35 ILCS 200/22-10

(35 ILCS 200/22-10)
Sec. 22-10. Notice of expiration of period of redemption.

A purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to request an order for a judicial tax deed auction and a tax deed to the property sold at an annual tax sale unless, not less than 3 months nor more than 6 months prior to the expiration of the period of redemption, he or she gives notice of the sale and the date of expiration of the period of redemption to the owners, occupants, the municipality in which the subject property lies or county if the property lies outside municipal corporate boundaries, and interested parties, including any mortgagee of record, as provided below. For counties or taxing districts holding certificates pursuant to Section 21-90, the date of expiration of the period of redemption shall be designated by the county or taxing district in its petition for tax deed and identified in the notice below, which shall be filed with the county clerk.

    The Notice to be given to the parties shall be in at least 10-point type in the following form completely filled in:
TAX DEED NO. .................... FILED ....................TAKE NOTICE    County of ................................................
    Date Premises Sold or Forfeited ..........................
    Certificate No. ..........................................
    Sold or Forfeited for General Taxes of (year) ............
    Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
    and special assessment number ............................
    Warrant No. ................ Inst. No. .................THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD AT A TAX SALE FORDELINQUENT TAXESProperty Address (as identified on the most recent tax bill, if available) .
Legal Description or Property Index No. ......................
..............................................................
..............................................................

This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes at a tax sale and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on

.
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Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.

This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed in the Circuit Court seeking an order for judicial tax deed auction and a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before

.

If you are a homeowner, this may eventually result in eviction from your home. This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county in ...., Illinois on .....

You may respond to the petition or go to the hearing to speak to the court. But if you do not pay the overdue taxes by the hearing and if the court determines that all the rules were followed, you will lose your right to pay and keep the property. The property will then be offered at a public auction. If you are the owner, you may get any extra money left after the taxes and fees are paid. If there is extra money, you will get a notice telling you how to claim it.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELYTO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY AND ADDITIONAL COSTS

Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by applying to the County Clerk of ...., County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in ...., Illinois.

For further information contact the County Clerk
ADDRESS:....................
TELEPHONE AND/OR EMAIL ADDRESS:..................

..........................

Purchaser or Assignee.

Dated (insert date).

Contact the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to find local housing counselors.

In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice shall contain a provision in the Spanish, Polish, and Mandarin Chinese, stating that the notice affects important legal rights and should be translated immediately. Parcels that are either contiguous or have common ownership may be combined in a single notice prepared pursuant to Sections 22-10 and 22-25. In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice shall also state the address, room number, and time at which the matter is set for hearing. In counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the notice may include a notice in one or more foreign languages, stating that the notice affects important legal rights and should be translated immediately.

The changes to this Section made by Public Act 97-557 apply only to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed on or after July 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-557).

The changes to this Section made by Public Act 102-1003 apply to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed on or after May 27, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1003). Failure of any party or any public official to comply with the changes made to this Section by Public Act 102-528 does not invalidate any tax deed issued prior to May 27, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1003).

The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly apply to matters concerning tax certificates issued on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-555, eff. 1-1-24; 104-553, eff. 7-10-26.)