How to get the Kankakee County, IL delinquent tax list
The list of properties with unpaid taxes in Kankakee County is a public record. Ask for it under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.) with the free letter below. Fill in your details and it is ready to send.
Kankakee County at a glance
- Who to ask
- The Kankakee County Clerk.
- The law
- The Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.).
- Response time
- The office must respond within 5 business days. A response can be the file, a date it will be ready, or a cost estimate.
- Who can ask
- Anyone can ask. You do not need to live in Illinois.
- Cost
- Offices can charge for copies or staff time on a large data pull. The letter asks for an itemized estimate first. Illinois also has a commercial-purpose rule; see below.
- Does LienSuite have it?
- Not yet. A records request is the way to get it today.
Illinois rules to know before you send it
Commercial purpose: 5 ILCS 140/3.1
Illinois asks you to say whether a request is for a commercial purpose, meaning you will sell or resell the records or use them to solicit or advertise sales or services. A commercial request gets a longer clock (21 working days) and can carry a fee for staff time. Knowingly hiding a commercial purpose is itself a violation of the Act. The letter builder adds the statement when you tick “My use is commercial”.
Your Kankakee County records request letter
It updates as you type. Copy it into an email or the county's request form, or download or print it.
Email subject: Public records request: delinquent property tax list, Kankakee County, Illinois
November 7, 2026 Kankakee County Clerk Kankakee County, Illinois Subject: Public records request: delinquent property tax list, Kankakee County, Illinois Dear Records Custodian: Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.), I request a copy of the current list of real property accounts with delinquent property taxes in Kankakee County, Illinois. Please include these fields, to the extent your office keeps them: - Parcel or account number - Owner name - Property (situs) address - Owner mailing address - Tax years that are delinquent - Amount owed (by year, if your office keeps it that way) I would like the list in electronic form (CSV or Excel), sent by email to [Your email]. A file your office already produces is fine. I am not asking you to create a new record. If there is a charge, please send me an itemized estimate first if it will be more than $25. If the list will not be ready within 5 business days, please let me know when I can expect it. If you withhold any part of the list, please tell me which exemption applies and send the rest. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, [Your name] [Your mailing address] [Your email]
How to send it
- Check what Kankakee County already posts. Many tax offices publish the delinquent list on their website or in a newspaper notice before a tax sale. If it is posted, you may not need a request at all.
- Find the records contact. Look on the tax office's website for an open-records email address or online request portal. If the office has its own form, you can paste this letter into it.
- Send the letter and keep a copy. Note the date you sent it. In Illinois, the office has 5 business days to respond, and a response can be the file, a date it will be ready, or a cost estimate.
- Approve or question the estimate. Large data pulls can carry a fee for staff or computer time. Ask what it covers before you pay.
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