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101 E. Main
Urbana, IL 61801-2703
Phone: (217) 384-3772
Fax: (217) 384-3896
www.co.champaign.il.us/

Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate
Bidding Method: Bid Down

Tax Sale Overview:


If Champaign 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 Champaign county, Illinois.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Champaign county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Champaign 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 Champaign county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Champaign county, Illinois allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Champaign 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 Champaign 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: 
Barbara WysockiCounty Board Chair, District 9bwysocki@co.champaign.il.us
Janet AndersonCounty Board Member, District 7jaba@net66.com
Patricia AveryCounty Board Member, District 6trisne5@aol.com
Steve BeckettCounty Board Member, District 9steve@beckettwebber.com
Ron BensylCounty Board Member, District 2ronb@directway.com
Thomas BetzCounty Board Member, District 8tbetz_legalguy@yahoo.com
Particia BusboomCounty Board Member, District 2pbusboom@aol.com
Lloyd Carter Jr.County Board Member, District 5 
Lorraine CowartCounty Board Member, District 5 
Chris DoenitzCounty Board Member, District 1mahtwp1@netscape.net
Deborah FeinenCounty Board Member, District 3dffeinen@nhb-law.com
Nancy GreenwaltCounty Board Member, District 7nhgreenw@prairienet.org
Stan JamesCounty Board Member, District 2 
John JayCounty Board Member, District 1jjay@mchsi.com
Brendan McGintyCounty Board Member, District 9brendan@mcgintyzone.com
W. Steven MoserCounty Board Member, District 4n-moser@uiuc.edu
Stanley O'ConnorCounty Board Member, District 4 
Jennifer PutmanCounty Board Member, District 8jenny-p@sbcglobal.net
Lawrence SappCounty Board Member, District 1larry.sapp@carle.com
Jonathan SchroederCounty Board Member, District 3sluckschroeder@prodigy.net
Scott TapleyCounty Board Member, District 3stapley@sbcgobal.net
Tony FabriCounty Board Member, District 6tonyfabri@hotmail.com
Greg KnottCounty Board Member, District 4gknott63@aol.com
Ralph LangenheimCounty Board Member, District 8rlangenh@uiuc.edu
John PilandState's Attorney 
Roger SwaneyCounty Coroner 
Judy PaceyRegional Superintendent of Schools 
Dan WalshCounty Sheriff 
Dan WelchCounty Treasurer 
Michael FrerichsCounty Auditormichaelfrerichs@hotmail.com
Mark SheldenCounty Clerkmail@champaigncountyclerk.com
Barbara FrascaCounty Recorder Of Deeds 
Linda FrankCounty Circuit Court Clerk 

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