Delinquent Property Tax Search

Use your Property Index Number to see if your property has any sold, forfeited or open taxes.

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Real Estate Tax Redemption

Each year, thousands of Cook County property owners pay their real estate property taxes late or neglect to pay them at all. Any unpaid balance due may then be subject to sale to a third party.

If your unpaid taxes have been sold (at an annual tax sale, scavenger sale or over the counter), the Clerk's office can provide you with an Estimate Cost of Redemption, detailing the amount necessary to redeem (pay) your taxes and remove the threat of losing your property.

The Clerk's office also provides calculations of delinquent taxes owed from prior years when those taxes have not been sold and are either "open" (pending action or review) or "forfeited" (previously offered for sale but not sold).

In addition, the office provides proofs of payment, called Certificates of Payment or Certificates of Deposit for Redemption, which document the payment or deposit of redemption funds.

Tax FAQs and Glossary of Tax Terms

Data provided reflects only delinquencies for general taxes billed under this property index number.  Additional delinquencies may exist for this property index number. For information regarding Special Assessments, please contact our office.  Additional delinquencies may exist for this property if parcels have been voided as part of a parcel reconfiguration, such as a parcel division, subdivision or consolidation.

To download the full delinquent property file (updated monthly), click here.

To download the 20-year delinquent property file field descriptions, click here.

The data displayed herein is for public information purposes only. No warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein, as to its interpretation, as to any omissions therefrom, as to its freedom from contamination from computer viruses and malware, or as to its fitness for any particular purpose.

Users hereof are specifically advised and cautioned that the information contained herein does not constitute an official record. Although it is periodically updated, this information may not reflect the data currently on file in the business records of the Cook County Clerk’s Office. The Cook County Clerk assumes no liability for any damages incurred, whether directly or indirectly, actual, incidental, punitive or consequential, as a result of any errors, omissions or discrepancies in any information contained herein or as a result of any person’s use of such information. Any use of the information contained herein shall be at the sole risk of the user.