35 ILCS 200/22-5: Notice of sale and redemption rights.

In order to be entitled to an order for a judicial tax deed auction and tax deed, within 4 months and 15 days after any tax sale held under this Code, the purchaser or his or her assignee, and the county for all tax liens or certificates it acquires pursuant to Section 21-90 of this Code, shall deliver to the county clerk a notice to be given to the party in whose name the taxes are last assessed as shown by the most recent tax collector's warrant books, in at least 10 point type in the following form completely filled in:

TAKE NOTICE

County of ................................................

Date Premises Sold or Forfeited ..........................

Certificate No. ..........................................

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

Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)

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

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

THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD AT A TAX SALE FOR

DELINQUENT TAXES

Property Address (as identified on the most recent tax bill, if available) .

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

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

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

This notice is to advise you that if you do not redeem by paying your tax debt before the deadline, a petition may be filed in court that will transfer title and the right to possession of the above-referenced property ("Property"). If you are a homeowner, this may eventually result in eviction from your home.

Your right to redeem will expire on ..........

To request the total amount you must pay to redeem the sold taxes, you must immediately contact the County Clerk at the address, phone number, or email address below. Check with the County Clerk for the exact amount you owe before redeeming. Payment must be made by certified check, cashier's check, money order, or in cash to the County Clerk.

YOU ARE URGED TO REDEEM IMMEDIATELY TO

PREVENT LOSS OF PROPERTY AND ADDITIONAL COSTS

The longer you wait, the more expensive it will be to redeem and prevent the loss of your property. Interest will continue to accrue on the total amount owed until the property is redeemed, and you may owe additional attorney or filing fees if the certificate holder chooses to pursue an order for a tax deed auction to compel the sale or transfer of the deed to the property.

To confirm the amount you will need to redeem, you must contact the County Clerk at the address, telephone number, or email address below. Redemption can be made at any time on or before .... by applying to the County Clerk of .... County, Illinois at the Office of the County Clerk in ...., Illinois. The address, telephone number, and email address for the County Clerk is as follows:

ADDRESS:............................

TELEPHONE AND/OR EMAIL ADDRESS:..........................

For further information about the redemption deadline, redemption amount, or payment process, please contact the County Clerk.

Contact the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to find local housing counselors in your area.

In counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the redemption notice shall contain a provision in Spanish, Polish, and Mandarin Chinese, stating that the redemption notice affects important legal rights and should be translated immediately. In counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the redemption notice may include a notice in one or more foreign languages stating that the redemption notice affects important legal rights and should be translated immediately.

Within 10 days after receipt of said notice, the county clerk shall mail to the addresses supplied by the purchaser or assignee, by registered or certified mail, copies of said notice to the party in whose name the taxes are last assessed as shown by the most recent tax collector's warrant books. With the exception of a county or taxing district acquiring certificates pursuant to Section 21-90 and 21-260, all purchasers or assignees shall pay to the clerk postage plus the sum of $10. The clerk shall write or stamp the date of receiving the notices upon the copies of the notices, and retain one copy.

All redemption periods shall begin on the date of the tax sale. For forfeited tax liens or certificates held by the county pursuant to Section 21-90, the county may cure any defect in a notice, or failure to send a notice as required by this Section, by delivering to the county clerk a notice to be given to the party in whose name the taxes are last assessed as shown by the most recent tax collector's warrant books. The redemption period begins on the date the county delivered the corrected notice to the clerk, if such extension is otherwise permitted by law.

The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly apply only to tax sales that occur on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.

The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly apply to matters concerning tax certificates issued on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.