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TaxLienSimple · WAUKEGAN, IL · 2026

WAUKEGAN, Illinois Tax Lien & Tax Deed Auctions

Live tax-sale inventory tracked in and around WAUKEGAN, part of Lake County — opening bids, next auction dates, and sourced statutory terms.

79 /100
Tier S
Lake County's TaxLienSimple Index score — the city inherits this county's statutory scoring, not a separate methodology. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.
Live parcels near WAUKEGAN
20
Product mix
20 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-10-06
Statutory return (state)
up to 18% penalty per 6-month period (bid down), accruing every 6 months
Redemption (state)
2 to 2.5 years (2.5 yr for residential 1-6 units, 2 yr others; purchaser may extend to 3 yr)

Statutory terms are inherited from Illinois via Lake County. up to 18% penalty per 6-month period (bid down), accruing every 6 months 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.

Read this correctly. "WAUKEGAN" reflects the situs city recorded on each parcel, not a formal city-level tax-sale jurisdiction — most tax sales are administered at the county level. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

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Open the 20 live parcels we track near WAUKEGAN — addresses, parcel numbers, opening bids and auction dates.

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The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

© 2026 TaxLienSimple · The TaxLienSimple Index is compiled from state tax statutes and county treasurer/tax-collector offices; live inventory counts reflect parcels currently tracked by TaxLienSimple and update continuously. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.