Illinois Compiled Statutes

35 ILCS 200/22-10 (2026)

Notice of expiration of period of redemption

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(35 ILCS 200/22-10)
    Sec. 22-10. Notice of expiration of period of redemption. A purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to a tax deed to the property sold unless, not less than 3 months nor more than 6 months prior to the expiration of the period of redemption, he or she gives notice of the sale and the date of expiration of the period of redemption to the owners, occupants, and parties interested in the property, including any mortgagee of record, as provided below. For counties or taxing districts holding certificates pursuant to Section 21-90, the date of expiration of the period of redemption shall be designated by the county or taxing district in its petition for tax deed and identified in the notice below, which shall be filed with the county clerk.
    The Notice to be given to the parties shall be in at least 10-point type in the following form completely filled in:
TAX DEED NO. .................... FILED ....................
TAKE NOTICE
    County of ................................................
    Date Premises Sold or Forfeited ..........................
    Certificate No. .........................................
    Sold or Forfeited for General Taxes of (year) ............
    Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
    and special assessment number ............................
    Warrant No. ................ Inst. No. .................
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR
DELINQUENT TAXES
Property Address (as identified on the most recent tax bill, if available) .
Legal Description or Property Index No. ......................
..............................................................
..............................................................
    This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on .
..............................................................
    Check with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before redeeming.
    This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to possession of this property if redemption is not made on or before .
    This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this county in ...., Illinois on .....
    You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem will already have expired at that time.
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY
TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
    Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by applying to the County Clerk of ...., County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in ...., Illinois.
    For further information contact the County Clerk
ADDRESS:....................
TELEPHONE AND/OR EMAIL ADDRESS:..................
 
..........................
Purchaser or Assignee.
Dated (insert date).

 
    In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice shall also state the address, room number, and time at which the matter is set for hearing.
    The changes to this Section made by Public Act 97-557 apply only to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed on or after July 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-557).
    The changes to this Section made by Public Act 102-1003 apply to matters in which a petition for tax deed is filed on or after May 27, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1003). Failure of any party or any public official to comply with the changes made to this Section by Public Act 102-528 does not invalidate any tax deed issued prior to May 27, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1003).
    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly apply to matters concerning tax certificates issued on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 102-528, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1003, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-555, eff. 1-1-24.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 85 cases (24 in the last 5 years), 1995–2026 · leading case: In re Application of the Cnty. Treasurer & ex officio Cnty. Collector, 2022 IL App (1st) 211511 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022).
In re Application of the Cnty. Treasurer & ex officio Cnty. Collector, 2022 IL App (1st) 211511 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). · cites it 5× “es; (3) petitioner prepared and delivered notices that extended the redemption period which identified it as the owner of the Certificates of Purchase prior to its ownership and assignment contrary to section 21-385 (35 ILCS 200/21- 385 (West 2018)) of the Code; (4) petitioner…”
Application of the Cnty. Collector v. Lowe, 867 N.E.2d 941 (Ill. 2007). · cites it 4× “35 ILCS 200/22-10 (West 1994). This section 22-10 take notice must give notice of the sale and the date of expiration of the period of redemption.”
In re Application of the Cnty. Treasurer, 2011 IL App (1st) 101966 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 3× “See 35 ILCS 200/22-10, 22-15, 22-20, 22-25 (West 2008).”
In Re Application of Cnty. Treasurer, 955 N.E.2d 669 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 6× “See 35 ILCS 200/22-10, 22-15, 22-20, 22-25 (West 2008).”
In Re Cnty. Collector, 826 N.E.2d 951 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “On appeal, the Church contends that the trial court erred in issuing a tax deed because Dream Sites failed to strictly comply with section 22-10 of the Property Tax Code (Code) (35 ILCS 200/22-10 (West 2002)) in that it failed to include the address of the Daley Center in the…”
In re The Application of the Cook Cnty. Treasurer, 2013 IL App (1st) 130463 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). · cites it 3× “¶4 More than 2½ years after the tax sale, Equity One filed its petition for a tax deed. The statutory form language quoted above reappears almost verbatim in sections 22-10 and 22-25 of the Code, which are sections that provide for a second round of notices known as…”
Lyubomir Alexandrov v. Todd LaMont, 740 F.3d 397 (7th Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “See 35 ILCS 200/22-10, 22-30. The taxpayer, of course, may still redeem his property while the petition is pending, so long as the redemption period has not run.”
In Re Cnty. Treasurer, 807 N.E.2d 1042 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). · cites it 2× “We hold that any interest sufficient to require notice under sections 22-10 and 22-15 of the Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/22-10, 22-15 (West 2000)) can qualify as an "other recorded interest," if the tax purchaser can discover the interest by reasonable inference from properly…”
In Re Cnty. Treasurer, 935 N.E.2d 570 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010). · cites it 4× “On appeal, objectors essentially argue that the trial court erred in granting the relief sought by petitioner because it failed to provide notice to a person with an interest in the subject property pursuant to sections 22-10, 22-15, 22-30, and 22-40 of the Property Tax Code…”
In Re Cook Cnty. Treasurer, 706 N.E.2d 465 (Ill. 1998). · cites it 2× “) 35 ILCS 200/22-10 (West 1996). Thus, based on the plain language of the Code, an occupant is entitled to notice, but does not have the right to redeem unless, of course, the occupant is also an owner or person interested in the property.”
In Re Application for Tax Deed, 675 N.E.2d 285 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). · cites it 2× “35 ILCS 200/22-10 (West 1994). That section requires a tax deed purchaser to serve notice of the expiration of the period of redemption on "owners, occupants and parties interested in the property.”
McRoberts v. S.I.V.I. (In Re Bequette), 184 B.R. 327 (Bankr. S.D. Ill. 1995). · cites it 2× “See 35 ILCS 200/22-10; 35 ILCS 200/22-30. This notice and petition, which includes the date on which the tax purchaser intends to apply for a tax deed if the property is not redeemed, must be served not more than five months but not less than three months prior to expiration of…”
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