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County Courthouse
PO Box 456
Petersburg, IL 62675-0456
Phone: (217)632-2415
Fax: (217)632-4124

Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate
Bidding Method: Bid Down

Tax Sale Overview:


If Menard 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 Menard county, Illinois.

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

To solve this problem Menard county, Illinois allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Menard 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 Menard 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: 
Tim RogersCommissioner, Chairman 
Barb KyesCounty Board Member 
Louis LeinbergerCounty Board Member 
Evan MillerCounty Board Member 
Pete NanceCounty Board Member 
Larry SmithCounty Sheriff 
Jacqueline HornCounty Treasurer 
Jason LemarCounty Assessor 
Gene TreselerCounty Clerk 
Penny HokeCircuit Court Clerk 

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