Cook County is the most populous county in Illinois — home to the city of Chicago — with a population of nearly 5.3 million, or roughly 40% of all Illinois residents. While this page covers statewide Illinois title searches across all 102 counties, buyers and investors dealing specifically with properties inside Chicago city limits should use our dedicated Chicago service, where we work directly with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, Chicago Department of Water Management, and the City of Chicago Department of Buildings for zoning and permit checks.
Type of Search |
Cost |
|---|---|
O&E Search (Residential) |
$87.95 |
Two Owner Search (Residential) |
$137.95 |
30-Year Search (Residential) |
$195.00 |
Title Update |
$40.00 |
Township Search for Unrecorded Liens with Demolition Check |
$75.00 |
Chain of Title Search |
$75.00 |
Delinquent and sold taxes throughout Illinois can be dangerous, as the total balance due is rarely available on any tax collector's public website. If taxes are delinquent, or if they have been sold to a tax lien buyer, the only way to obtain the true payoff is to order and pay for a tax certificate from the County Treasurer. Most Illinois counties — including Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, and Kane — offer a Delinquent Property Tax Search feature where you can look up a parcel number to determine whether the taxes have been sold, forfeited or remain open. Understanding how tax liens affect ownership is essential when performing a title search in US mortgage transactions anywhere in the state. The tax certificate from the county treasurer will provide an Estimate Cost of Redemption, detailing the amount necessary to redeem the taxes and remove the threat of losing the property to tax sale. The treasurer's office can also provide calculations of delinquent taxes that haven't been sold but are either "open" (pending action or review) or "forfeited" (previously offered for sale but not sold).
Illinois also has a unique statewide rule regarding recorded judgments and liens: even if a judgment or lien document references a different property, it can cross-attach to all other properties in the same county owned by the debtor. This is particularly pronounced in Cook County due to volume — for city-specific title searches covering Chicago property liens, water department claims, and zoning certifications, see our dedicated Chicago property title search page. For the rest of the state, our Illinois title search team covers all 102 counties below.
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Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Cook, Crawford, Cumberland, DeKalb, DeWitt, Douglas, DuPage, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, Lake, LaSalle, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Massac, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Saint Clair, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Vermilion, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Whiteside, Will, Williamson, Winnebago and Woodford.
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