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Indiana counties consider taking state income tax refunds to pay delinquent real estate/property tax

A proposal to take state income tax refunds from people who are at least three installments behind in property taxes is facing resistance...

Maria Pappas, Cook County Treasurer, announces prepayment of 2017 real estate/property taxes

Taxpayers may want to prepay the 2017 first installment real estate tax for reasons such as winter travel or to increase their tax...

Willie Wilson Foundation pledges $150,000 to help keep properties out of Cook County real estate/pro

Despite outreach efforts, a benevolent fund established by the Willie Wilson Foundation and a partnership with the not-for-profit...

Harvard’s former Motorola campus sold for delinquent property taxes

The owner of the former Motorola campus in Harvard allowed property taxes on the 1.5 million-square-foot campus to become delinquent in...

Howard County (Indiana) Real Estate Tax Sale Begins October 13th, Interesting Properties Included

In the advertisements for Howard County, Indiana’s next tax sale, the buildings housing local favorites, such as The Wildcat, Gingerbread...

Clay County (Indiana) Real Estate Tax Sale Begins September 14, 2017 at 10:00am

The Clay County (Indiana) tax sale begins September 14, 2017 at 10:00am on the third floor of the courthouse: Clay County Courthouse 609...

La Salle County (Illinois), as Trustee, Schedules Real Estate Tax Deed Sale for August 18th

La Salle County, as Trustee, has completed tax deed proceedings on real estate and mobile homes. The Trustee will now sell tax deeds (not...

Indiana Court of Appeals Holds Tax Buyer to Degree of Diligence Similar to Illinois

In David L. Jenner and Vickie Jenner v. Bloomington Cellular Services, Inc. and Crown Castle South LLC, the Monroe County (Indiana)...

Three Cook County delinquent real estate tax sales taking place in 2017

The 2015 Cook County Annual Tax Sale (2015 taxes due in 2016) will begin on April 3, 2017. Buyers must register by March 24, 2017. The...

Madison County Illinois Delinquent Real Estate Annual Tax Sale Begins February 21, 2017

The Madison County Annual Tax Sale will begin on February 21, 2017 at the Madison County Administration Building, 157 N. Main St., in...

John Stanko Speaks at Chicago Bar Association Real Estate Taxation Seminar

John W. Stanko, Jr., will be speaking at the 2017 Chicago Bar Association (CBA) Real Estate Taxation Seminar on January 24, 2017. Here is...

John Stanko & Emmett McCarthy to speak at 2017 National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) Conference

John W. Stanko, Jr., and Emmett R. McCarthy will be speaking at the 2017 National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) Annual Conference in Fort...