal Review Team, Legal content review team on October 8, 2025.
State snapshot
- Legal Status
- Gestational surrogacy permitted under the Illinois Gestational Surrogacy Act (750 ILCS 47/1-47/75).
- Pre-Birth Orders
- Available
- Compensated Surrogacy
- Permitted
- Residency Requirement
- Not Required
What to confirm next
Before acting on Illinois surrogacy law
Use this page to decide who should own the next step — your attorney, clinic, or coordinator.
Independent reproductive attorney
What must counsel confirm?
Confirm the Illinois parentage path, compensation language, venue or residency assumptions, and required signatures before anyone treats a match as ready.
Read legal summaryClinic and screening team
What must the clinic confirm?
Confirm medical clearance, transfer timing, records, monitoring logistics, psychological review, and any clinic-specific requirements before calendars are locked.
Review requirementsPatriot coordination
What should be routed next?
Map state fit, provider handoffs, escrow and insurance timing, travel burden, and whether the Illinois route needs a backup jurisdiction.
Talk to our teamBefore you proceed
✓ Review Illinois parentage order requirements with your attorney.
✓ Confirm your gestational carrier agreement complies with current statutes.
✓ Align medical clinic milestones with legal filing timelines to prevent delays.
Legal summary
The Illinois law, section by section
Category
Surrogacy-Friendly
Gestational Surrogacy
Illinois allows gestational surrogacy under statute (750 ILCS 47/1-47/75). The law recognizes the intended parents as the legal parents if the statutory requirements are met.
Pre-Birth/Post-Birth Parentage Orders
Illinois does not require a court order before birth if all statutory requirements are completed (certifications filed with the Department of Public Health and the hospital). The birth certificate can be issued directly. If requirements aren’t completed before birth, or if parents choose, a post-birth court order can establish legal parentage.
Who Can Be Declared Legal Parents
- If at least one parent is genetically related: married heterosexual couples (own egg & sperm), married couples using donor sperm or egg, unmarried heterosexual couples (own gametes or using donor gametes), married same-sex couples, unmarried same-sex couples, and single parents (if genetically related) → all yes.
- When no intended parent is genetically related: the administrative process cannot be used. Parents may petition the court under Illinois’s Parentage Act to establish legal parentage either pre- or post-birth.
Venue & Hearing Requirements
Venue is based on the county of the child’s birthplace. If the administrative requirements are met before birth, no court hearing needed. If requirements aren’t completed beforehand, a court hearing is required post-birth.
Same-Sex Parents
Birth certificates list “Co-Parent and Co-Parent.” International same-sex male couples may initially have a certificate listing the biological father and gestational carrier if pre-birth process wasn’t completed. Later, parents can obtain or amend a certificate naming only the biological father(s) and removing mention of carrier.
Birth Certificate Timing
With pre-birth administrative process: 3-5 days at county clerk; by mail: approximately 2-3 weeks
Adoption Options
Couples (heterosexual or same-sex) residing in Illinois can pursue second-parent or stepparent adoption. Marriage not required.
Primary source
Illinois source used for this summary
Based on the primary source listed for Illinois. Confirm your situation with a reproductive attorney licensed in that state.
Source Illinois Compiled Statutes: Gestational Surrogacy Act (750 ILCS 47)Legislation · Accessed May 31, 2026
Partner with our legal network
We coordinate with reproductive law specialists who draft enforceable agreements tailored to your family plan.
✓Attorney-matched guidance for intended parents, carriers, and donors.
✓Jurisdiction-specific contract language aligned with recent case law.
✓Coordination with clinics to secure parentage orders without delays.
Clinic layer
Fertility clinics in Illinois
The law sets the parentage route. The clinic sets medical clearance, transfer timing, and monitoring — so both calendars have to be planned together. These are public Atlas profiles, not recommendations.
10
Illinois clinic profiles
Daniel Rostein, MD, FACOG
Oak Brook, IL · Chicago
Location checked Gestational-carrier servicesCDC 2022: 33 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.7/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
Gurnee, IL
Location checked Gestational-carrier servicesSART memberCDC 2022: 2,031 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.3/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Midwest Fertility Center
Downers Grove, IL
Location checked Gestational-carrier servicesSART memberCDC 2022: 184 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 3.6/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
North Shore Fertility
Skokie, IL
Location checked CDC 2022: 210 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.5/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Charles E. Miller, MD & Associates (CCRM Naperville // CCRM Fertility Network Clinic)
Naperville, IL · Chicago
Location checked
Google Business Profile 3.4/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
InVia Fertility Specialists (First Fertility Network clinic)
Hoffman Estates, IL
Location checked
Google Business Profile 3.8/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Showing 1–6 of 10 published Illinois clinic profiles, ordered by how complete each public record is.
Atlas clinic facts reviewed June 2, 2026. Patriot does not rank or endorse clinics — each profile links to its own public sources and a correction path. Confirm screening, transfer timing, and carrier requirements with the clinic directly.
Funds custody
How escrow works in Illinois
In Illinois, your surrogacy funds are held in a fertility-law firm's attorney trust account (an IOLTA). Patriot never holds your money directly. The firm administers the trust account using software built for that workflow.
Patriot recommends TrustUS, the software your law firm uses to hold your funds. TrustUS runs on top of the firm's IOLTA — not as a separate third-party escrow agent.
✓IOLTA-ready escrow, AES-256 encryption, full audit trail.
✓SOC 2 practices.
✓99.98% receipt match rate, 2-second average payout.
Patriot has not independently verified TrustUS's compliance attestations; consult your attorney before custodying funds.
Explore more states
See how other jurisdictions approach pre-birth orders, surrogacy compensation, and intended parent protections.
Learn + Resources
Planning surrogacy in Illinois?
Move from legal research into the next decision pages: requirements, cost planning, agency comparison, and a live conversation with the team.