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Cook County deeds and property records

Owner and value: the Cook County Assessor's Office. Tax bills: the Cook County Treasurer's Office. Deeds: the Cook County Clerk - Recordings Division. Each official search is below, with copy fees, the appeal route and the Illinois rules that apply.

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On this page
  1. Look up a property, its owner and its tax
  2. Deeds: search the index and order copies
  3. Disagree with the value? Appeals
  4. Who does what in Illinois
  5. More about Cook County property records
  6. Questions people ask
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Look up a property, its owner and its tax

The Cook County Assessor's Office keeps the parcel record: owner of record, value and property details.1 The Cook County Treasurer's Office bills and collects the tax.2 The deed itself, which proves the transfer, is at the Cook County Clerk - Recordings Division.3

Parcel and owner search
cookcountypropertyinfo.com (Cook County Property Tax Portal: PIN or address search)4
Tax bill search
Treasurer: tax bill copies and 20-year tax bill history at cookcountytreasurer.com5
Parcel map (GIS)
County Clerk maintains real estate (tax) maps; Clerk 'Map Room'3

Cook County Assessor's Office

Address
118 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 606021
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm1

Cook County Treasurer's Office

Address
118 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60602 (payments: Room 112)5

Deeds: search the index and order copies

Online search
crs.cookcountyclerkil.gov/Search6Fee charged
Cost
Search online; non-certified electronic copy $57
Years online
Documents recorded after 1985 can be purchased online; earlier ones in person at 118 N. Clark St, Room 1208
Copy fee
Non-certified copy: paper $27.50; electronic download $57
Certified copy fee
Certified copy, paper $55; certified digital PDF file $657
How to order
Buy online (post-1985; download only, not mailed) or in person at 118 N. Clark St, Room 1208
Recording fee note
Fee schedule in effect as of April 1, 2024 (7 document classes)7

What Illinois law sets for every county:

Copy fee (Cook)
Cook County: non-certified paper copy $27.50; non-certified electronic download $59
Certified fee (Cook)
Cook County: certified copy, paper $55; certified digital PDF file $659
How to search
Search the county recorder/clerk index by PIN, grantor, grantee (online where the county offers it) or in person at the county office10

Cook County Clerk - Recordings Division

Address
118 N. Clark St., Room 120, Chicago, IL 6060211
Phone
(312) 603-5656 (County Clerk main)3
Hours
9 am to 5 pm; last customer accepted at 4:45 pm12

Disagree with the value? Appeals

Appealing a value
First with the Assessor (township filing windows), then the Cook County Board of Review (online at appeals.cookcountyboardofreview.com), then the state Property Tax Appeal Board13

The Illinois rules:

Appealing a value
File a complaint with the county board of review; then appeal to the state Property Tax Appeal Board within 30 days of the board of review's written decision (or tax objection in circuit court)14
State appeal body
Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB), ptab.illinois.gov15

Who does what in Illinois

Who sets values
Cook and St. Clair: county assessor; 17 commission counties: supervisor of assessments; other 83 counties: township or multi-township assessors, supervised by the chief county assessment officer14
Who collects the tax
County treasurer serves as county collector: prepares/mails tax bills, collects payments, administers tax lien sales14

Liens on a property

Liens at the county
State/federal tax liens, mechanic's liens and UCC fixture-related filings recorded with the county recorder/clerk (Cook example: tax liens $38, mechanic's lien $64)9

More about Cook County property records

Tax redemption
Delinquent tax redemption handled by the County Clerk3

Questions people ask

How do I find who owns a property in Cook County?

Search the parcel records of the Cook County Assessor's Office by owner name, address or parcel number: cookcountypropertyinfo.com4

Where do I look up a Cook County property tax bill?

The Cook County Treasurer's Office has the tax bill search: cookcountytreasurer.com5

How much is a certified copy of a deed in Cook County?

Certified copy, paper $55; certified digital PDF file $65. Copies come from the Cook County Clerk - Recordings Division.7

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Cook County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 15 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Assessor (agency page)Cook County Government
  2. Treasurer (agency page)Cook County Government
  3. County Clerk (agency page)Cook County Government
  4. Cook County Property Tax PortalCook County (joint property tax portal)
  5. Cook County Treasurer's Office homeCook County Treasurer's Office
  6. Search RecordingsCook County Clerk's Office
  7. Recording FeesCook County Clerk's Office
  8. Recording FAQsCook County Clerk's Office
  9. Recording FeesCook County Clerk's Office
  10. Search RecordingsCook County Clerk's Office
  11. Hours and LocationsCook County Clerk's Office
  12. RecordingsCook County Clerk's Office
  13. Cook County Board of Review homeCook County Board of Review
  14. PTAX-1004 The Illinois Property Tax System: A general guide to the local property tax cycleIllinois Department of Revenue
  15. Property Tax Appeal Board homeIllinois Property Tax Appeal Board