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County Courthouse
155 North Main Street
Edwardsville, IL 62025-1955
Phone: (618)692-6290
www.co.madison.il.us

Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate
Bidding Method: Bid Down

Tax Sale Overview:


If Madison 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 Madison county, Illinois.

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

To solve this problem Madison county, Illinois allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Madison 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 Madison 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: 
Alan DunstanCounty Board Chair, District 2coboard@co.madison.il.us
Sue BrownCounty Board Member, District 13coboard@co.madison.il.us
Mark BurrisCounty Board Member, District 12coboard@co.madison.il.us
Jim CaffreyCounty Board Member, District 25coboard@co.madison.il.us
Robert DaiberCounty Board Member, District 4coboard@co.madison.il.us
Joyce FitzgeraldCounty Board Member, District 28coboard@co.madison.il.us
Eugene FrizzoCounty Board Member, District 6coboard@co.madison.il.us
Gussie GlasperCounty Board Member, District 23coboard@co.madison.il.us
Edward HagnauerCounty Board Member, District 22coboard@co.madison.il.us
Helen HawkingsCounty Board Member, District 16coboard@co.madison.il.us
Tom HoechstCounty Board Member, District 10coboard@co.madison.il.us
Michael Holliday Sr.County Board Member, District 8CALIFZOMBIE@SBCGLOBAL.NET
Jeff JulianCounty Board Member, District 9coboard@co.madison.il.us
Judy KuhnCounty Board Member, District 1coboard@co.madison.il.us
Frank LaubCounty Board Member, District 19coboard@co.madison.il.us
William MeyerCounty Board Member, District 3coboard@co.madison.il.us
Jack MinnerCounty Board Member, District 18coboard@co.madison.il.us
Jean MyersCounty Board Member, District 11coboard@co.madison.il.us
Barbara OvertonCounty Board Member, District 15coboard@co.madison.il.us
Hal PattonCounty Board Member, District 17coboard@co.madison.il.us
Sharon PerjakCounty Board Member, District 20coboard@co.madison.il.us
Theodore PrehnCounty Board Member, District 14coboard@co.madison.il.us
Kent ScheibelCounty Board Member, District 24coboard@co.madison.il.us
M. Joe SemanisinCounty Board Member, District 27coboard@co.madison.il.us
Robert ShipleyCounty Board Member, District 21coboard@co.madison.il.us
Stephen StobbsCounty Board Member, District 7coboard@co.madison.il.us
Fred StutzCounty Board Member, District 5coboard@co.madison.il.us
Harry ThurauCounty Board Member, District 26coboard@co.madison.il.us
Larry TrucanoCounty Board Member, District 29coboard@co.madison.il.us
William MudgeState's Attorney 
Steve NonnCounty Coroner 
Harry BriggsSuperintendent Of Schools 
Robert HertzCounty Sheriff 
Fred BathonCounty Treasurer 
Rick FaccinCounty Auditor 
Mark VonNidaCounty Clerk 
Daniel DonohooCounty Recorder 
Matt MelucciCounty Circuit Clerk 

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