Kane County delinquent real estate tax sale registration ends on October 9th, 2015. A registration fee of $500.00 is required. The tax...

The Cook County Board Will Consider New Integrated Property Tax Technology The technology which manages Cook County’s property tax system...

Matthew Flamm and Cary Shepherd have released a white paper urging the Illinois General Assembly to adopt Universal Vote-By-Mail...

In a recently published case by the United States Tax Court, the court decided that Tax Purchasers may not treat the gains resulting from...

In the article linked (here) it shows how delinquent real estate taxes can cause serious problems, but can also lead to some creative...

Importance of the Section 22-5 Take Notice (a/k/a 4.5 month notice) after Illinois real estate tax sales. The Cook County Annual Tax Sale...

A recent unpublished order, Kelver v. Baczek, 2014 IL App (2d) 130569-U, exemplifies the confusion between different judicial circuits...

Homeowners should be aware that their redemption period (the time they have to satisfy the delinquent taxes) may be 2.5 years, not 2...

HOW MUCH DILIGENCE IS NECESSARY? A recent decision of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals raises this question:  How far does a county (or a...

Bankruptcy court rules that a Chapter 13 debtor with property subject to a sale for delinquent real estate taxes who files for relief...

On December 6, 2012, Cook County Clerk, David Orr, released the new Cook County Delinquent tax search database.  This new searchable...

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin recently interviewed firm Partner Matthew A. Flamm for his analysis on upcoming special election to fill...