From the effective date of this Rule, an additional filing fee of $125.00 shall be charged to all mortgage foreclosure cases filed in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. This additional fee shall be placed in a "Foreclosure Mediation Program Fund" ["Fund"] which shall be used to provide financial support for the mediation program, including to reimburse mediation program start-up costs paid prior to the time the program becomes self-sufficient as a result of the filing fees authorized herein. No other costs will be charged to any program participant. It is contemplated that the program will be sustained as needed and be self-sufficient as a result of the filing fee.
Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Lake Cnty. 7-2.04