Tax Sale Information

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Delinquent Tax Publication Information

Annual Tax Sale

Letter to Prospective Tax Buyers

Prospective tax sale buyers need to download, complete, and submit the following forms:

In order to participate in the annual delinquent tax sale as a tax investor, please read the following:

• Refer to Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 35, beginning at 35 ILCS 200/21-190 (Article 21, Division 4).  The Illinois Compiled Statutes can be viewed at www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp
• Register in writing 10 working days prior to tax sale with the County Treasurer's Office.
  Contact the Treasurer's Office for the exact date. Registration Form available above.
• A delinquent tax sale email or list will be available for purchase. Contact the Treasurer's Office regarding date and costs.
• Delinquent tax sale listings are also published in local newspapers throughout the county.
• Tax sale is held at the end of the tax cycle (typically November). The tax sale this year will begin November 4, 2009. Sale hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Subsequent taxes may be paid in the Collector's Office three weeks after the second installment due date.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Treasurer's Office, 302 N Chicago St., Joliet IL 60432-4059. (815) 740-4675

Q: What it is date and time of your tax sale?

A: Tax sale is usually held in November. This year's tax sale will begin November 4, 2009. This date may fluctuate from tax year to tax year. The tax sale usually lasts three days.

Q: How often do you hold tax sales?

A: The Tax sale is held one time per year.

Q: What is the bidding process?

A: The bids start at 18%. The lowest bid is accepted.  The bid is a 6 month interest rate.

Q: What type of document is issued at the tax sale?

A: Tax sale certificates are issued at the time of payment.

Q: What happens to the parcels that are not sold at the tax sale? May they be purchased from the county?

A: All unpaid taxes are sold at the annual tax sale. All taxes which are not purchased by tax buyers are sold to the Will County Trustee, Joseph Meyer. Contact the Trustee's Office for assignment purchases. 1-800-248-2850.

Q: Do you allow investors to participate in the tax sale without attending the sale via mail, telephone or FAX?

A: No.

Q: May I send a representative to the sale to bid for me?

A: Yes, all bidders must be listed on the registration letter.

Q: Does your county hold a deed sale in addition to a tax sale?

A. The county holds an auction each year which is part of the Delinquent Real Estate Tax Liquidation Program. The next auction will be held  August 5, 2009.

Delinquent Real Estate Tax Liquidation Program

The purpose of the Delinquent Real Estate Tax Liquidation Program is to collect delinquent real estate taxes for the benefit of all taxing districts and to restore tax delinquent property to tax paying status.

This program has generated over $5.7 million in delinquent tax redemptions and auction proceeds.

If taxes are not redeemed within 2½ years, the county takes deed to the property. The property is then offered for sale at a public auction held once a year.

This program benefits all the taxpayers and the taxing districts of Will County by returning these parcels to productivity and beautification while at the same time returning them to an active status on the tax rolls.