How to Pull Lis Pendens County Data for Kane County, IL
A lis pendens list shows public notices that a lawsuit is open against a property. To find lis pendens records for Kane County, Illinois (IL), use Kane County Land Records Search. No account is needed. It is free to use. No VPN is needed. You copy the records by hand.
Also known as: notice of pending action, notice of pending litigation, pre-foreclosure notices.
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What it is
A notice filed at the recorder that a lawsuit affects a property. Here it is mostly a foreclosure case.
Why it matters
It shows an owner in trouble early, often before any sale date is set.
The fields you get
- Doc number
- Date filed
- Grantor (lender)
- Grantee (homeowner)
- Remarks (court case number)
- Parcel number
- Address
Follow these 6 steps
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Open the Kane County document type search
Go to the Land Records Search document type page. No login is needed. -
Select the document types
In Select Document Type, clickLP - LIS PENDENS. Hold Ctrl to select more than one. Your choices appear under Selected Documents.
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Set the date range
Scroll down to Date Filed. Enter the From and To dates. Start with the last 30 days.
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Run the search
Click SEARCH at the top right. The results page shows the total next to Count.
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Open a record for the address
Click the blue Doc Num. A window opens with the parties, Parcel Numbers and Address. Click CLOSE to go back.
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Copy your records
This page has no export button. Copy each row and the address into your spreadsheet.
Watch out for these
- Click the Doc Num to open a record. Clicking a name starts a new name search and you lose your results.
- The home page says each search returns up to 1000 records. Use shorter date ranges if you reach that.
- The Grantee is the homeowner side. The Grantor is the lender.
Common questions
Where is the court case number?
Look in Remarks. We saw values such as 26FC596. Some rows have Remarks empty.
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