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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 MAIL TO FOLLOWING PERSONS

19 (a)....................... (d)....................

20 (b)....................... (e)....................

21 (c)....................... (f)....................

.......................

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

25 ~~...............................~~

26 ~~Purchaser or Assignee~~

27 ~~Dated (insert date).~~

28 Within 10 days after receipt of said notice, the county

29 clerk shall mail to the addresses supplied by the purchaser or

30 assignee, by registered or certified mail, copies of said

31 notice to the party in whose name the taxes are last assessed

32 as shown by the most recent tax collector's warrant books. The

33 purchaser or assignee shall pay to the clerk postage plus the

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1 sum of $10. The clerk shall write or stamp the date of

2 receiving the notices upon the copies of the notices, and

3 retain one copy.

4 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

5 (35 ILCS 200/22-10)

6 Sec. 22-10. Notice of expiration of period of redemption. A

7 purchaser or assignee shall not be entitled to a tax deed to

8 the property sold unless, not less than 3 months nor more than

9 5 months prior to the expiration of the period of redemption,

10 he or she gives notice of the sale and the date of expiration

11 of the period of redemption to the owners, occupants, and

12 parties interested in the property, including any mortgagee of

13 record, as provided below.

14 The Notice to be given to the parties shall be in at least

15 10 point type in the following form completely filled in:

16 TAX DEED NO. .................... FILED ....................

17 TAKE NOTICE

18 County of ...................................................

19 Date Premises Sold ..........................................

20 Certificate No. ............................................

21 Sold for General Taxes of (year) ............................

22 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)

23 and special assessment number ...............................

24 Warrant No. ................ Inst. No. .................

25 THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR

26 DELINQUENT TAXES

27 Property located at .........................................

28 Legal Description or Property Index No. .....................

29 .............................................................

30 .............................................................

31 This notice is to advise you that the above property has

32 been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of

33 redemption from the sale will expire on .....................

34 .............................................................

35 The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month

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1 intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if

2 the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any

3 subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem

4 the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales. Check

5 with the county clerk as to the exact amount you owe before

6 redeeming.

7 This notice is also to advise you that a petition has been

8 filed for a tax deed which will transfer title and the right to

9 possession of this property if redemption is not made on or

10 before ......................................................

11 This matter is set for hearing in the Circuit Court of this

12 county in ...., Illinois on .....

13 You may be present at this hearing but your right to redeem

14 will already have expired at that time.

15 YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY

16 TO PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY

17 Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by

18 applying to the County Clerk of ...., County, Illinois at the

19 County Court House in ...., Illinois.

20 For further information contact the County Clerk~~.~~

21 ADDRESS:....................

22 TELEPHONE:..................

23 MAIL TO FOLLOWING PERSONS

24 (a)..................... (d)......................

25 (b)..................... (e)......................

26 (c)..................... (f).....................

..........................

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

~~Purchaser or Assignee.~~

32 In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the notice

33 shall also state the address, room number and time at which the

34 matter is set for hearing.

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1 This amendatory Act of 1996 applies only to matters in

2 which a petition for tax deed is filed on or after the

3 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996.

4 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-267, eff. 1-1-02.)

5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

6 becoming law.