Jefferson County Tax Sale Information

Jefferson County runs its 2025 Trustee Sealed-Bid Tax Deed Auction with a last day to bid of Friday, November 14, 2025. Submit bids online or hand-deliver sealed bids to the Treasurer’s Office, 100 S. 10th St., Room 100, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864 (8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CT, Mon–Fri).

Key Auction Details

Date: Friday, November 14, 2025 (last day to bid)
Format: Sealed-Bid — Real Estate & Mobile Homes; the office does not accept verbal bids
Location for hand delivery: Treasurer/Collector, Room 100, Jefferson County Courthouse, Mt. Vernon, IL. Office hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CT. Treasurer: Bob Watt, (618) 244-8010
Online bidding platform: ILTaxSaleBids.com
Minimum bid (Real Estate): $836.00. Digital catalogue: $12.00
Minimum bid (Mobile Homes): $915.00 (per the agent’s mobile-home sealed-bid instructions; confirm in the Jefferson catalogue)
County Tax Agent: Joseph E. Meyer & Associates, (618) 656-5744
Heads-up: The separate annual delinquent tax sale for unpaid 2024 taxes is December 9, 2025 and uses different rules and registration

Terms of Sale

Submit the highest bid per parcel. Use the online portal or hand-deliver a sealed written bid; the County accepts no verbal bids

Sealed written bids (real estate): Include full payment payable to County Trustee by personal check, cashier’s check, money order, or bank draft; the office returns funds to unsuccessful bidders

Sealed written bids (mobile homes): Include full payment by certified funds (cashier’s check, money order, or bank draft)

Online winners: The agent emails results and requires payment promptly (vendor materials direct winners to pay within 7 days)

Highest-bid rule: The County sells each parcel to the highest bidder; the agent contacts tied high bidders with instructions

Deed timing (real estate): The County Trustee issues a quitclaim deed about 90 days after receipt of full payment

Taxes going forward: Buyers pay future taxes that accrue after the deed records; the County clears prior years per the sealed-bid process

Condition & due diligence: Inspect every parcel and verify permits, demolition or condemnation actions, and municipal liens; all property sells “as-is”

Eligibility: County officers, employees, and their relatives may not purchase under the County Officer Property Sale Act (55 ILCS 55/1)

Possession: Wait until the deed records before you enter or take possession

Results: The agent notifies bidders by mail about 7–10 days after the sealed-bid deadline and posts results online after processing

How to Participate

Bid Online

Create or log in to your account (via ILTaxSale → ILTaxSaleBids)

Buy the digital catalogue, confirm item number/parcel details, and enter your highest bid

Agree to terms and submit; watch your email for winner/payment instructions

Hand-Deliver a Sealed Written Bid (Real Estate)

Get the catalogue and the “Binding Purchase Contract / Sealed Bid” form

Inspect the property, complete the form, include full payment, seal one bid per envelope labelled “SEALED BID”

Deliver to Room 100 during 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CT on or before November 14, 2025

Hand-Deliver a Sealed Written Bid (Mobile Homes)

Use the “Sealed Bid – Purchase Offer” form and include certified funds payable to the County Trustee

Deliver by the last day to bid to the Treasurer’s Office

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

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

Compete for county-held tax-deed properties at published minimums and bring parcels back to use under clear, published terms. Use a predictable sealed-bid process: inspect, submit your highest bid, fund on time, and receive your deed after processing

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