St. Clair County Tax Sale Information

St. Clair County will run its Trustee Sealed-Bid Tax Deed Auction with a published “last day to bid” of October 17, 2025. You can submit bids online at ILTaxSaleBids.com or hand-deliver a sealed bid packet to the Treasurer’s Office, #10 Public Square, Belleville, IL 62220. The Treasurer lists office hours as 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. CT. Minimum bid for real estate starts at $786.00.

Key Auction Details

Date (Last Day to Bid): Friday, October 17, 2025

Location (Bid Delivery / Office): St. Clair County Treasurer, #10 Public Square, Belleville, IL 62220 (Andrew Lopinot, Treasurer; Office: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. CT)

Auction Type: Real Estate / Mobile Home — Sealed Bid (no verbal bidding)

Minimum Bid: $786.00 (real estate)

Online Bidding: ILTaxSaleBids.com (create an account; place bids; winners have 7 days to pay in full)

Terms of Sale

Submit either an online bid or a sealed written bid. The trustee program treats the published date as the deadline to receive bids. If you hand-deliver, place the completed Binding Purchase Contract / Sealed Bid in a labeled envelope and include full payment with the bid (personal check, cashier’s check, money order, or bank draft—no cash). The County will return payments to unsuccessful bidders. The highest bid wins; if identical high bids arrive, the tax agent will follow up with tie-break instructions. Winners who bid online must pay in full within seven days of notice. Expect a quitclaim deed from the County roughly 90 days after full payment. The County sells property as-is and reserves the right to withdraw parcels or reject bids. Investigate title, code issues, and any demolition or municipal liens before you bid.

Important: The annual tax lien sale (for current delinquencies) is a separate event the Treasurer holds each November; the sealed-bid sale here covers tax-deeded surplus property offered by the County’s trustee/agent program.

How to Participate

Get the catalog. Buy or download the St. Clair trustee sale catalog; review parcel lists and minimum bids.

Inspect and research. Visit the site from the public right-of-way; run your own title and code checks; verify zoning and any condemnations or demo orders.

Choose one way to bid:

Online: Create an account at ILTaxSaleBids.com, select the parcel, enter your bid, accept terms, submit; if you win, pay within 7 days.

Sealed bid: Complete the Binding Purchase Contract / Sealed Bid, include full payment, and hand-deliver or mail so it arrives by Oct 17, 2025 at the Treasurer’s Office. Hand delivery is recommended.

Watch results. The trustee posts bid results after the deadline and contacts successful bidders by mail or email with next steps.

Who to Contact

St. Clair County Treasurer — [email protected], (618) 825-2707, #10 Public Square, Belleville, IL 62220. Use this contact for office hours, delivery questions, and bid receipt confirmation.

County Tax Agent (Joseph E. Meyer & Associates) — Auction Sale Dept.: (618) 656-5744. Use this line for catalog, parcel status, tie-bid follow-ups, and deed processing questions.

Here are some links you might need for the St. Clair County, Illinois, Tax Deed Auction:

• St. Clair County Tax Sale Information Link 
• St. Clair County Treasurer’s Office
• St. Clair County In-Person Auction Site
• How to Profit from Illinois’s Tax Lien Sales
• Learn How Does Tax Lien Investing Work
• Want to get started with Tax Liens? Click Here!
• Is Illinois the best place to profit from tax lien certificates?

You can acquire real estate at fixed low opening bids through a clear, deadline-driven process. You control your maximum price with a sealed offer, and you avoid live bid escalation. Submit on time, fund correctly, and track your parcels closely to line up renovations, resale, or hold strategies after deed recording.

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