Illinois Code § 735 ILCS 5/12-716

Costs and fees.
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(a) The costs of obtaining a garnishment order shall be charged to the
judgment debtor, unless the court determines, in its discretion, that costs
incurred by the judgment creditor were improperly incurred, in which case those
costs shall be paid by the judgment creditor.

 
(b) No fee shall be paid by a garnishee for filing his, her or its
appearance, answer or satisfaction of judgment against him, her or it.

 
(c) No fee shall be paid to a garnishee at the time of service of
the garnishment summons or at any time thereafter, unless he or she is
subpoenaed to appear as a witness, in which case he or she is entitled to
witness fees as in other civil cases.

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