Must my employer pay me while I'm on jury service? 67 cents per mile, round trip.The Jury Administration Office is responsible for providing the pool of qualified jurors for the Circuit Court. The county is required to pay citizens a fixed amount for each day they report for jury duty. The Illinois General Assembly and the Lake County Board have established a per diem reimbursement for jury service. This is a small sum, but you should consider grand jury service a privilege of citizenship and your compensation in the nature of an honorarium. I got a summons for jury duty, Chicago Illinois, for Aug 6th. I'm not going because we are being audited that week. For Petit jury service, you will receive a check on the day of your service. You MUST bring your Juror Summons with you.