Macon County, Illinois

Where to obtain records

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

How to find the information

The Treasurer explains that the certified delinquent notice and newspaper publication identify unpaid accounts, while redemption of sold taxes takes place in the County Clerk’s Office. Its record-fee section separately lists a Statement of Tax Balance/duplicate payment receipt at $1 and a non-owner duplicate tax bill at $5. Request the appropriate existing record with the parcel and tax year.

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 Macon 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 current tax-question number is 217-424-1426. General redemption-period and interest explanations are not used here to calculate a deadline or payoff for a particular certificate. 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.