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Cook County Recorder of Deeds Releases New Website

The Cook County Recorder of Deeds recently released a new version of its website. The new website allows users to preview recorded...

Cook County Treasurer Urges Delinquent Owners to Pay 2010 Property Taxes

This is a informative article (from prnewswire.com) detailing the current status of delinquent 2010 Cook County property taxes. In the...

Learn How to Research Your Property Taxes Online

This is a helpful article from chicagomag.com that details how the Cook County Property Tax Portal can provide you with important...

[Video] McCarthy Speaks At CBA Tax Seminar

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Cook County Releases “Property Tax Portal Website”

In the months leading up to the 2010 Cook County Tax Sale, Cook County released its new “Property Tax Portal” website, that allows the...

Cook County Releases “Property Tax Portal” to Real Estate Tax Records

This month, Cook County released its new “Property Tax Portal” website, that allows the public to search multiple databases for property...

Certificates of Purchase Awarded through No Cash Bid Program – Cook County

Cook County No Bid Program The No Cash Bid Program can be used to acquire delinquent real estate tax certificates. If you have questions,...

Tax Deed Procedures and Strict Compliance

The law in Mississippi regarding tax sales and tax deeds requires strict compliance just like Illinois. To read an interesting case on...

Recent Washington state case involving “fee picking.”

This is an interesting case from Washington state involving “fee picking.” In Illinois, such actions may also run afoul of the Mortgage...

Supreme Court of Florida Applies Jones v. Flowers and Vacates Tax Deed

On March 8, 2012, the Supreme Court of Florida issued an opinion in a tax sale / tax deed matter that challenged the notice given in a...

Supreme Court of West Virginia issues opinion regarding the notice required in tax sale / tax deed

On March 1, 2012, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issued an interesting opinion in a tax sale / tax deed matter that...

Municipality Runs Into Trouble Managing Delinquent Tax Certificates

Even municipalities can run into trouble when managing delinquent real estate tax certificates. Make sure you know what you are doing or...