How the Stark County sale works
- Sale type
- Tax lien
- How often
- Once a year
- Typical timing
- County-set after judgment (commonly Oct-Jan following the levy year)
- Bidding
- Penalty-rate bid-down; maximum accepted bid 9% per 35 ILCS 200/21-215 (post-reform)
- Minimum bid
- Certificate = taxes + statutory costs
- Deposit
- Registration and deposits per collector terms (R.A.M.S. 2 automated bidding in many counties)
- Payment
- Payment due at/immediately after sale
- What you receive
- Certificate of Purchase → Tax Deed (court-ordered)
- Owner can redeem after the sale
- Yes
Illinois rules that apply here
Illinois is a tax lien state, governed by 35 ILCS 200/21-205 et seq.; Art. 22 for tax deed. Owner redemption after the sale: Yes. Read the Illinois overview →
Questions about this sale
No sale date is on record for Stark County right now. Sales here are usually county-set after judgment (commonly Oct-Jan following the levy year). BackLot re-checks the official sources daily and lists a date as soon as County Collector + Circuit Court / County Clerk publishes one.
Stark County runs tax lien sales, administered by County Collector + Circuit Court / County Clerk. What the winning bidder receives: Certificate of Purchase → Tax Deed (court-ordered).
Yes. Illinois allows the owner to redeem after the sale within the statutory period (35 ILCS 200/21-205 et seq.; Art. 22 for tax deed).
Penalty-rate bid-down; maximum accepted bid 9% per 35 ILCS 200/21-215 (post-reform). Minimum bid: Certificate = taxes + statutory costs. Deposit: Registration and deposits per collector terms (R.A.M.S. 2 automated bidding in many counties). Payment: Payment due at/immediately after sale.
On the County Collector + Circuit Court / County Clerk site at starkco.illinois.gov. BackLot links to it and never replaces it: check the notice before you bid.