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1     AN ACT concerning taxes.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 22-5 and 22-10 as follows:
 
6     (35 ILCS 200/22-5)
7     Sec. 22-5. Notice of sale and redemption rights. In order
8 to be entitled to a tax deed, within 4 months and 15 days after
9 any sale held under this Code, the purchaser or his or her
10 assignee shall deliver to the county clerk a notice to be given
11 to the party in whose name the taxes are last assessed as shown
12 by the most recent tax collector's warrant books, in at least
13 10 point type in the following form completely filled in:
14
TAKE NOTICE
15     County of ...................................................
16     Date Premises Sold ..........................................
17     Certificate No. .............................................
18     Sold for General Taxes of (year) ............................
19     Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
20     and special assessment number ...............................
21     Warrant No. ............... Inst. No. .................
22
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR
23 DELINQUENT TAXES
24 Property located at .........................................
25 Legal Description or Permanent Index No. ....................
26 .............................................................
27 .............................................................
28     This notice is to advise you that the above property has
29 been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of
30 redemption from the sale will expire on .....................
31     This notice is also to advise you that a petition will be
32 filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to

 

 

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1 possession of this property if redemption is not made on or
2 before ......................................................
3     At the date of this notice the total amount which you must
4 pay in order to redeem the above property is ................
5
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO
6 PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
7     Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by
8 applying to the County Clerk of .... County, Illinois at the
9 County Court House in ...., Illinois.
10     The above amount is subject to increase at 6 month
11 intervals from the date of sale. Check with the county clerk as
12 to the exact amount you owe before redeeming. Payment must be
13 made by certified check, cashier's check, money order, or in
14 cash.
15     For further information contact the County Clerk.
16 ADDRESS:............................
17 TELEPHONE:..........................
 
18 ...............................
19 Purchaser or Assignee
20     Dated (insert date).
 
21     Within 10 days after receipt of said notice, the county
22 clerk shall mail to the addresses supplied by the purchaser or
23 assignee, by registered or certified mail, copies of said
24 notice to the party in whose name the taxes are last assessed
25 as shown by the most recent tax collector's warrant books. The
26 purchaser or assignee shall pay to the clerk postage plus the
27 sum of $10. The clerk shall write or stamp the date of
28 receiving the notices upon the copies of the notices, and
29 retain one copy.
30 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
31     (35 ILCS 200/22-10)
32     Sec. 22-10. Notice of expiration of period of redemption. A
33 purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to a tax deed to

 

 

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1 the property sold unless, not less than 3 months nor more than
2 5 months prior to the expiration of the period of redemption,
3 he or she gives notice of the sale and the date of expiration
4 of the period of redemption to the owners, occupants, and
5 parties interested in the property, including any mortgagee of
6 record, as provided below.
7     The Notice to be given to the parties shall be in at least
8 10 point type in the following form completely filled in:
9 TAX DEED NO. .................... FILED ....................
10
TAKE NOTICE
11     County of ...................................................
12     Date Premises Sold ..........................................
13     Certificate No. ............................................
14     Sold for General Taxes of (year) ............................
15     Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)
16     and special assessment number ...............................
17     Warrant No. ................ Inst. No. .................
18
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR
19 DELINQUENT TAXES
20 Property located at .........................................
21 Legal Description or Property Index No. .....................
22 .............................................................
23 .............................................................
24     This notice is to advise you that the above property has
25 been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of
26 redemption from the sale will expire on .....................
27 .............................................................
28     The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month
29 intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if
30 the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any
31 subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem
32 the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check
33 with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before
34 redeeming.
35     This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been
36 filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to

 

 

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1 possession of this property if redemption is not made on or
2 before ......................................................
3     This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this
4 county in ...., Illinois on .....
5     You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem
6 will already have expired at that time.
7
YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY
8 TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY
9     Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by
10 applying to the County Clerk of ...., County, Illinois at the
11 County Court House in ...., Illinois.
12     For further information contact the County Clerk.
13 ADDRESS:....................
14 TELEPHONE:..................
 
15
..........................
16
Purchaser or Assignee.
17
Dated (insert date).

 
18
19     In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice
20 shall also state the address, room number and time at which the
21 matter is set for hearing.
22     This amendatory Act of 1996 applies only to matters in
23 which a petition for tax deed is filed on or after the
24 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996.
25 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-267, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
26     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
27 becoming law.