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County Courthouse
P.O. Box 187
Hardin, IL 62047-0187
Phone: (618) 576-2351
Fax: (618) 576-2895

Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate
Bidding Method: Bid Down

Tax Sale Overview:


If Calhoun county, Illinois is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.

Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Calhoun county, Illinois.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Calhoun county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Calhoun county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.

The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Calhoun county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Calhoun county, Illinois allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Calhoun county, Illinois lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.

Why would investors do this?

Well, depending on Illinois laws and competition, savvy Calhoun county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Illinois tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Illinois tax deeds.

Elected Public Officials:


Name:  Position:  Email: 
Vince TepenCounty Board Chairman 
William Jerry McKinnonCommissioner 
Joseph Swan Jr.Commissioner 
Charles BurchStates Attorney 
Richard MeyerCounty Sheriff 
Curtis Robeen Jr.County Treasurer 
S. Brandi FesterSupervisor Of Assessments 
Lucille KressCounty Clerk And Recorder 
Yvonne MacauleyCircuit Clerk 

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