Washington County has 1 scheduled tax sale on the calendar with 14 properties on the block. Dates come straight from county and auction-platform sources, last re-read yesterday.
14 properties on it today, last re-read from the county source yesterday. We'll email you a heads-up with a link to the list about a week before the next sale. No card, no account.
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| Sale date | Sale type | Properties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Feb 12 | Tax Deed | 14 | Unlock — $59/mo → |
County sale lists are working files, not catalogues — dates move and parcels come off right up to the morning of the sale. We re-read the Washington County source on our crawl schedule, most recently yesterday: bookmark it and check it again before you bid. Leave your email: We'll email you a heads-up with a link to the list about a week before the next sale.
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Washington County’s current sale is of property the government already holds, so there is no redemption for the buyer. Illinois’s own tax sale works differently — see the state guide.
At the annual tax sale the buyer gets a certificate of purchase, not the property. If the owner does not redeem in time, the buyer asks the circuit court for a deed; for certificates sold on or after July 10, 2026 the court first orders a public auction of the property, where the buyer holds a bid for what it is owed and anyone bidding more wins, with any surplus going to the former owner (35 ILCS 200/22-40, 22-42). Separately, counties resell land they already took by tax deed at their own sealed-bid auctions (35 ILCS 200/21-90), and many counties now take their whole annual sale themselves (35 ILCS 200/21-190).
Annual-sale certificates: you bid the penalty down from a 9% ceiling, and the owner pays that penalty again for each six months that pass (35 ILCS 200/21-215, 21-355); redemption runs up to three years, so capital is locked a long time. In 2026 many downstate counties are buying their whole annual sale themselves and offering only mobile homes to private buyers, so check the county first. The properties most counties sell to the public are county-owned lots at sealed-bid resales, which come with a quitclaim deed and no redemption. Cook County runs its own annual and scavenger sales. Check for city water liens in Chicago properties.
The next Washington County tax deed sale is Feb 12, with 14 properties listed. Dates come straight from the county calendar, re-read on a daily crawl.
14 delinquent properties across 1 scheduled sale, re-read on a daily crawl as the county adds or pulls parcels.
Illinois is a tax lien state with a redemption posture of 3 yrs (varies). Three years for property sold at the annual sale on or after July 10, 2026, but only one year for vacant non-farm land, buildings with 7 or more units, and commercial or industrial property. Certificates sold from January 2024 to July 9, 2026 run two and a half years. Land a county resells after taking its own tax deed carries no redemption.
Washington County publishes its registration and deposit rules with each sale; they appear on this page as soon as the county publishes them. Check them on the county's sale page before you bid.
The current Washington County list, with deal scores, opening bids and valuations, is on DeedFlex, re-read on a daily crawl. Preview it free, no card needed to browse.
Sale dates come from official county sources and can change or be cancelled by the county at any time. Always verify the date, time, location, and registration requirements with the county before bidding. Property counts reflect active listings DeedFlex currently tracks for each sale.