Schuyler County, IL tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Schuyler County, seat of Rushville: 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 Schuyler County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Schuyler County Treasurer, serving as ex officio Schuyler County Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Mid-November, the day after the final payment deadline. The county page states: "Schuyler County will hold an Annual Tax Sale for delinquent real estate taxes on November 12, 2026 at 1:30 pm in the Schuyler County Courtroom." The same 2025 pay 2026 calendar lists June 30, 2026 and September 1, 2026 installment due dates and November 11, 2026 as the last day to make payments.
Registration and deposit
Register with the Treasurer's office before the sale. The county states: "Buyers must register with the Schuyler County Treasurer's office at least ten days prior to the sale. All buyers must complete a Certificate of Registration form and include a $100 deposit. $25 additional fee for Judgement Book (if requested)." It adds that registration "must be received in the office of the Collector/Treasurer at least ten (10) business days prior to the date of the annual tax sale," that all registrants must check in at the Treasurer's office before the sale starts, and to "Bring a signed check payable to the Schuyler County Collector. Leave the amount blank." No registration form is posted online, so request it from the office.
Schuyler County runs a live, in person annual tax sale in the Schuyler County Courtroom at the courthouse in Rushville. No online bidding platform is used, so bidders or their agents must attend and check in at the Treasurer's office beforehand. Bidding is on the certificate of purchase for delinquent real estate taxes, with the Treasurer acting as ex officio County Collector. The county publishes no delinquent parcel list or sale list on its website; the linked property tax inquiry portal is the county's parcel level tax lookup, and the sale list should be requested from the Treasurer's office. Redemption is handled through the County Clerk, whose office holds delinquent tax records. Verify the date, time, and registration packet with the Treasurer's office before making travel or funding plans. In person at the Schuyler County Courtroom
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 Schuyler County
- The sale is conducted in person in the Schuyler County Courtroom at the county courthouse, 102 S. Congress St., Rushville. The county names no online auction vendor.
- Cindy McClelland is listed as Schuyler County Treasurer, with Lynai Hulvey as Deputy Treasurer. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. Office fax is 217-322-6164 and the listed email is [email protected].
- The county describes the Treasurer's duties as including acting as ex officio County Collector, responsible for collecting property tax and mobile home tax and disbursing the money back to the taxing bodies.
- Registration closes ten business days before the sale and requires a Certificate of Registration form plus a $100 deposit. A Judgement Book costs $25 extra if requested. Registrants bring a signed check payable to the Schuyler County Collector with the amount left blank.
- The Treasurer / Collector page is the only tax sale page on the county website; a sitemap review found no separate tax sale, delinquent list, or bidder registration page.
- The county's official real estate tax lookup and online payment portal is the DEVNET wEdge site at schuyleril.devnetwedge.com, linked from the county homepage as Real Estate Taxes and Pay Taxes. It supports parcel and mobile home searches but does not publish a tax sale list.
- Caution on third party listings: iltaxsale.com, operated by Joseph E. Meyer & Associates, hosts a Schuyler County page that showed no scheduled auctions and no sale dates when checked, and offers a paid assignable certificates list. It is not the county's annual tax sale platform. Confirm all sale details with the Treasurer's office.
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 Schuyler County, Illinois sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Schuyler County follows Illinois's tax lien state system.
When is the Schuyler County tax certificate sale?
- Mid-November, the day after the final payment deadline. The county page states: "Schuyler County will hold an Annual Tax Sale for delinquent real estate taxes on November 12, 2026 at 1:30 pm in the Schuyler County Courtroom." The same 2025 pay 2026 calendar lists June 30, 2026 and September 1, 2026 installment due dates and November 11, 2026 as the last day to make payments.. 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 Schuyler 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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