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REVENUE (35 ILCS 200/) Property Tax Code. 35 ILCS 200/21-130
(35 ILCS 200/21-130)
Sec. 21-130.
Use of figures and letters in advertisement and other
lists. In all advertisements for the sale of properties for taxes or
special assessments, and in entries required to be made by the clerk of the
court or other officer, letters, figures, characters or property index numbers
may be used to denote townships, ranges, sections, parts of sections, lots or
blocks, or parts thereof, the year or the years for which the taxes were due,
and the amount of taxes, special assessments, interest and costs. The county
collector may subsequently advertise and obtain judgment on properties that
have been omitted, or that have been erroneously advertised or described in the
first advertisement.
(Source: P.A. 76-2254; 88-455.)
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35 ILCS 200/Art. 21 Div. 3
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 21 Div. 3 heading)
Division 3.
Notice and publication provisions
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35 ILCS 200/21-135
(35 ILCS 200/21-135)
Sec. 21-135. Mailed notice of application for judgment and sale. Not less
than 15 days before the date of application for judgment and sale of delinquent
properties, the county collector shall mail, by registered or certified mail, a
notice of the forthcoming application for judgment and sale to the person shown
by the current collector's warrant book to be the party in whose name the taxes
were last assessed or to the current owner of record and, if applicable, to the party specified under Section
15-170. The notice shall include the intended dates of application for judgment
and sale and commencement of the sale, and a description of the properties. The
county collector must present proof of the mailing to the court along with the
application for judgement.
In counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, a copy of this notice shall
also be mailed by the county collector by registered or certified mail to any
lienholder of record who annually requests a copy of the notice. The failure of
the county collector to mail a notice or its non-delivery to the lienholder
shall not affect the validity of the judgment.
In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, notice shall not be mailed to
any person when, under Section 14-15, a certificate of error has been executed
by the county assessor or by both the
county assessor and board of
appeals (until the first Monday in December 1998 and the board of
review
beginning
the first Monday in December 1998 and thereafter),
except as provided by court order under Section 21-120.
The collector shall collect $10 from the proceeds of each sale to cover
the costs of registered or certified mailing and the costs of advertisement
and publication.
If a taxpayer pays the taxes on the property after the notice of the
forthcoming application for judgment and sale is mailed but before the sale is
made, then the collector shall collect $10 from the taxpayer to cover the costs
of registered or certified mailing and the costs of advertisement and
publication.
(Source: P.A. 93-899, eff. 8-10-04.)
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35 ILCS 200/21-140
(35 ILCS 200/21-140)
Sec. 21-140.
Printer's error in advertisement.
In all cases where there is a
printer's error in the advertised list which prevents judgment from being
obtained against any property, or against all of the delinquent list, at the
time stated in the advertisement, the printer shall lose the compensation
allowed by this Code for those properties containing errors, or for the entire
list, as the case may be.
(Source: Laws 1939, p. 886; P.A. 88-455.)
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35 ILCS 200/21-145
(35 ILCS 200/21-145)
Sec. 21-145. Scavenger sale. At the same time the county collector annually
publishes the collector's annual sale advertisement under Sections 21-110,
21-115, and 21-120, counties may, if the county board so orders by
resolution, publish an advertisement giving notice of the intended
sale of certain tax liens and certificates that have been forfeited and are held by the county pursuant to Section 21-90. Under no circumstance may a tax year be offered at a scavenger sale prior to the annual tax sale for that tax year (or, for omitted assessments issued pursuant to Section 9-260, the annual tax sale for that omitted assessment's warrant year, as defined herein). The county collector shall include in the advertisement and in the
application for judgment and sale under this Section and Section 21-260 the
total amount of all general taxes upon those properties which are delinquent as
of the date of the advertisement. In lieu of a single annual advertisement and
application for judgment and sale under this Section and Section 21-260, the county collector
may, from time to time, beginning on the date of the
publication of the annual sale advertisement and before August 1 of the next
year, publish separate advertisements and make separate applications on
eligible properties described in one or more volumes of the delinquent list.
The separate advertisements and applications shall, in the aggregate, include
all the properties which otherwise would have been included in the single
annual advertisement and application for judgment and sale under this Section.
Upon the written request of the taxing district which levied the same, the county collector may
also include in the advertisement the special taxes and
special assessments, together with interest, penalties and costs thereon upon
those properties which are delinquent as of the date of the advertisement. The
advertisement and application for judgment and sale shall be in the manner
prescribed by this Code relating to the annual advertisement and application
for judgment and sale of delinquent properties.
As used in this Section, the term delinquent also includes tax liens and certificates forfeited to the county as trustee and held pursuant to Section 21-90, if those tax liens or certificates are approved for sale by the county board. Any tax lien or certificate held by the county pursuant to Section 21-90 that is offered at a scavenger sale shall be assigned by the county to the winning bidder at the scavenger sale as set forth in Section 21-90. After 4 years from the date of assignment, the assignment is void and the tax certificate shall be forfeited back to the county and held pursuant to Section 21-90, unless a tax deed has been issued and recorded by the assignee or a court order to toll the deadline pursuant to Section 21-90 is entered. As used in this Section, "warrant year" means the year preceding the calendar year in which the omitted assessment first became due and payable. (Source: P.A. 102-519, eff. 8-20-21; 103-555, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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35 ILCS 200/Art. 21 Div. 3.5
(35 ILCS 200/Art. 21 Div. 3.5 heading)
Division 3.5.
Judgments and sales
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35 ILCS 200/21-150
(35 ILCS 200/21-150)
Sec. 21-150. Time of applying for judgment. Except as otherwise provided in
this Section or by ordinance or resolution enacted under subsection (c) of
Section 21-40, in any county with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, all applications for judgment and order of sale for taxes and
special assessments on delinquent properties shall be made within 90 days after the second installment due date. In Cook County, all applications for judgment and order of sale for taxes and special assessments on delinquent properties shall be made (i) by July 1, 2011 for tax year 2009, (ii) by July 1, 2012 for tax year 2010, (iii) by July 1, 2013 for tax year 2011, (iv) by July 1, 2014 for tax year 2012, (v) by July 1, 2015 for tax year 2013, (vi) by May 1, 2016 for tax year 2014, (vii) by March 1, 2017 for tax year 2015, (viii) by April 1 of the next calendar year after the second installment due date for tax year 2016 and 2017, and (ix) within 365 days of the second installment due date for each tax year thereafter. Notwithstanding these dates, in Cook County, the application for judgment and order of sale for the 2018 annual tax sale that would normally be held in calendar year 2020 shall not be filed earlier than the first day of the first month during which there is no longer a statewide COVID-19 public health emergency, as evidenced by an effective disaster declaration of the Governor covering all counties in the State, except that in no event may this application for judgment and order of sale be filed later than October 1, 2021. When a tax sale is delayed because of a statewide COVID-19 public health emergency, no subsequent annual tax sale may begin earlier than 180 days after the last day of the prior delayed tax sale, and no scavenger tax sale may begin earlier than 90 days after the last day of the prior delayed tax sale. In those counties which have adopted an ordinance under Section
21-40, the application for judgment and order of sale for delinquent taxes
shall be made in December. In the 10 years next following the completion of
a general reassessment of property in any county with 3,000,000 or more
inhabitants, made under an order of the Department, applications for judgment
and order of sale shall be made as soon as may be and on the day specified in
the advertisement required by Section 21-110 and 21-115. If for any cause the
court is not held on the day specified, the cause shall stand continued, and it
shall be unnecessary to re-advertise the list or notice.
Within 30 days after the day specified for the application for judgment the
court shall hear and determine the matter. If judgment is rendered, the sale
shall begin on the date within 5 business days specified in the notice as
provided in Section 21-115. If the collector is prevented from advertising and
obtaining judgment within the time periods specified by this Section, the collector may obtain
judgment at any time thereafter; but if the failure arises by the county
collector's not complying with any of the requirements of this Code, he or she
shall be held on his or her official bond for the full amount of all taxes and
special assessments charged against him or her. Any failure on the part of the
county collector shall not be allowed as a valid objection to the collection of
any tax or assessment, or to entry of a judgment against any delinquent
properties included in the application of the county collector.
(Source: P.A. 101-635, eff. 6-5-20; 102-519, eff. 8-20-21.)
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35 ILCS 200/21-155
(35 ILCS 200/21-155)
Sec. 21-155.
Application for judgment on special assessments or special
taxes; counties of 3,000,000 or more. In counties with 3,000,000 or more
inhabitants, the application for judgment upon delinquent special assessments
or special taxes in each year shall include only special assessments, special
taxes, or installments thereof, and interest, as are returned as delinquent to
the county collector on or before August 1 in the year in which the application
is made, and in the case of those levied upon property in any city with
1,000,000 or more inhabitants, as were marked on the general tax books of the
county collector on or before March 10 of the same year or within 15 days after
the county collector received the general tax books that year. The judgment of
sale shall include interest on matured installments up to the date of the
judgment.
In the 10 years following the completion of a general reassessment in
any county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, made under an order of the
Department, the application shall be made during the month of October for
judgment and order of sale for special assessments, special taxes, or
installments thereof, and interest, in each year on delinquent properties,
notwithstanding that such special assessments, special taxes, or installments
thereof, and interest are not returned as delinquent to the county collector,
on or before August 1 in the year in which the application is made, and in the
case of those levied upon property in any city with 1,000,000 or more
inhabitants, notwithstanding that such special assessments, special taxes or
installments thereof, and interest, were not marked on the general tax books of
the county collector, on or before March 10 of the same year or within 15 days
after the county collector received the general tax books in that year, in that
case, the county collector shall include in the application all special
assessments, special taxes, and installments thereof, and interest, then
remaining unpaid. Within 30 days after the county collector has received the
general tax books, the special assessments, special taxes, or installments
thereof, and interest, then remaining unpaid, shall be marked therein. If for
any reason, the application cannot be made during the month of October, it
shall be made at any time not later than January 1.
(Source: P.A. 83-1312; 88-455.)
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35 ILCS 200/21-160
(35 ILCS 200/21-160)
Sec. 21-160. Annual tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record.
The collector shall transcribe into a record prepared for that purpose, and
known as the annual tax judgment, sale, redemption and forfeiture record, the
list of delinquent properties. On or before the day on
which application for judgment is to be made, the record shall be made out in numerical order and contain
all the information necessary to be recorded.
The record shall set forth the name of the owner, if known; the description
of the property; the year or years for which the tax or, in counties with
3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the tax or special assessments is
due; the valuation on which the tax is extended; the amount of the
consolidated and other taxes or in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants,
the consolidated and other taxes and special assessments; the costs; and the
total amount of charges against the property.
The final record shall also be ruled in columns, to show in counties with 3,000,000
or more inhabitants the withdrawal of any special assessments from collection
and in all counties to show the amount paid before entry of judgment; the
amount of judgment and a column for remarks; the amount paid before sale and
after entry of judgment; the amount of the sale; amount of interest or penalty;
amount of cost; amount forfeited to the State; date of sale; acres or part
sold; name of purchaser; amount of sale and penalty; taxes of succeeding years;
interest and when paid, interest and cost; total amount of redemption; date of
redemption; when deed executed; by whom redeemed; and a column for remarks or
receipt of redemption money.
The final record shall be kept in the office of the county clerk.
(Source: P.A. 95-269, eff. 8-17-07.)
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