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Illinois tax sales

Tax lien sales in Illinois: how the process works, what redemption means for a bidder, and the sale calendar for every county BackLot tracks.

Sale type
Tax lien
Administered by
County
Redemption after sale
Yes
Jurisdictions tracked
102
Upcoming sales
20

How tax-default sales work in Illinois

Illinois is a tax lien state with tax deed sales as a secondary path. Sales are administered at the county level by the County Collector + Circuit Court / County Clerk under 35 ILCS 200/21-205 et seq.; Art. 22 for tax deed.

When a parcel becomes eligible. Delinquent taxes are offered after statutory notice and court judgment/order of sale.

When sales happen. Annual county tax sale after judgment/order; exact schedule set by county subject to Property Tax Code.

How bidding works. Bidder offers the lowest penalty percentage, subject to statutory maximum.

What the winning bidder gets. Tax sale certificate / lien. Owner redemption after the sale: Yes.

Verify before you bid. Dates, deposits and bidding rules are set by each Illinois county and change with every sale. BackLot summarizes official sources and links to them; it is not legal or investment advice. Read the current notice and the data disclaimer before relying on anything here.

Upcoming Illinois tax sales

Dates come from official notices. An Expected month is the statutory window before the office publishes a date; Announced and Confirmed are exact dates.

JurisdictionSaleStatusType
Boone CountyOct 29, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
De Witt CountyOct 29, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Champaign CountyOct 30, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Cass CountyNov 2, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
St. Clair CountyNov 2, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Carroll CountyNov 5, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Ogle CountyNov 5, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Henry CountyNov 6, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
McLean CountyNov 6, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Mercer CountyNov 6, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Peoria CountyNov 9, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Schuyler CountyNov 12, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
McHenry CountyNov 16, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Bond CountyNov 19, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
DuPage CountyNov 19, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Jefferson CountyNov 20, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Fayette CountyDec 3, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Menard CountyDec 4, 2026ConfirmedTax lien
Warren CountyJan 13, 2027ConfirmedTax lien
Washington CountyJan 22, 2027ConfirmedTax lien

Illinois jurisdictions

Every Illinois county BackLot tracks, with the next sale where one is on record.

Counties (102)

Adams CountyAlexander CountyBond CountyNov 19, 2026Boone CountyOct 29, 2026Brown CountyBureau CountyCalhoun CountyCarroll CountyNov 5, 2026Cass CountyNov 2, 2026Champaign CountyOct 30, 2026Christian CountyClark CountyClay CountyClinton CountyColes CountyCook CountyCrawford CountyCumberland CountyDe Witt CountyOct 29, 2026DeKalb CountyDouglas CountyDuPage CountyNov 19, 2026Edgar CountyEdwards CountyEffingham CountyFayette CountyDec 3, 2026Ford CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGallatin CountyGreene CountyGrundy CountyHamilton CountyHancock CountyHardin CountyHenderson CountyHenry CountyNov 6, 2026Iroquois CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyJefferson CountyNov 20, 2026Jersey CountyJo Daviess CountyJohnson CountyKane CountyKankakee CountyKendall CountyKnox CountyLake CountyLaSalle CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLivingston CountyLogan CountyMacon CountyMacoupin CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMason CountyMassac CountyMcDonough CountyMcHenry CountyNov 16, 2026McLean CountyNov 6, 2026Menard CountyDec 4, 2026Mercer CountyNov 6, 2026Monroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyMoultrie CountyOgle CountyNov 5, 2026Peoria CountyNov 9, 2026Perry CountyPiatt CountyPike CountyPope CountyPulaski CountyPutnam CountyRandolph CountyRichland CountyRock Island CountySaline CountySangamon CountySchuyler CountyNov 12, 2026Scott CountyShelby CountySt. Clair CountyNov 2, 2026Stark CountyStephenson CountyTazewell CountyUnion CountyVermilion CountyWabash CountyWarren CountyJan 13, 2027Washington CountyJan 22, 2027Wayne CountyWhite CountyWhiteside CountyWill CountyWilliamson CountyWinnebago CountyWoodford County

Records last verified Aug 28, 2026.

See the parcels behind the sale

BackLot maps tax-default parcels with county roll details, satellite views and a watchlist, and keeps this calendar current from official notices. One plan, everything included.

102 Illinois jurisdictions tracked.

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