Rock Island County updates property tax sale rules after court warnings – Illinois Policy

Rock Island County updates property tax sale rules after court warnings – Illinois Policy

Rock Island County required tax buyers participating in the sale to certify that if they ultimately take ownership of a property, they must pay the former homeowner the value of the home above what was owed in back taxes. The requirement marks the first known instance of an Illinois county altering its tax sale process in response to federal court rulings declaring the state’s system unconstitutional.