How to Pull Foreclosure County Data for Cook County, IL
A foreclosure list shows homes that a lender is taking back because the owner stopped paying the loan. To find foreclosure records for Cook County, Illinois (IL), use Cook County foreclosure sale lists. No account is needed. It is free to use. You need a US VPN. You copy the records by hand.
Also known as: foreclosure notices, foreclosure sale list, foreclosure auctions.
What you need
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Cost
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Export
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What it is
Upcoming foreclosure auctions in Cook County. They are listed by three sellers: the Sheriff, The Judicial Sales Corporation and Intercounty Judicial Sales.
Why it matters
A sale date gives a clear deadline. Owners who want to avoid the auction may be open to an offer.
The fields you get
- Sale date
- Case number
- Firm name
- Property address
- City
- Zip code
- Opening bid
- Status
Follow these 7 steps
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Open the Cook County Sheriff list
Go to the Sheriff upcoming auctions page. It is one short table. Copy the rows.
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Open The Judicial Sales Corporation list
Go to the Upcoming Sales page. If a cookie box shows, close it. -
Filter to Cook
Set the page size box to 100. In the Search box, typeCook. Check the County column.
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Copy every page
Copy the rows from each page. Leave out rows in red and bold. The page says these are cancelled.
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Open the Intercounty list
Go to the Intercounty sales page. Read the notice and click Continue. -
Filter to upcoming Cook sales
Set Date Selection to Upcoming Sales. In the search box, typeCook.
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Copy your records
Copy the rows into the same spreadsheet. Check the Status column. Leave out Cancelled. A row can show a new date, such as Continued to 1/4/2027.
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Watch out for these
- None of these three lists shows the owner name. You need another source for that.
- The Judicial Sales list starts at today, so rows for today can already show a Sold To.
- The Sheriff page opening bid can say Not Set, and the Judicial Sales page can say TBD.
- The Search box looks in every column, so read the County column.
Common questions
Do I need all three sites?
Yes for the full list. Each seller shows its own sales.
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