Officials were able to use the county’s revitalization program for personal and political gain, neglected seized properties, and stripped homeowners of equity they had built up in their properties. This article provides some insight into these issues (courtesy of Injustice Watch). If you or someone you know lost property to a tax deed you may be entitled to a money judgement. Our firm has been handling tax sale matters for more than 35 years and may be able to help. If inter

Summary of Kidd v. Pappas, No. 1:22-cv-07061 (N.D. Ill.) . Case Background Plaintiffs (including Michelle Kidd and others) sued Maria Pappas (Cook County Treasurer) and Cook County, Illinois , alleging that the county’s property tax sale procedures violated constitutional rights by taking homeowners’ property without just compensation and imposing excessive penalties. Major Rulings Class Certification Granted (July 7, 2025) The court certified a class of former homeowner

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas' office announced that the 2022 Annual tax sale will take place beginning December 10, 2024. For more...

In Illinois, everything is triggered by the date of sale. This is the date you are the winning bidder (as shown on your certificates),...

Cook County 2021 Annual Tax Sale

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Tyler v. Hennepin County, 598 U.S. ___ (2023), is a United States Supreme Court case about government seizure of property for unpaid...

In October 2022, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas published a report about purported abuses of the sale in error provisions of the...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the annual sale of delinquent 2020 property taxes (due in 2021) starting November 15,...

Have you ever wondered how much money is lost when the government does not ensure its tenants are paying real estate taxes on leased...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the annual sale of delinquent 2019 property taxes from May 12 – 18, 2022. This tax sale...

Josephine’s Cooking hasn’t paid property taxes in 12 years. However, the Cook County Land Bank Authority, a county government agency,...