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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3569 Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/21-30535 ILCS 200/22-1035 ILCS 200/22-3035 ILCS 200/22-4035 ILCS 200/22-4535 ILCS 200/22-5535 ILCS 200/22-6035 ILCS 200/22-7535 ILCS 200/22-8035 ILCS 200/22-8535 ILCS 200/22-100 new35 ILCS 200/22-105 new35 ILCS 200/22-110 new35 ILCS 200/22-115 new35 ILCS 200/22-120 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any owner who has an interest in the property on the date a tax deed petition is filed with the clerk of the circuit court may request an excess proceeds sale. Sets forth the form of the request for excess proceeds and the notice requirements for the excess proceeds sale. Provides for certain indemnity fund surcharges and fees. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 10280 HLH 20354 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3569 Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 35 ILCS 200/21-30535 ILCS 200/22-1035 ILCS 200/22-3035 ILCS 200/22-4035 ILCS 200/22-4535 ILCS 200/22-5535 ILCS 200/22-6035 ILCS 200/22-7535 ILCS 200/22-8035 ILCS 200/22-8535 ILCS 200/22-100 new35 ILCS 200/22-105 new35 ILCS 200/22-110 new35 ILCS 200/22-115 new35 ILCS 200/22-120 new 35 ILCS 200/21-305 35 ILCS 200/22-10 35 ILCS 200/22-30 35 ILCS 200/22-40 35 ILCS 200/22-45 35 ILCS 200/22-55 35 ILCS 200/22-60 35 ILCS 200/22-75 35 ILCS 200/22-80 35 ILCS 200/22-85 35 ILCS 200/22-100 new 35 ILCS 200/22-105 new 35 ILCS 200/22-110 new 35 ILCS 200/22-115 new 35 ILCS 200/22-120 new Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any owner who has an interest in the property on the date a tax deed petition is filed with the clerk of the circuit court may request an excess proceeds sale. Sets forth the form of the request for excess proceeds and the notice requirements for the excess proceeds sale. Provides for certain indemnity fund surcharges and fees. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 10280 HLH 20354 b LRB104 10280 HLH 20354 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3569 Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	35 ILCS 200/21-30535 ILCS 200/22-1035 ILCS 200/22-3035 ILCS 200/22-4035 ILCS 200/22-4535 ILCS 200/22-5535 ILCS 200/22-6035 ILCS 200/22-7535 ILCS 200/22-8035 ILCS 200/22-8535 ILCS 200/22-100 new35 ILCS 200/22-105 new35 ILCS 200/22-110 new35 ILCS 200/22-115 new35 ILCS 200/22-120 new 35 ILCS 200/21-305 35 ILCS 200/22-10 35 ILCS 200/22-30 35 ILCS 200/22-40 35 ILCS 200/22-45 35 ILCS 200/22-55 35 ILCS 200/22-60 35 ILCS 200/22-75 35 ILCS 200/22-80 35 ILCS 200/22-85 35 ILCS 200/22-100 new 35 ILCS 200/22-105 new 35 ILCS 200/22-110 new 35 ILCS 200/22-115 new 35 ILCS 200/22-120 new
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5	5	35 ILCS 200/22-10
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19	19	Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any owner who has an interest in the property on the date a tax deed petition is filed with the clerk of the circuit court may request an excess proceeds sale. Sets forth the form of the request for excess proceeds and the notice requirements for the excess proceeds sale. Provides for certain indemnity fund surcharges and fees. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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25	25	1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
26	26	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
27	27	3 represented in the General Assembly:
28	28	4 Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
29	29	5 Sections 21-305 22-10, 22-30, 22-35, 22-40, 22-45, 22-55,
30	30	6 22-60, 22-75, 22-80, and 22-85 and by adding Sections 22-100,
31	31	7 22-105, 22-110, 22-115, and 22-120 as follows:
32	32	8 (35 ILCS 200/21-305)
33	33	9 Sec. 21-305. Payments from Indemnity Fund.
34	34	10 (a) Any owner of property sold under any provision of this
35	35	11 Code who sustains loss or damage by reason of the issuance of a
36	36	12 tax deed under Section 21-445 or 22-40 and who is barred or is
37	37	13 in any way precluded from bringing an action for the recovery
38	38	14 of the property shall have the right to indemnity for the loss
39	39	15 or damage sustained, limited as follows:
40	40	16 (1) An owner who resided on property that contained 4
41	41	17 or less dwelling units on the last day of the period of
42	42	18 redemption and who is equitably entitled to compensation
43	43	19 for the loss or damage sustained has the right to
44	44	20 indemnity. An equitable indemnity award shall be limited
45	45	21 to the fair cash value of the property as of the date the
46	46	22 tax deed was issued less any mortgages or liens on the
47	47	23 property, and the award will not exceed $99,000. The Court
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52	52	35 ILCS 200/21-30535 ILCS 200/22-1035 ILCS 200/22-3035 ILCS 200/22-4035 ILCS 200/22-4535 ILCS 200/22-5535 ILCS 200/22-6035 ILCS 200/22-7535 ILCS 200/22-8035 ILCS 200/22-8535 ILCS 200/22-100 new35 ILCS 200/22-105 new35 ILCS 200/22-110 new35 ILCS 200/22-115 new35 ILCS 200/22-120 new 35 ILCS 200/21-305 35 ILCS 200/22-10 35 ILCS 200/22-30 35 ILCS 200/22-40 35 ILCS 200/22-45 35 ILCS 200/22-55 35 ILCS 200/22-60 35 ILCS 200/22-75 35 ILCS 200/22-80 35 ILCS 200/22-85 35 ILCS 200/22-100 new 35 ILCS 200/22-105 new 35 ILCS 200/22-110 new 35 ILCS 200/22-115 new 35 ILCS 200/22-120 new
53	53	35 ILCS 200/21-305
54	54	35 ILCS 200/22-10
55	55	35 ILCS 200/22-30
56	56	35 ILCS 200/22-40
57	57	35 ILCS 200/22-45
58	58	35 ILCS 200/22-55
59	59	35 ILCS 200/22-60
60	60	35 ILCS 200/22-75
61	61	35 ILCS 200/22-80
62	62	35 ILCS 200/22-85
63	63	35 ILCS 200/22-100 new
64	64	35 ILCS 200/22-105 new
65	65	35 ILCS 200/22-110 new
66	66	35 ILCS 200/22-115 new
67	67	35 ILCS 200/22-120 new
68	68	Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that any owner who has an interest in the property on the date a tax deed petition is filed with the clerk of the circuit court may request an excess proceeds sale. Sets forth the form of the request for excess proceeds and the notice requirements for the excess proceeds sale. Provides for certain indemnity fund surcharges and fees. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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87	87	35 ILCS 200/22-100 new
88	88	35 ILCS 200/22-105 new
89	89	35 ILCS 200/22-110 new
90	90	35 ILCS 200/22-115 new
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110	110	1 shall liberally construe this equitable entitlement
111	111	2 standard to provide compensation wherever, in the
112	112	3 discretion of the Court, the equities warrant the action.
113	113	4 An owner of a property that contained 4 or less
114	114	5 dwelling units who requests an award in excess of $99,000
115	115	6 must prove that the loss of his or her property was not
116	116	7 attributable to his or her own fault or negligence before
117	117	8 an award in excess of $99,000 will be granted.
118	118	9 (2) An owner who sustains the loss or damage of any
119	119	10 property occasioned by reason of the issuance of a tax
120	120	11 deed, without fault or negligence of his or her own, has
121	121	12 the right to indemnity limited to the fair cash value of
122	122	13 the property less any mortgages or liens on the property.
123	123	14 In determining the existence of fault or negligence, the
124	124	15 court shall consider whether the owner exercised ordinary
125	125	16 reasonable diligence under all of the relevant
126	126	17 circumstances.
127	127	18 (3) In determining the fair cash value of property
128	128	19 less any mortgages or liens on the property, the fair cash
129	129	20 value shall be reduced by the principal amount of all
130	130	21 taxes paid by the tax purchaser or his or her assignee
131	131	22 before the issuance of the tax deed.
132	132	23 (4) If an award made under paragraph (1) or (2) is
133	133	24 subject to a reduction by the amount of an outstanding
134	134	25 mortgage or lien on the property, other than the principal
135	135	26 amount of all taxes paid by the tax purchaser or his or her
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146	146	1 assignee before the issuance of the tax deed and the
147	147	2 petitioner would be personally liable to the mortgagee or
148	148	3 lienholder for all or part of that reduction amount, the
149	149	4 court shall order an additional indemnity award to be paid
150	150	5 directly to the mortgagee or lienholder sufficient to
151	151	6 discharge the petitioner's personal liability. The court,
152	152	7 in its discretion, may order the joinder of the mortgagee
153	153	8 or lienholder as an additional party to the indemnity
154	154	9 action.
155	155	10 (b) Indemnity fund; subrogation.
156	156	11 (1) Any person claiming indemnity hereunder shall
157	157	12 petition the Court which ordered the tax deed to issue,
158	158	13 shall name the County Treasurer, as Trustee of the
159	159	14 indemnity fund, as defendant to the petition, and shall
160	160	15 ask that judgment be entered against the County Treasurer,
161	161	16 as Trustee, in the amount of the indemnity sought. The
162	162	17 provisions of the Civil Practice Law shall apply to
163	163	18 proceedings under the petition, except that neither the
164	164	19 petitioner nor County Treasurer shall be entitled to trial
165	165	20 by jury on the issues presented in the petition. The Court
166	166	21 shall liberally construe this Section to provide
167	167	22 compensation wherever in the discretion of the Court the
168	168	23 equities warrant such action.
169	169	24 (2) The County Treasurer, as Trustee of the indemnity
170	170	25 fund, shall be subrogated to all parties in whose favor
171	171	26 judgment may be rendered against him or her, and by
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182	182	1 third-party third party complaint may bring in as a
183	183	2 defendant any person, other than the tax deed grantee and
184	184	3 its successors in title, not a party to the action who is
185	185	4 or may be liable to him or her, as subrogee, for all or
186	186	5 part of the petitioner's claim against him or her.
187	187	6 (c) Any contract involving the proceeds of a judgment for
188	188	7 indemnity under this Section, between the tax deed grantee or
189	189	8 its successors in title and the indemnity petitioner or his or
190	190	9 her successors, shall be in writing. In any action brought
191	191	10 under Section 21-305, the Collector shall be entitled to
192	192	11 discovery regarding, but not limited to, the following:
193	193	12 (1) the identity of all persons beneficially
194	194	13 interested in the contract, directly or indirectly,
195	195	14 including at least the following information: the names
196	196	15 and addresses of any natural persons; the place of
197	197	16 incorporation of any corporation and the names and
198	198	17 addresses of its shareholders unless it is publicly held;
199	199	18 the names and addresses of all general and limited
200	200	19 partners of any partnership; the names and addresses of
201	201	20 all persons having an ownership interest in any entity
202	202	21 doing business under an assumed name, and the county in
203	203	22 which the assumed business name is registered; and the
204	204	23 nature and extent of the interest in the contract of each
205	205	24 person identified;
206	206	25 (2) the time period during which the contract was
207	207	26 negotiated and agreed upon, from the date of the first
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218	218	1 direct or indirect contact between any of the contracting
219	219	2 parties to the date of its execution;
220	220	3 (3) the name and address of each natural person who
221	221	4 took part in negotiating the contract, and the identity
222	222	5 and relationship of the party that the person represented
223	223	6 in the negotiations; and
224	224	7 (4) the existence of an agreement for payment of
225	225	8 attorney's fees by or on behalf of each party.
226	226	9 Any information disclosed during discovery may be subject
227	227	10 to protective order as deemed appropriate by the court. The
228	228	11 terms of the contract shall not be used as evidence of value.
229	229	12 (d) A petition of indemnity under this Section must be
230	230	13 filed within 10 years after the date the tax deed was issued.
231	231	14 (e) Any owner who requests an excess proceeds sale
232	232	15 pursuant to Section 22-100 that results in a sale pursuant to
233	233	16 Section 22-105 shall not be entitled to any award under this
234	234	17 Section, regardless of whether any surplus was generated.
235	235	18 (Source: P.A. 97-557, eff. 7-1-12.)
236	236	19 (35 ILCS 200/22-10)
237	237	20 Sec. 22-10. Notice of expiration of period of redemption.
238	238	21 A purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to a tax deed to
239	239	22 the property sold unless, not less than 3 months nor more than
240	240	23 6 months prior to the expiration of the period of redemption,
241	241	24 he or she gives notice of the sale and the date of expiration
242	242	25 of the period of redemption to the owners, occupants, and
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253	253	1 parties interested in the property, including any mortgagee of
254	254	2 record, as provided below. For counties or taxing districts
255	255	3 holding certificates pursuant to Section 21-90, the date of
256	256	4 expiration of the period of redemption shall be designated by
257	257	5 the county or taxing district in its petition for tax deed and
258	258	6 identified in the notice below, which shall be filed with the
259	259	7 county clerk.
260	260	8 The Notice to be given to the parties shall be in at least
261	261	9 10-point type in the following form completely filled in:
262	262	10 TAX DEED NO. .................... FILED ....................
263	263	11 TAKE NOTICE
264	264	12 County of ...........................................
265	265	13 Date Premises Sold or Forfeited .....................
266	266	14 Certificate No. .....................................
267	267	15 Sold or Forfeited for General Taxes of (year) .......
268	268	16 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
269	269	17 and special assessment number .......................
270	270	18 Warrant No. ................ Inst. No. .................
271	271	19 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR
272	272	20 DELINQUENT TAXES
273	273	21 Property Address (as identified on the most recent tax bill,
274	274	22 if available) ....
275	275	23 Legal Description or Property Index No. ..........
276	276	24 ..........
277	277	25 ..............................
278	278	26 This notice is to advise you that the above property has
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289	289	1 been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of
290	290	2 redemption from the sale will expire on ..........
291	291	3 ..........
292	292	4 Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe
293	293	5 before redeeming.
294	294	6 This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been
295	295	7 filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to
296	296	8 possession of this property if redemption is not made on or
297	297	9 before ..................................................
298	298	10 This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this
299	299	11 county in ...., Illinois on .....
300	300	12 You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem
301	301	13 will already have expired at that time.
302	302	14 YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY
303	303	15 TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
304	304	16 Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by
305	305	17 applying to the County Clerk of ...., County, Illinois at the
306	306	18 Office of the County Clerk in ...., Illinois.
307	307	19 For further information contact the County Clerk
308	308	20 IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOUR PROPERTY HAS VALUE THAT EXCEEDS
309	309	21 THE TAX BURDEN ON THE PROPERTY, AND YOU DO NOT WANT TO LOSE
310	310	22 EQUITY YOU MAY HAVE IN THE PROPERTY, YOU MAY REQUEST AN EXCESS
311	311	23 PROCEEDS SALE BY NOTIFYING THE COUNTY CLERK OF YOUR REQUEST IN
312	312	24 WRITING. THE COUNTY CLERK SHALL PROVIDE THE FORM.
313	313	25 ADDRESS:....................
314	314	26 TELEPHONE AND/OR EMAIL ADDRESS:..................
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326	326	2 Purchaser or Assignee.
327	327	3 Dated (insert date).
328	328	4 In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice
329	329	5 shall also state the address, room number, and time at which
330	330	6 the matter is set for hearing.
331	331	7 The changes to this Section made by Public Act 97-557
332	332	8 apply only to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed
333	333	9 on or after July 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act
334	334	10 97-557).
335	335	11 The changes to this Section made by Public Act 102-1003
336	336	12 apply to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed on
337	337	13 or after May 27, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act
338	338	14 102-1003). Failure of any party or any public official to
339	339	15 comply with the changes made to this Section by Public Act
340	340	16 102-528 does not invalidate any tax deed issued prior to May
341	341	17 27, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1003).
342	342	18 The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
343	343	19 the 103rd General Assembly apply to matters concerning tax
344	344	20 certificates issued on or after the effective date of this
345	345	21 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
346	346	22 (Source: P.A. 102-528, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
347	347	23 102-1003, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-555, eff.
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365	365	1 (35 ILCS 200/22-30)
366	366	2 Sec. 22-30. Petition for deed. At any time within 6 months
367	367	3 but not less than 3 months prior to the expiration of the
368	368	4 redemption period for property sold pursuant to judgment and
369	369	5 order of sale under Sections 21-110 through 21-120 or 21-260
370	370	6 or otherwise acquired by the county pursuant to Section 21-90,
371	371	7 the purchaser, or the agent pursuant to Section 21-90, may
372	372	8 file a petition in the circuit court in the same proceeding in
373	373	9 which the judgment and order of sale were entered, asking that
374	374	10 the court direct the county clerk to issue a tax deed if the
375	375	11 property is not redeemed from the sale. The petition shall be
376	376	12 accompanied by the statutory filing fee.
377	377	13 Notice of filing the petition and a date for redemption,
378	378	14 after which the petitioner intends to apply for an order to
379	379	15 issue a tax deed if the taxes are not redeemed, shall be given
380	380	16 to occupants, owners and persons interested in the property as
381	381	17 part of the notice provided in Sections 22-10 through 22-25,
382	382	18 except that only one publication is required. The county clerk
383	383	19 shall be notified of the filing of the petition and any person
384	384	20 owning or interested in the property may, if he or she desires,
385	385	21 appear in the proceeding.
386	386	22 Any owner may appear and object to the tax deed
387	387	23 petitioner's request for an order directing the county clerk
388	388	24 to issue the tax deed notwithstanding that a request for an
389	389	25 excess proceeds sale was made by any owner pursuant to Section
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400	400	1 22-100.
401	401	2 The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of
402	402	3 the 95th General Assembly apply only to matters in which a
403	403	4 petition for tax deed is filed on or after the effective date
404	404	5 of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
405	405	6 (Source: P.A. 103-555, eff. 1-1-24.)
406	406	7 (35 ILCS 200/22-40)
407	407	8 Sec. 22-40. Issuance of deed; possession.
408	408	9 (a) To obtain an order for issuance of tax deed, the
409	409	10 petitioner must provide sufficient evidence that:
410	410	11 (1) the redemption period has expired and the property
411	411	12 has not been redeemed;
412	412	13 (2) all taxes and special assessments which became due
413	413	14 and payable subsequent to the sale have been paid, unless
414	414	15 the county or its agent, as trustee pursuant to Section
415	415	16 21-90, is the petitioner;
416	416	17 (3) all forfeitures and sales which occur subsequent
417	417	18 to the sale are paid or redeemed, unless the county or its
418	418	19 agent, as trustee pursuant to Section 21-90, is the
419	419	20 petitioner;
420	420	21 (4) the notices required by law have been given, and
421	421	22 all advancements of public funds under the police power
422	422	23 made by a county, city, village, or town under Section
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424	424	25 (5) the petitioner has complied with all the
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435	435	1 provisions of law entitling him or her to a deed.
436	436	2 Upon receipt of sufficient evidence of the requirements
437	437	3 under this subsection (a), the court shall find that the
438	438	4 petitioner complied with those requirements and shall enter an
439	439	5 order directing the county clerk, on the production of the tax
440	440	6 certificate and a certified copy of the order, to issue to the
441	441	7 purchaser or its assignee a tax deed. The court shall insist on
442	442	8 strict compliance with Section 22-10 through 22-25. Prior to
443	443	9 the entry of an order directing the issuance of a tax deed, the
444	444	10 petitioner shall furnish the court with a report of
445	445	11 proceedings of the evidence received on the application for
446	446	12 tax deed and the report of proceedings shall be filed and made
447	447	13 a part of the court record.
448	448	14 (a-5) If, at the time the order directing issuance of tax
449	449	15 deed is entered, no request for an excess proceeds sale has
450	450	16 been made pursuant to subsections (a) or (b) of Section
451	451	17 22-100, the order shall require the tax deed petitioner to
452	452	18 send via first-class mail to all parties that were named in the
453	453	19 tax deed proceeding and to any party entitled to receive
454	454	20 notice pursuant to Section 22-5, a copy of the order along with
455	455	21 a request for an excess proceeds sale form as set forth in
456	456	22 Section 22-100. The order and the request for excess proceeds
457	457	23 sale form shall be sent within 14 days after the order
458	458	24 directing issuance of tax deed is entered. The form shall list
459	459	25 the final date upon which a person may request an excess
460	460	26 proceeds sale under subsection (c) of Section 22-100. The tax
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471	471	1 deed petitioner must file a notice of filing and certificate
472	472	2 of mailing in the tax deed proceeding that verifies that the
473	473	3 mailing occurred. The county clerk shall not issue any tax
474	474	4 deed prior to the ninety-first day after the entry of the order
475	475	5 unless proof is presented to the county clerk that the notice
476	476	6 required by this Section was timely mailed, except in cases
477	477	7 where a request for an excess proceeds sale was made pursuant
478	478	8 to subsection (a) or (b) of Section 22-100. If the notice set
479	479	9 forth in this Section is not mailed within 14 days after the
480	480	10 order is entered, the county clerk shall not issue a tax deed
481	481	11 until proof is presented to the clerk that the mailing
482	482	12 occurred. In that case, the county clerk shall issue a tax deed
483	483	13 only after 90 days have passed from the date the notice was
484	484	14 mailed. A copy of the file stamped notice of filing and
485	485	15 certificate of mailing filed in the tax deed proceeding is
486	486	16 satisfactory proof that the mailing occurred on the date
487	487	17 listed in the notice.
488	488	18 (a-10) Every order directing issuance of tax deed shall
489	489	19 list the total amount owed to the holder of the certificate of
490	490	20 purchase at the time the order is entered, which shall be paid
491	491	21 to the holder of the certificate of purchase if an excess
492	492	22 proceeds sale is held pursuant to Section 22-105. The total
493	493	23 amount due to the holder of the certificate of purchase shall
494	494	24 include the following amounts:
495	495	25 (1) the amount necessary to redeem the property from
496	496	26 the sale as of the last day of the period of redemption
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507	507	1 plus interest of 16%;
508	508	2 (2) all taxes and special assessments paid or redeemed
509	509	3 by the tax purchaser or the purchaser's assignee that are
510	510	4 not included in the redemption amount, plus any indemnity
511	511	5 fund fees paid as required by subsection (e-5);
512	512	6 (3) court reporter fees for the hearing on the
513	513	7 application for tax deed and transcript of the hearing;
514	514	8 (4) amounts in satisfaction of municipal liens paid by
515	515	9 the tax purchaser or the tax purchaser's assignee; and
516	516	10 (5) reasonable attorney's fees.
517	517	11 (b) Except as provided in subsection (e), if taxes for
518	518	12 years prior to the year or years sold are or become delinquent
519	519	13 subsequent to the date of sale, the court shall find that the
520	520	14 lien of those delinquent taxes has been or will be merged into
521	521	15 the tax deed grantee's title if the court determines that the
522	522	16 tax deed grantee or any prior holder of the certificate of
523	523	17 purchase, or any person or entity under common ownership or
524	524	18 control with any such grantee or prior holder of the
525	525	19 certificate of purchase, was at no time the holder of any
526	526	20 certificate of purchase for the years sought to be merged. If
527	527	21 delinquent taxes are merged into the tax deed pursuant to this
528	528	22 subsection, the court shall enter an order declaring which
529	529	23 specific taxes have been or will be merged into the tax deed
530	530	24 title and directing the county treasurer and county clerk to
531	531	25 reflect that declaration in the warrant and judgment records;
532	532	26 provided, that no such order shall be effective until a tax
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543	543	1 deed has been issued and timely recorded. Nothing contained in
544	544	2 this Section shall relieve any owner liable for delinquent
545	545	3 property taxes under this Code from the payment of the taxes
546	546	4 that have been merged into the title upon issuance of the tax
547	547	5 deed.
548	548	6 (c) The county clerk is entitled to a fee of $10 in
549	549	7 counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and $5 in counties
550	550	8 with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants for the issuance of the
551	551	9 tax deed, with the exception of deeds issued to the county
552	552	10 pursuant to its authority under Section 21-90. The clerk may
553	553	11 not include in a tax deed more than one property as listed,
554	554	12 assessed and sold in one description, except in cases where
555	555	13 several properties are owned by one person. The fee paid to the
556	556	14 county clerk for the issuance of the tax deed shall be
557	557	15 accompanied by a $300 indemnity fund fee in counties of
558	558	16 3,000,000 or more inhabitants and a $100 indemnity fund fee in
559	559	17 counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, with the
560	560	18 exception of deeds issued to the county pursuant to its
561	561	19 authority under Section 21-90. All fees received under this
562	562	20 subsection shall be paid by the county clerk to the county
563	563	21 treasurer of the county in which the land is situated for the
564	564	22 purpose of funding the county's indemnity fund established
565	565	23 under Section 21-295.
566	566	24 Upon application, the court shall, enter an order to place
567	567	25 the tax deed grantee or the grantee's successor in interest in
568	568	26 possession of the property and may enter orders and grant
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579	579	1 relief as may be necessary or desirable to maintain the
580	580	2 grantee or the grantee's successor in interest in possession.
581	581	3 (d) The court shall retain jurisdiction to enter orders
582	582	4 pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section. Public
583	583	5 Act 92-223 This amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly
584	584	6 and Public Act 95-477 this amendatory Act of the 95th General
585	585	7 Assembly shall be construed as being declarative of existing
586	586	8 law and not as a new enactment.
587	587	9 (e) Prior to the issuance of any tax deed under this
588	588	10 Section, the petitioner must redeem all taxes and special
589	589	11 assessments on the property that are subject to a pending tax
590	590	12 petition filed by a county or its assignee pursuant to Section
591	591	13 21-90.
592	592	14 (e-5) Following the expiration of the period of
593	593	15 redemption, the petitioner's payment of (i) any subsequent tax
594	594	16 and special assessment and (ii) any redemption of any sale of
595	595	17 subsequent taxes or forfeiture shall be accompanied by a 10%
596	596	18 indemnity fund fee to be paid by the petitioner. All fees
597	597	19 received under this subsection shall be paid by the collector
598	598	20 and county clerk to the county treasurer of the county in which
599	599	21 the land is situated for the purpose of funding the county's
600	600	22 indemnity fund established by Section 21-295. No fees incurred
601	601	23 under this subsection shall be posted to the subject tax sale
602	602	24 pursuant to Section 21-355.
603	603	25 (f) If, for any reason, a purchaser fails to obtain an
604	604	26 order for tax deed within the required time period and no sale
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615	615	1 in error was granted or redemption paid, then the certificate
616	616	2 shall be forfeited to the county, as trustee, pursuant to
617	617	3 Section 21-90.
618	618	4 (Source: P.A. 103-555, eff. 1-1-24; revised 8-5-24.)
619	619	5 (35 ILCS 200/22-45)
620	620	6 Sec. 22-45. Tax deed incontestable unless order appealed
621	621	7 or relief petitioned.
622	622	8 (a) Tax deeds issued under Section 22-40 are incontestable
623	623	9 except by appeal from the order of the court directing the
624	624	10 county clerk to issue the tax deed. However, relief from such
625	625	11 order may be had under Sections 2-1203 or 2-1401 of the Code of
626	626	12 Civil Procedure in the same manner and to the same extent as
627	627	13 may be had under those Sections with respect to final orders
628	628	14 and judgments in other proceedings. The grounds for relief
629	629	15 under Section 2-1401 shall be limited to:
630	630	16 (1) proof that the taxes were paid prior to sale;
631	631	17 (2) proof that the property was exempt from taxation;
632	632	18 (3) proof by clear and convincing evidence that the
633	633	19 tax deed had been procured by fraud or deception by the tax
634	634	20 purchaser or his or her assignee; or
635	635	21 (4) proof by a person or party holding a recorded
636	636	22 ownership or other recorded interest in the property that
637	637	23 he or she was not named as a party in the publication
638	638	24 notice as set forth in Section 22-20, and that the tax
639	639	25 purchaser or his or her assignee did not make a diligent
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650	650	1 inquiry and effort to serve that person or party with the
651	651	2 notices required by Sections 22-10 through 22-30.
652	652	3 (b) In cases of the sale of homestead property in counties
653	653	4 with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, a tax deed may also be
654	654	5 voided by the court upon petition, filed not more than 3 months
655	655	6 after an order for tax deed was entered, if the court finds
656	656	7 that the property was owner occupied on the expiration date of
657	657	8 the period of redemption and that the order for deed was
658	658	9 effectuated pursuant to a negligent or willful error made by
659	659	10 an employee of the county clerk or county collector during the
660	660	11 period of redemption from the sale that was reasonably relied
661	661	12 upon to the detriment of any person having a redeemable
662	662	13 interest. In such a case, the tax purchaser shall be entitled
663	663	14 to the original amount required to redeem the property plus
664	664	15 interest from the sale as of the last date of redemption
665	665	16 together with costs actually expended subsequent to the
666	666	17 expiration of the period of redemption and reasonable
667	667	18 attorney's fees, all of which shall be dispensed from the fund
668	668	19 created by Section 21-295. If an excess proceeds sale has
669	669	20 occurred pursuant to Section 22-105, the successful purchaser
670	670	21 shall be entitled to the following amounts, all of which shall
671	671	22 be dispensed from the fund created by Section 21-295:
672	672	23 (1) the amount owed to the holder of the certificate
673	673	24 listed in the order directing issuance of tax deed, with
674	674	25 interest at the rate of 1% per month from the date the
675	675	26 successful purchaser paid his or her winning excess
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686	686	1 proceeds sale bid until the date of payment pursuant to
687	687	2 this Section;
688	688	3 (2) all taxes and special assessments paid or redeemed
689	689	4 by the successful purchaser, the tax deed grantee, or or
690	690	5 the tax deed grantee's successors and assigns, after the
691	691	6 excess proceeds sale, with interest at the rate of 1% per
692	692	7 month from the date any such payment was made until the
693	693	8 date of payment pursuant to this Section;
694	694	9 (3) the cost of certification of tax deed order, the
695	695	10 cost of issuance of the tax deed, and the cost of recording
696	696	11 of the tax deed, which shall include any indemnity fund
697	697	12 fees as required by subsection (c) of Section 22-40;
698	698	13 (4) the total amount of any excess surplus paid by the
699	699	14 winning bidder at any excess proceeds sale, provided that
700	700	15 the amount bid was in excess of the total amount owed to
701	701	16 the holder of the certificate as listed in the order
702	702	17 directing issuance of tax deed; and
703	703	18 (5) reasonable attorney's fees and court costs
704	704	19 actually expended.
705	705	20 (c) The treasurer, as trustee of the county indemnity
706	706	21 fund, may file a motion with the court for the release of any
707	707	22 surplus funds held by the clerk of the circuit court as
708	708	23 provided in Section 22-120, and the court shall enter an order
709	709	24 requiring the clerk of the circuit court to release any
710	710	25 surplus funds from the excess proceeds sale to the treasurer
711	711	26 as trustee of the county indemnity fund.
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722	722	1 (d) In those cases of error where the court vacates the tax
723	723	2 deed, it may award the petitioner reasonable attorney's fees
724	724	3 and court costs actually expended, payable from that fund. The
725	725	4 court hearing a petition filed under this Section or Section
726	726	5 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure may concurrently hear a
727	727	6 petition filed under Section 21-295 and may grant relief under
728	728	7 any Section.
729	729	8 (e) Any owner who requests an excess proceeds sale
730	730	9 pursuant to Section 22-100 shall not be limited to any relief
731	731	10 from the order directing the county clerk to issue the tax deed
732	732	11 as provided in this Section and under and any motion filed
733	733	12 under Sections 2-1203 or 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure
734	734	13 unless an excess proceeds sale occurs. Once the excess
735	735	14 proceeds sale occurs, any owner who made such a request shall
736	736	15 be limited to the results of any excess proceeds sale
737	737	16 regardless if any surplus funds exist. Any surplus funds shall
738	738	17 be recovered only pursuant to the requirements of Section
739	739	18 22-120.
740	740	19 This amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be
741	741	20 construed as being declarative of existing law and not as a new
742	742	21 enactment.
743	743	22 (Source: P.A. 95-477, eff. 6-1-08.)
744	744	23 (35 ILCS 200/22-55)
745	745	24 Sec. 22-55. Tax deeds to convey merchantable title.
746	746	25 (a) This Section shall be liberally construed so that tax
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757	757	1 deeds shall convey merchantable title. In the event the
758	758	2 property has been taken by eminent domain under the Eminent
759	759	3 Domain Act, the tax purchaser shall be entitled to the award
760	760	4 which is the substitute for the property. Tax deeds issued
761	761	5 pursuant to this Section are subject to Section 22-70.
762	762	6 (b) Any conveyance from any tax deed grantee, including
763	763	7 any deed issued to the county, a specific county agency, or a
764	764	8 municipality, to a bona fide purchaser shall include a county
765	765	9 indemnity fund charge in the amount of 2.5% of the purchase
766	766	10 price, which shall be paid by the tax deed grantee. The
767	767	11 indemnity fund charge shall be collected by the Illinois
768	768	12 licensed title insurance company that issues an owner's policy
769	769	13 of title insurance from the tax deed grantee to the purchaser
770	770	14 and shall thereafter be paid by the title insurance company to
771	771	15 the county treasurer of the county in which the property is
772	772	16 located, as trustee of the indemnity fund established by
773	773	17 Section 21-295. The title insurance company may charge a
774	774	18 reasonable fee for the collection and turnover of those
775	775	19 charges. This subsection applies to conveyances that occur on
776	776	20 or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th
777	777	21 General Assembly.
778	778	22 (c) In counties of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, any
779	779	23 conveyance from any tax deed grantee, including any deed that
780	780	24 is issued to the county, to a specific county agency, or to a
781	781	25 municipality, that is not covered in subsection (b) shall
782	782	26 include an indemnity fund fee of $500 upon recording of the
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793	793	1 deed from the tax deed grantee to any grantee. The $500
794	794	2 indemnity fee received under this subsection shall be paid by
795	795	3 the county recorder or the county clerk to the county
796	796	4 treasurer of the county in which the land is situated and shall
797	797	5 be used for the purpose of funding the county's indemnity fund
798	798	6 established by Section 21-295.
799	799	7 (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
800	800	8 (35 ILCS 200/22-60)
801	801	9 Sec. 22-60. Contents of deed; recording.
802	802	10 (a) Every tax deed shall contain the full names and the
803	803	11 true post office address and residence of the grantee. A
804	804	12 county receiving a tax deed pursuant to Section 21-90 may
805	805	13 designate a specific county agency to be named as the deed
806	806	14 grantee. It shall not be of any force or effect, and the
807	807	15 recipient shall not take title to the property, until after
808	808	16 the deed has been recorded in the office of the recorder.
809	809	17 (b) The cost of recording a tax deed, including, but not
810	810	18 limited to, a tax deed issued to a county, a specific county
811	811	19 agency, or a municipality, shall include a $200 indemnity fund
812	812	20 surcharge fee. All surcharge fees received under this
813	813	21 subsection shall be paid by the county recorder or the county
814	814	22 clerk to the county treasurer of the county in which the land
815	815	23 is situated and shall be used for the purpose of funding the
816	816	24 county's indemnity fund established by Section 21-295.
817	817	25 (Source: P.A. 103-555, eff. 1-1-24.)
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828	828	1 (35 ILCS 200/22-75)
829	829	2 Sec. 22-75. Deed; prima facie evidence of regularity of
830	830	3 sale.
831	831	4 (a) As to the property conveyed therein, tax deeds
832	832	5 executed by the county clerk are prima facie evidence of the
833	833	6 following facts in all controversies and suits in relation to
834	834	7 the rights of the tax deed grantee and his or her heirs or
835	835	8 assigns:
836	836	9 (1) the property conveyed was subject to taxation at
837	837	10 the time it was assessed, and was listed and assessed in
838	838	11 the time and manner required by law;
839	839	12 (2) the taxes or special assessments were not paid at
840	840	13 any time before the sale;
841	841	14 (3) the property was advertised for sale in the manner
842	842	15 and for the length of time required by law;
843	843	16 (4) the property was sold for taxes or special
844	844	17 assessments as stated in the deed;
845	845	18 (5) the sale was conducted in the manner required by
846	846	19 law;
847	847	20 (6) the property conveyed was not redeemed from the
848	848	21 sale within the time permitted by law;
849	849	22 (7) the grantee in the deed was the purchaser or
850	850	23 assignee of the purchaser.
851	851	24 (a-5) No conveyance from a tax deed grantee to a bona fide
852	852	25 purchaser may be challenged on the basis that the former owner
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863	863	1 may have suffered a loss of equity. Any such claim must be
864	864	2 adjudicated pursuant to the provisions of Sections 22-100
865	865	3 through 22-120 or 21-305, which provisions shall be the
866	866	4 exclusive remedy for any alleged loss of equity.
867	867	5 (b) Any order for the sale of property for delinquent
868	868	6 taxes, except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall
869	869	7 estop all parties from raising any objections to the order or
870	870	8 to a tax title based thereon, which existed at or before the
871	871	9 rendition of the order, and which could have been presented as
872	872	10 a defense to the application for the order. The order itself is
873	873	11 conclusive evidence of its regularity and validity in all
874	874	12 collateral proceedings, except in cases where the tax or
875	875	13 special assessments were paid prior to the sale or the
876	876	14 property was exempt from general taxes or was not subject to
877	877	15 special assessment.
878	878	16 (Source: P.A. 88-455; 89-342, eff. 1-1-96.)
879	879	17 (35 ILCS 200/22-80)
880	880	18 Sec. 22-80. Order of court setting aside tax deed;
881	881	19 payments to holder of deed.
882	882	20 (a) Any order of court vacating an order directing the
883	883	21 county clerk to issue a tax deed based upon a finding that the
884	884	22 property was not subject to taxation or special assessment, or
885	885	23 that the taxes or special assessments had been paid prior to
886	886	24 the sale of the property, or that the tax sale was otherwise
887	887	25 void, shall declare the tax sale to be a sale in error pursuant
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898	898	1 to Section 21-310 of this Act. The order shall direct the
899	899	2 county collector to refund to the tax deed grantee or his or
900	900	3 her successors and assigns (or, if a tax deed has not yet
901	901	4 issued, the holder of the certificate) the following amounts:
902	902	5 (1) all taxes and special assessments purchased, paid,
903	903	6 or redeemed by the tax purchaser or his or her assignee, or
904	904	7 by the tax deed grantee or his or her successors and
905	905	8 assigns, whether before or after entry of the order for
906	906	9 tax deed, with interest at the rate of 1% per month from
907	907	10 the date each amount was paid until the date of payment
908	908	11 pursuant to this Section;
909	909	12 (2) all costs paid and posted to the judgment record
910	910	13 and not included in paragraph (1) of this subsection (a);
911	911	14 and
912	912	15 (3) court reporter fees for the hearing on the
913	913	16 application for tax deed and transcript thereof, the cost
914	914	17 of certification of tax deed order, the cost of issuance
915	915	18 of tax deed, and the cost of recording of tax deed, and any
916	916	19 indemnity fund fees as required by subsection (c) of
917	917	20 Section 22-40, subsection (e-5) of Section 22-40,
918	918	21 subsection (b) of 22-50, and subsection (b) of Section
919	919	22 22-60.
920	920	23 (a-5) If an excess proceeds sale has occurred pursuant to
921	921	24 Section 22-105, the county collector shall refund to the tax
922	922	25 deed grantee, or to the grantee's successors and assigns, or,
923	923	26 if a tax deed has not yet issued, to the holder of the
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934	934	1 certificate of purchase, the following amounts:
935	935	2 (1) the amount owed to the holder of the certificate,
936	936	3 which is listed in the order directing issuance of tax
937	937	4 deed, with interest at the rate of 1% per month from the
938	938	5 date the order directing issuance of tax deed was entered
939	939	6 until the date of payment under this Section;
940	940	7 (2) all taxes and special assessments paid or redeemed
941	941	8 by the tax purchaser or the tax purchaser's assignee, or
942	942	9 by the tax deed grantee or the grantee's successors and
943	943	10 assigns, after the excess proceeds sale, with interest at
944	944	11 the rate of 1% per month from the date each amount was paid
945	945	12 until the date of payment pursuant to this Section;
946	946	13 (3) the cost of certification of tax deed order, the
947	947	14 cost of issuance of tax deed, the cost of recording of tax
948	948	15 deed, and any indemnity fund fees as required by
949	949	16 subsection (d) of Section 22-40, subsection (e-5) of
950	950	17 Section 22-40, subsection (b) of 22-50, subsection (b) of
951	951	18 and 22-60; and
952	952	19 (4) the total amount of any excess surplus paid by the
953	953	20 winning bidder at any excess proceeds sale, provided that
954	954	21 the amount bid was in excess of the total amount owed to
955	955	22 the holder of the certificate as listed in the order
956	956	23 directing issuance of tax deed with interest at the rate
957	957	24 of 1% per month from the date the winning bidder paid the
958	958	25 amount due at the excess surplus sale until the date of
959	959	26 payment pursuant to this Section. The collector may file a
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970	970	1 motion with the court for release of any surplus funds
971	971	2 held by the clerk of the circuit court as provided in
972	972	3 Section 22-120, and the court shall enter an order
973	973	4 requiring the clerk of the circuit court to release any
974	974	5 remaining surplus funds to the collector from that excess
975	975	6 proceeds sale.
976	976	7 (b) Except in those cases described in subsection (a) and
977	977	8 (a-5) of this Section, and unless the court on motion of the
978	978	9 tax deed petitioner extends the redemption period to a date
979	979	10 not later than 3 years from the date of sale, any order of
980	980	11 court finding that an order directing the county clerk to
981	981	12 issue a tax deed should be vacated shall direct the party who
982	982	13 successfully contested the entry of the order to pay to the tax
983	983	14 deed grantee or his or her successors and assigns (or, if a tax
984	984	15 deed has not yet issued, the holder of the certificate) within
985	985	16 90 days after the date of the finding:
986	986	17 (1) the amount necessary to redeem the property from
987	987	18 the sale as of the last day of the period of redemption,
988	988	19 except that, if the sale is a scavenger sale pursuant to
989	989	20 Section 21-260 of this Act, the redemption amount shall
990	990	21 not include an amount equal to all delinquent taxes on
991	991	22 such property which taxes were delinquent at the time of
992	992	23 sale; and
993	993	24 (2) amounts in satisfaction of municipal liens paid by
994	994	25 the tax purchaser or his or her assignee, and the amounts
995	995	26 specified in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (a) of
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1006	1006	1 this Section, to the extent the amounts are not included
1007	1007	2 in paragraph (1) of this subsection (b).
1008	1008	3 If the payment is not made within the 90-day period, the
1009	1009	4 petition to vacate the order directing the county clerk to
1010	1010	5 issue a tax deed shall be denied with prejudice, and the order
1011	1011	6 directing the county clerk to issue a tax deed shall remain in
1012	1012	7 full force and effect. No final order vacating any order
1013	1013	8 directing the county clerk to issue a tax deed shall be entered
1014	1014	9 pursuant to this subsection (b) until the payment has been
1015	1015	10 made.
1016	1016	11 (c) Except as described in subsection (a), (a-5), or (b),
1017	1017	12 any order of the court finding that an order directing the
1018	1018	13 county clerk to issue a tax deed shall be vacated when an
1019	1019	14 excess proceeds sale has occurred shall direct the party who
1020	1020	15 successfully contested the entry of the order to pay to the tax
1021	1021	16 deed grantee or the grantee's successors and assigns (or, if a
1022	1022	17 tax deed has not yet issued, to the holder of the certificate)
1023	1023	18 within 90 days after the date of the finding the following
1024	1024	19 amounts:
1025	1025	20 (1) the amount owed to the holder of the certificate
1026	1026	21 that is listed in the order directing issuance of tax
1027	1027	22 deed, with interest at the rate of 1% per month from the
1028	1028	23 date the order directing issuance of tax deed was entered
1029	1029	24 until the date of payment pursuant to this Section;
1030	1030	25 (2) all taxes and special assessments paid or redeemed
1031	1031	26 by the tax purchaser or his or her assignee, or by the tax
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1042	1042	1 deed grantee or his or her successors and assigns, after
1043	1043	2 the excess proceeds sale, with interest at the rate of 1%
1044	1044	3 per month from the date each amount was paid until the date
1045	1045	4 of payment pursuant to this Section; and
1046	1046	5 (3) the cost of certification of tax deed order, the
1047	1047	6 cost of issuance of tax deed, the cost of recording of tax
1048	1048	7 deed, and any indemnity fund surcharge fees as required by
1049	1049	8 subsection (c) of Sections 22-40, subsection (e-5) of
1050	1050	9 Section 22-40, subsection (b) of Section 22-50, and
1051	1051	10 subsection (b) of Section 22-60.
1052	1052	11 If the payment is not made within the 90-day period, the
1053	1053	12 petition to vacate the order directing the county clerk to
1054	1054	13 issue a tax deed shall be denied with prejudice, and the order
1055	1055	14 directing the county clerk to issue a tax deed shall remain in
1056	1056	15 full force and effect. No final order vacating any order
1057	1057	16 directing the county clerk to issue a tax deed shall be entered
1058	1058	17 pursuant to this subsection (c) until the payment has been
1059	1059	18 made.
1060	1060	19 (d) If the total amount from any excess proceeds sale
1061	1061	20 exceeds the total amount owed to the holder of the certificate
1062	1062	21 as listed in the order directing issuance of tax deed. The tax
1063	1063	22 deed grantee or his or her successors and assigns (or, if a tax
1064	1064	23 deed has not yet issued, the holder of the certificate) may
1065	1065	24 file a motion with the court for release of any surplus funds
1066	1066	25 held by the clerk of the circuit court as provided in Section
1067	1067	26 22-120 and the court shall order the clerk of the circuit court
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1078	1078	1 to release any remaining surplus funds from said sale to the
1079	1079	2 movant.
1080	1080	3 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
1081	1081	4 (35 ILCS 200/22-85)
1082	1082	5 Sec. 22-85. Failure to timely take out and record deed;
1083	1083	6 deed is void. Unless the holder of the certificate purchased
1084	1084	7 at any tax sale under this Code takes out the deed in the time
1085	1085	8 provided by law, and records the same within one year from and
1086	1086	9 after the time for redemption expires, the certificate or
1087	1087	10 deed, and the sale on which it is based, shall, after the
1088	1088	11 expiration of the one-year period one year period, be
1089	1089	12 absolutely void with no right to reimbursement. If the holder
1090	1090	13 of the certificate is prevented from obtaining or recording a
1091	1091	14 deed by injunction or order of any court, or by the refusal or
1092	1092	15 inability of any court to act upon the application for a tax
1093	1093	16 deed, or by the refusal of the clerk to execute the same deed,
1094	1094	17 or by the refusal, inability, or delay of any county, city,
1095	1095	18 village, or incorporated town to issue transfer stamps, the
1096	1096	19 time he or she is so prevented shall be excluded from
1097	1097	20 computation of the one-year period one year period.
1098	1098	21 Certificates of purchase and deeds executed by the clerk shall
1099	1099	22 recite the qualifications required in this Section. The court
1100	1100	23 shall retain jurisdiction to enter orders pursuant to this
1101	1101	24 Section.
1102	1102	25 If any owner of the property sold requests an excess
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1113	1113	1 proceeds sale, the time for recording any tax deed shall be
1114	1114	2 extended pursuant to the requirement of subsection (g) of
1115	1115	3 Section 22-105.
1116	1116	4 (Source: P.A. 87-669; 88-455.)
1117	1117	5 (35 ILCS 200/22-100 new)
1118	1118	6 Sec. 22-100. Request for excess proceeds sale. Any owner
1119	1119	7 who has an interest in the property on the date a tax deed
1120	1120	8 petition is filed with the clerk of the circuit court may
1121	1121	9 request an excess proceeds sale by:
1122	1122	10 (1) filing a request for an excess proceeds sale with
1123	1123	11 the county clerk before the final date of redemption; the
1124	1124	12 clerk shall provide the request form to the person making
1125	1125	13 the request and, upon completion of the form, shall
1126	1126	14 immediately mark the request on the tax judgment, sale,
1127	1127	15 redemption, and forfeiture record; the county clerk may
1128	1128	16 charge a reasonable fee for such a request and shall
1129	1129	17 provide a receipt to the person making such request;
1130	1130	18 (2) filing a request for an excess proceeds sale with
1131	1131	19 the clerk of the circuit court for which the tax deed
1132	1132	20 proceeding is pending before the entry of any tax deed
1133	1133	21 order; or
1134	1134	22 (3) filing a request for an excess proceeds sale with
1135	1135	23 the clerk of the circuit court for which the tax deed
1136	1136	24 proceeding is pending within 90 days after date the tax
1137	1137	25 deed order is entered or the date the notice required
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1148	1148	1 under Section 22-40 is mailed, whichever is later.
1149	1149	2 An owner's failure to request an excess proceeds sale
1150	1150	3 shall not affect any rights the owner may have for
1151	1151	4 indemnification pursuant to Section 21-305.
1152	1152	5 The request for an excess proceeds sale shall be completed
1153	1153	6 in its entirety by the owner in the following form:
1154	1154	7 REQUEST FOR AN EXCESS PROCEEDS SALE
1155	1155	8 Name of Owner:...........................................
1156	1156	9 Property Address:........................................
1157	1157	10 Property Index Number:...................................
1158	1158	11 Sold or Forfeited for General Taxes of (year) Tax Deed
1159	1159	12 Case Number:.................................................
1160	1160	13 I, [insert name], am an owner of the above property. If I
1161	1161	14 cannot redeem my property from the above tax sale, I hereby
1162	1162	15 request that the court order an excess proceeds sale, and that
1163	1163	16 I be given an opportunity to claim any surplus funds that may
1164	1164	17 be collected in excess of the amounts due for taxes,
1165	1165	18 penalties, costs, and other encumbrances on the property.
1166	1166	19 Date:....................................................
1167	1167	20 Owner:...................................................
1168	1168	21 If no request for an excess proceeds sale has been made by
1169	1169	22 any owner prior to the entry of the tax deed order, the holder
1170	1170	23 of the certificate of purchase as listed in the tax deed order
1171	1171	24 shall mail the form for a request for an excess proceeds sale
1172	1172	25 as set forth in this Section to the persons listed in
1173	1173	26 subsection (a-5) of Section 22-40 as required by that Section.
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1184	1184	1 The form shall include the date on which the excess proceeds
1185	1185	2 sale is to be held.
1186	1186	3 (35 ILCS 200/22-105 new)
1187	1187	4 Sec. 22-105. Excess proceeds sale.
1188	1188	5 (a) If an owner makes a written request for an excess
1189	1189	6 proceeds sale, as set forth in Section 22-100, upon entry of an
1190	1190	7 order directing the county clerk to issue a tax deed (tax deed
1191	1191	8 order), the certificate of purchase that is the subject of the
1192	1192	9 tax deed order shall be sold at an excess proceeds sale in
1193	1193	10 accordance with this Section.
1194	1194	11 (b) The certificate of purchase shall be sold as provided
1195	1195	12 in this Section, on such terms and conditions as shall be
1196	1196	13 specified by the court in the tax deed order. The sale may be
1197	1197	14 conducted by any licensed title insurance company in the State
1198	1198	15 of Illinois or by the law firm or attorney who obtained the tax
1199	1199	16 deed order.
1200	1200	17 (c) The title insurance company, law firm, attorney, or
1201	1201	18 such other party as is designated by the court shall give
1202	1202	19 public notice of the sale as follows:
1203	1203	20 (1) The notice of sale shall include at least the
1204	1204	21 following information, but an immaterial error in the
1205	1205	22 information shall not invalidate the legal effect of the
1206	1206	23 notice:
1207	1207	24 (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the
1208	1208	25 person to contact for information regarding the
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1219	1219	1 certificate of purchase and the real estate to which
1220	1220	2 it pertains;
1221	1221	3 (B) the property address (as identified on the
1222	1222	4 most recent tax bill, if available); the Property
1223	1223	5 Index Number listed on the certificate of purchase,
1224	1224	6 and any other common description, if any, of the real
1225	1225	7 estate;
1226	1226	8 (C) a legal description of the real estate
1227	1227	9 sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty;
1228	1228	10 (D) a description of the improvements on the real
1229	1229	11 estate;
1230	1230	12 (E) the time and place of the sale;
1231	1231	13 (F) the terms of the sale;
1232	1232	14 (G) the case title, case number, and court in
1233	1233	15 which the tax deed order was entered;
1234	1234	16 (H) such other information as is ordered by the
1235	1235	17 court.
1236	1236	18 (2) The notice of sale shall be published once each
1237	1237	19 week for at least 3 consecutive calendar weeks (Sunday
1238	1238	20 through Saturday). The first such notice shall be
1239	1239	21 published not more than 45 days before the sale, and the
1240	1240	22 last such notice shall be published not less than 7 days
1241	1241	23 before the sale. Notice shall be in the following manner:
1242	1242	24 (A) by advertisement in a newspaper circulated to
1243	1243	25 the general public in the county in which the real
1244	1244	26 estate is located, in the section of that newspaper
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1255	1255	1 where legal notices are commonly placed;
1256	1256	2 (B) by separate advertisements in the section of
1257	1257	3 such a newspaper, which (except in counties with a
1258	1258	4 population in excess of 3,000,000) may be the same
1259	1259	5 newspaper, in which real estate other than real estate
1260	1260	6 being sold as part of legal proceedings is commonly
1261	1261	7 advertised to the general public; provided that the
1262	1262	8 separate advertisements in the real estate section
1263	1263	9 need not include a legal description and that, if both
1264	1264	10 advertisements could be published in the same
1265	1265	11 newspaper and that newspaper does not have separate
1266	1266	12 legal notices and real estate advertisement sections,
1267	1267	13 a single advertisement with the legal description
1268	1268	14 shall be sufficient; and
1269	1269	15 (C) by such other publications as may be further
1270	1270	16 ordered by the court.
1271	1271	17 (3) The party who gives notice of public sale in
1272	1272	18 accordance with this subsection (c) shall also give notice
1273	1273	19 to all interested parties who were named in the tax deed
1274	1274	20 proceeding via first-class mail at the addresses used in
1275	1275	21 the tax deed proceeding and to any attorney or person who
1276	1276	22 appeared in the proceeding to receive notice. After notice
1277	1277	23 is given as required in this Section, a copy of the notice
1278	1278	24 shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the court
1279	1279	25 entering the tax deed order, together with a certificate
1280	1280	26 of counsel or other proof that notice has been served in
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1291	1291	1 compliance with this Section.
1292	1292	2 (4) The party who gives notice of public sale in
1293	1293	3 accordance with this subsection (c) shall again give
1294	1294	4 notice in accordance with this Section of any canceled
1295	1295	5 sale; provided, however, that, if the canceled sale is to
1296	1296	6 occur less than 30 days after the last scheduled sale,
1297	1297	7 notice of any canceled sale need not be given pursuant to
1298	1298	8 this Section. In the event of cancellation, the person
1299	1299	9 conducting the sale shall, upon cancellation, announce the
1300	1300	10 date, time, and place upon which the adjourned sale shall
1301	1301	11 be held. Notwithstanding any language to the contrary, for
1302	1302	12 any canceled sale that is to be conducted more than 60 days
1303	1303	13 after the date on which it was to first be held, the party
1304	1304	14 giving notice of the sale shall again give notice in
1305	1305	15 accordance with this Section.
1306	1306	16 (5) No other notice by publication or posting is
1307	1307	17 necessary unless required by order or rule of the court.
1308	1308	18 (d) Upon and at the sale of the certificate of purchase,
1309	1309	19 the person conducting the sale shall give to the purchaser a
1310	1310	20 receipt of sale. The receipt shall describe the real estate
1311	1311	21 purchased and shall show the amount bid, the amount paid, the
1312	1312	22 total amount paid to date and the amount still to be paid for
1313	1313	23 it. An additional receipt shall be given at the time of each
1314	1314	24 subsequent payment. The holder of the certificate of purchase
1315	1315	25 identified in the tax deed order may place a credit bid equal
1316	1316	26 to the total amount as listed in the tax deed order.
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1327	1327	1 (e) Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the person
1328	1328	2 conducting the sale shall assign and deliver the original
1329	1329	3 certificate of purchase to the winning bidder who shall become
1330	1330	4 the holder of the certificate of purchase. The sale amount of
1331	1331	5 the certificate of purchase is prima facia evidence of the
1332	1332	6 fair market value of the real estate as of the date of the
1333	1333	7 excess proceeds sale. Any certificate of purchase following a
1334	1334	8 sale under this Section shall be freely assignable by
1335	1335	9 endorsement as set forth in Section 21-250.
1336	1336	10 (f) Following a sale as set forth in this Section, the
1337	1337	11 holder of the certificate of purchase, or the holder's
1338	1338	12 assignee, shall present the certificate of purchase to the
1339	1339	13 county clerk in order to obtain a tax deed for the property.
1340	1340	14 (g) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 22-85, if a
1341	1341	15 sale occurs under this Section, the winning bidder or the
1342	1342	16 bidder's assignee shall have one year from the date of the sale
1343	1343	17 under this Section to take out and record the tax deed. If the
1344	1344	18 bidder or the bidder's assignee fails to record the tax deed
1345	1345	19 within one year after the sale under this Section, the
1346	1346	20 certificate or deed, and the sale on which it is based, shall
1347	1347	21 be absolutely void with no right to reimbursement. If the
1348	1348	22 holder of the certificate is prevented from obtaining or
1349	1349	23 recording a deed by injunction or order of any court, by the
1350	1350	24 refusal or inability of any court to act upon the application
1351	1351	25 for a tax deed, by the refusal of the clerk to execute the same
1352	1352	26 deed, or by the refusal, inability, or delay of any county,
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1363	1363	1 city, village, or incorporated town to issue transfer stamps,
1364	1364	2 then the time during which the holder is so prevented shall be
1365	1365	3 excluded from computation of the one-year period. The court
1366	1366	4 shall retain jurisdiction to enter orders pursuant to this
1367	1367	5 Section.
1368	1368	6 (35 ILCS 200/22-110 new)
1369	1369	7 Sec. 22-110. Excess Proceeds Sale; Indemnity Fund.
1370	1370	8 (a) Upon and at the excess proceeds sale under Section
1371	1371	9 22-105, the purchaser shall pay to the person conducting the
1372	1372	10 sale a fee for deposit into the county indemnity fund
1373	1373	11 established by Section 21-295. The fee shall be $500 and shall
1374	1374	12 be paid by the purchaser to the person conducting the sale, as
1375	1375	13 reflected in the receipt of sale issued to the purchaser. This
1376	1376	14 fee shall also be paid by the holder of the certificate of
1377	1377	15 purchase pursuant to any credit bid at the sale. Upon the
1378	1378	16 completion of the sale, the person conducting the sale shall
1379	1379	17 remit the fee to the county treasurer as trustee of the county
1380	1380	18 indemnity fund for the county in which the sale occurred.
1381	1381	19 (b) All fees paid by purchasers under this Section shall
1382	1382	20 be disbursed within 60 days after receipt by the person
1383	1383	21 conducting the sale as follows: (i) 95% to the county
1384	1384	22 treasurer, as trustee of the county indemnity fund for deposit
1385	1385	23 into the indemnity fund; and (ii) 5% to be retained by the
1386	1386	24 person conducting the sale to defray administrative expenses
1387	1387	25 related to implementation of this Section.
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1398	1398	1 (c) Not later than March 1 of each year, the county
1399	1399	2 treasurer, as trustee of the indemnity fund, shall submit to
1400	1400	3 the county clerk a report of the funds collected and remitted
1401	1401	4 during the preceding year.
1402	1402	5 (35 ILCS 200/22-115 new)
1403	1403	6 Sec. 22-115. Application of proceeds of sale. The proceeds
1404	1404	7 resulting from a sale of a certificate of purchase under
1405	1405	8 Section 22-105 shall be applied in the following order:
1406	1406	9 (1) an amount equal to the cost of facilitating the
1407	1407	10 excess proceeds sale, including the costs of providing all
1408	1408	11 notices required by Section 22-105, to the person
1409	1409	12 appointed by the court to conduct the sale;
1410	1410	13 (2) a reasonable fee for conducting the sale, which
1411	1411	14 shall not exceed $1,500, to the person appointed by the
1412	1412	15 court to conduct the sale; and
1413	1413	16 (3) the amount set forth in the tax deed order to be
1414	1414	17 paid to the holder of the certificate of purchase at the
1415	1415	18 time the order was entered.
1416	1416	19 (35 ILCS 200/22-120 new)
1417	1417	20 Sec. 22-120. Surplus distribution.
1418	1418	21 (a) Within 30 days after the completion of the sale, if
1419	1419	22 there is a surplus following the distributions made pursuant
1420	1420	23 to Section 22-115, the person conducting the sale shall
1421	1421	24 deposit all surplus proceeds with the clerk of the circuit
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1432	1432	1 court in the county in which the sale was held until further
1433	1433	2 order of the court. The surplus shall be held until a person
1434	1434	3 obtains a court order for its distribution or until, in the
1435	1435	4 absence of an order, the surplus is forfeited to the State.
1436	1436	5 (b) Within 14 days after any surplus deposit is made to the
1437	1437	6 clerk of the circuit court, the person appointed by the court
1438	1438	7 to conduct the sale shall file a notice of deposit of surplus
1439	1439	8 with the clerk of the circuit court in the same case in which
1440	1440	9 the tax deed order was entered. The notice shall list the
1441	1441	10 amount of the surplus and the date on which the surplus was
1442	1442	11 deposited with the clerk of the circuit court, together with a
1443	1443	12 certificate of counsel or other proof that notice has been
1444	1444	13 mailed to the person who made the written request for an excess
1445	1445	14 proceeds sale and to all persons named in the tax deed
1446	1446	15 proceeding, via first-class mail at the addresses used in the
1447	1447	16 tax deed proceeding, and to any attorney or person who
1448	1448	17 appeared in the proceeding. In addition to the notice of
1449	1449	18 surplus, a form motion and petition for turnover of surplus
1450	1450	19 funds must be included.
1451	1451	20 (c) Any owner desiring to make a claim for any surplus
1452	1452	21 proceeds must file a motion and petition for turnover of
1453	1453	22 surplus funds in the circuit court and obtain a court order
1454	1454	23 requiring the circuit court to release any surplus funds. The
1455	1455	24 circuit court shall retain jurisdiction over the matter and
1456	1456	25 enter any surplus order requiring the circuit court to release
1457	1457	26 funds to satisfy all claims in the order of priority.
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1468	1468	1 (d) Any owner who requested an Excess Proceeds Sale need
1469	1469	2 not pay an appearance fee in order to make a motion to claim
1470	1470	3 any surplus.
1471	1471	4 (e) The county treasurer, as trustee of the county
1472	1472	5 indemnity fund, may file a motion and petition for turnover of
1473	1473	6 surplus funds in the circuit court and obtain a court order
1474	1474	7 requiring the circuit court to release any surplus funds as
1475	1475	8 authorized by subsection (c) of Section 22-45.
1476	1476	9 (f) The county collector may file a motion and petition
1477	1477	10 for turnover of surplus funds in the circuit court and obtain a
1478	1478	11 court order requiring the circuit court to release any surplus
1479	1479	12 funds as authorized by Section subsection (a-5) of Section
1480	1480	13 22-80.
1481	1481	14 (g) The tax deed grantee or the grantee's successors and
1482	1482	15 assigns (or, if a tax deed has not yet issued, the holder of
1483	1483	16 the certificate) may file a motion and petition for turnover
1484	1484	17 of surplus funds in the circuit court and obtain a court order
1485	1485	18 requiring the circuit court to release any surplus funds as
1486	1486	19 authorized by subsection (d) of Section 22-80.
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