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210-15 Street
Rock Island, IL 61201-8612
Phone: (309) 786-4451
www.co.rock-island.il.us

Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate
Bidding Method: Bid Down

Tax Sale Overview:


If Rock Island 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 Rock Island county, Illinois.

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

To solve this problem Rock Island county, Illinois allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Rock Island 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 Rock Island 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: 
James BohnsackBoard Chair, District 24 
William ArmstrongBoard Member, District 8 
Steve BallardBoard Member, District 10 
Phillip BanaszekBoard Member, District 9 
John BrandmeyerBoard Member 
Karen CalvilloBoard Member 
Ted DaviesBoard Member, District 15 
John DingeldeinBoard Member, District 21 
Virgil DueysenBoard Member, District 5 
Johnny EllisBoard Member, District 19 
Gary FreemanBoard Member, District 2 
Frank FuhrBoard Member, District 25 
Don JacobsBoard Member, District 6 
John MalvikBoard Member, District 18 
Ken MarandaBoard Member, District 23 
Vigil MayberryBoard Member, District 20 
Connie Mohr - WrightBoard Member 
Patrick MorenoBoard Member, District 4 
Harry PerezBoard Member, District 13 
Tom RockwellBoard Member, District 22RICoBd22@aol.com
James SallowsBoard Member, District 1 
Fred SchultzBoard Member, District 3 
Wanda SweatBoard Member, District 12 
Don VerstraeteBoard Member, District 7 
Catherine WonderlichBoard Member, District 14 
Marshall DouglasState's Attorney 
Sharon AndersonCoroner 
Michael GrchanCounty Sheriff 
Diana RobinsonAuditor 
Richard LiebovitzCounty Clerkricoclerk@revealed.net
Patricia VerondaRecorder of Deeds 

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