Edgar County, IL tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Edgar County, seat of Paris: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Illinois tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Edgar County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Edgar County Collector (the Edgar County Treasurer, Donald Wiseman, acting as ex officio County Collector; property tax checks are made payable to the Edgar County Collector)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Edgar County does not publish an annual tax sale date online. The county's Property Tax Bill Information page lists the current installment due dates as "First Installment Due: 8/21/26" and "Second Installment Due: 10/9/26", so the annual sale of unpaid taxes falls after that second installment. Call the County Collector at 217-466-7446 to confirm the current sale date and time.
Registration and deposit
No registration packet, tax buyer form, or bidder deadline is posted on the county website, and the county Downloads library carries no Treasurer or tax sale documents. Contact the Edgar County Collector at 217-466-7446 for registration requirements, deposit terms, and the cutoff date before planning to bid.
Edgar County has no tax sale page. The Treasurer's office page carries only contacts and hours, and no delinquent list is posted online, so the sale list and notice reach buyers through the county office and the statutory newspaper publication rather than the website. No online auction platform is confirmed for this county, so verify the sale format with the office before travelling. Illinois annual tax sales are attended in person: the R.A.M.S. 2 documentation from Joseph E. Meyer & Associates, the vendor that automates many downstate Illinois sales, quotes 35 ILCS 200/21-205, "All bidders are required to personally attend the sale." That vendor's published client county list does not name Edgar, so whether Edgar automates its sale is unconfirmed. Separately, Joseph E. Meyer & Associates lists an Edgar County trustee auction of tax deeded parcels dated 10/02/2026, typed "Real Estate - Sealed Bid" with a minimum bid of $828.00, held at the Treasurer's office at 111 Sheriff Street, Suite A, Paris, with the catalog available roughly 30 days before the auction and prior sales on 10/13/2023, 07/19/2024, and 10/03/2025. That trustee auction sells county held property after the redemption period and is a separate track from the annual certificate sale. The same page also offers a paid list of assignable tax lien certificates for the county. Redemption amounts and back tax questions go to the Edgar County Clerk and Recorder, August H. Griffin, 115 W. Court St., Room J, Paris, IL 61944, 217-466-7433. Third party listing sites publish Edgar County auction pages that are not official; treat only the Collector's office as authoritative.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Sheriff or a court-appointed private selling officer, under an order of the circuit court. A county acting as trustee runs its own tax deed auctions.
- Frequency
- as ordered by the circuit court
- Typical timing
- Within 120 days after the court order authorizing the auction. Public Act 104-0553 created this route for tax certificates issued on or after July 10, 2026, so the earliest Illinois judicial tax deed auctions fall in 2027, after the 1 year short redemption track runs.
Registration and deposit
Terms of a judicial tax deed auction, including whether it runs online, in person, or both, and what deposit is required, are set in the court's order and published in the notice of tax deed auction. That notice runs once a week for 3 consecutive weeks, starting no more than 45 days and ending no less than 7 days before the auction. Read the notice for each parcel; there is no statewide platform or standing bidder registration.
Bidding opens at the tax deed judgment amount plus 0.75 percent per month since judgment, plus publication and selling officer costs. The petitioning certificate holder is entered as a credit bidder at that minimum. Surplus above the minimum goes to the county treasurer for the former owner to claim.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Certificates nobody bids on at the annual sale are forfeited to the county as trustee for the taxing districts. The county may then assign a forfeited certificate to any party or sell property it has acquired, which many counties handle through a delinquent tax agent rather than a public counter. Counties may also offer county-held certificates at a scavenger sale with a minimum bid of $250, or half the tax when total liability is under $500. Ask the county collector and the county clerk which program the county runs and who may buy.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Edgar County
- The Treasurer's office is open Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm, excluding legal holidays, and the fax line is 217-466-7495.
- Property tax payments are accepted at the office, by mail, by drop box, at most local banks, and online through the county's CollectorSolutions payment portal. That portal handles bill payment only and is not an auction platform.
- Late payments carry a penalty of 1.5% per month or portion of a month under state law, per the county's Property Tax Bill Information page.
- Assessment and exemption questions go to the Supervisor of Assessments, Deena Hasler, at 217-466-7418; tax rate, levy, and back tax questions go to the County Clerk and Recorder at 217-466-7433.
Illinois statewide rules
- Redemption
- Property sold at an Illinois tax sale may be redeemed at any time before the redemption period expires. Public Act 104-0553 set the standard period at 3 years from the date of sale for tax certificates issued on or after July 10, 2026. Certificates issued between January 1, 2024 and July 9, 2026 run on the earlier 2.5 year (30 month) track, and on that track the certificate holder could file a written notice with the county clerk extending redemption to a date no later than 3 years from the sale. A short 1 year period applies when the parcel was, on the date of sale, vacant non-farm property, commercial or industrial property, or improved with a structure holding 7 or more residential units. Certificates the county holds or assigns as trustee run on their own schedule under Section 21-385, and an assignee must file notice within 60 days of assignment setting a redemption deadline no later than 3 years from the assignment.
- Deed deposit
- Illinois does not fix a statutory deposit percentage. Deposit and payment terms are set in the court's order authorizing the auction and by the selling officer, so read the notice of tax deed auction for each sale. A purchaser who fails to complete the sale forfeits any deposit already made to the county surplus equity fund, and the court orders a new auction of the property.
- Surplus proceeds
- Any amount by which the winning bid exceeds the minimum bid is surplus. Within 30 days after the court confirms the sale the selling officer deposits the surplus with the county treasurer, who notifies everyone who received the Section 22-10 take notice that the owner at the time of the sale may file a claim for it. A county running its own tax deed auction deposits surplus with the treasurer within 30 days of the sale and notifies interested parties within 60 days. Separately, a previous owner who lost equity through a tax deed can claim an award from the county surplus equity fund, capped at the value of the property when the deed issued less mortgages, liens, and the taxes the purchaser paid.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Edgar County, Illinois sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Edgar County follows Illinois's tax lien state system.
When is the Edgar County tax certificate sale?
- Edgar County does not publish an annual tax sale date online. The county's Property Tax Bill Information page lists the current installment due dates as "First Installment Due: 8/21/26" and "Second Installment Due: 10/9/26", so the annual sale of unpaid taxes falls after that second installment. Call the County Collector at 217-466-7446 to confirm the current sale date and time.. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Tax Collector before the sale.
How often does Edgar County hold tax deed sales?
- as ordered by the circuit court. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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