Illinois Tax Delinquent Properties for Sale List 2026
78 tax delinquent properties are on Illinois county lists right now, across 1 county, 1 of them with a sale date published. In Illinois the county calls this the annual tax sale (you will also see delinquent tax list, scavenger sale). Every row below comes from the county's own published list; the parcel numbers, addresses and opening bids are the county's figures, last retrieved 2026-07-31.
Counties with a published list
| County | Parcels | Next sale | Lowest opening bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 78 | 2026-09-29 |
A sample from the Illinois list
Ten parcels as published by the counties. The full list, with map, owner of record where the county GIS publishes it, filters and CSV export, is in the member research view.
| Address | County | Opening bid | Sale date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 657 S MCALISTER WAUKEGAN IL 60085 | Lake | 2026-08-25 | |
| 1216 THORNDALE LANE LAKE ZURICH IL 60047 | Lake | 2026-09-22 | |
| 301 ALBERT DRIVE VERNON HILLS IL 60061 | Lake | 2026-09-15 | |
| 791 DERBY COURT ANTIOCH IL 60002 | Lake | 2026-08-04 | |
| 8 HIGHVIEW AVENUE FOX LAKE IL 60020 | Lake | 2026-08-04 | |
| 4 RIDGE ROAD HIGHLAND PARK IL 60035 | Lake | 2026-09-01 | |
| 21795 W ENGLE DRIVE LAKE VILLA IL 60046 | Lake | 2026-08-25 | |
| 38407 N 4TH AVENUE SPRING GROVE IL 60081 | Lake | 2026-08-18 | |
| 1100 LONGVIEW ROAD WAUKEGAN IL 60087 | Lake | 2026-10-27 | |
| 4421 COUNTRY TRAIL GURNEE IL 60031 | Lake | 2026-09-15 |
How Illinois sells tax delinquent property
The 18% is per six months, not per year — over the full redemption period the compounded return can approach the ~36%/yr figure investors quote.
Statutory terms last verified 2026-07-29; see the Illinois investing profile for the sources and the TaxLienSimple Index score.
Illinois tax delinquent property questions
Where can I find a list of tax delinquent properties for sale in Illinois?
Each Illinois county publishes its own list before the sale, usually on the treasurer, tax collector or revenue commissioner site or through its auction platform. TaxLienSimple collects those county lists into one place: 78 parcels across 1 county right now, each linked to the county's official listing.
Can I buy a property with delinquent taxes in Illinois?
Illinois runs tax lien annual sale; forfeiture/scavenger sale sales. The 18% is per six months, not per year — over the full redemption period the compounded return can approach the ~36%/yr figure investors quote. The redemption period is 2 to 2.5 years (2.5 yr for residential 1-6 units, 2 yr others; purchaser may extend to 3 yr), and the investor return is up to 18% penalty per 6-month period (bid down), accruing every 6 months.
What is the lowest opening bid on the Illinois list?
Opening bids vary by county; the county pages show the figure the county publishes.
When is the next tax sale in Illinois?
The next tracked sale is Lake on 2026-09-29; 1 Illinois county has a sale date published.