Effingham County, Illinois

Where to obtain records

Effingham County Treasurer / Collector; County Clerk for sold-tax redemption

How to find the information

The Treasurer links Tax Search and states it maintains historical tax records from 1858 for public research. It says Effingham County has elected to acquire delinquent real-estate taxes as trustee under Public Act 104-0553. Request an existing unpaid ledger or historical volume; for sold-tax amounts, the page gives the County Clerk at 217-342-6535.

To obtain existing unpaid-tax records, provide the parcel/PIN, tax year, payable year and desired as-of date. Specify whether you need current collection history, the annual delinquency publication, tax-sale/certificate history or a dated redemption estimate. Ask whether subsequent taxes, interest, penalties, costs and recent payments are included. Confirm inspection, electronic-copy, research, certification and extract fees with the office. Assessor valuations, ordinary property sales, trustee-auction catalogs and payment receipts do not by themselves certify every unpaid obligation.

What to ask for

“I am looking for publicly available delinquent real-property tax records for Effingham County for [tax year]. Which office maintains these records? Is there an online search or downloadable list? If not, how can I request a copy, and what fees apply?”

Have the property address, parcel number, owner name, and tax year ready when searching for a particular property.

County-specific notes

The office accepts a bill printed from its website for payment but says other website documentation is not a substitute for the bill. Historical access does not imply every year is digitized. Reviewed October 28, 2026. County notices can change, and older calendars remain on some sites. No taxpayer query, CAPTCHA completion, account registration, record-request submission, bidder enrollment, upload or payment was performed. No owner-list attachments or taxpayer rows are included.