Whom do I pay? Do I have to pay in person? What forms of payment do you accept?
By state law, payment must be made to “Lake County Clerk” by cashier’s check, bank-certified check, money order or cash. No personal, business, mortgage company or title company checks are allowed. Payment can be made in person or mailed to the Lake County Clerk, 18 N County Street, Room 101, Waukegan, IL 60085. Redemptions received by mail are processed the day we receive them, and a redemption receipt will be mailed back to you.

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1. I’m late paying my property taxes. What do I do?
2. What is a “tax sale”? What does it mean that my taxes have been sold or that my property has been sold for delinquent taxes?
3. How long do I have to pay off sold taxes? Can the final deadline be extended?
4. How do I find out the amount I now owe?
5. Whom do I pay? Do I have to pay in person? What forms of payment do you accept?
6. Can I make partial payments or set up a payment schedule?
7. I owe on prior years’ sold taxes and the current year’s tax bill; which should I pay off first?
8. When will the quoted amount change?
9. What happens if I can’t pay by the deadline?
10. Who can I talk to about all this?