805 ILCS 180/45-10: Filing; issuance of admission.

If the Secretary of State finds that an application or amended application for admission conforms to law and all requisite fees have been paid, he or she shall:

(1) endorse on the application or the amended application the word "Filed" and the date of the filing thereof;

(2) file in his or her office one duplicate original of the application or the amended application; and

(3) return the other duplicate original of the application or the amended application to the person who filed it or to that person's representative.