765 ILCS 1020/30

Except as is otherwise provided by this Act, all costs of proceedings in the matter of an estray or other property taken up or property found, shall be paid by the taker-up or finder in the first instance, and if the owner of the property claims it within the time limited by this Act the owner shall repay the finder or taker-up the amount of such costs before the finder or taker-up shall be required to surrender the property to such owner.