1. Great Sites - Your Net Advantage:
Websites Realtors Need to Know and Use
1. Cook County Treasurer: Tax bill totals and Exemptions
http://www.cookcountytreasurer.com/payment.aspx?ntopicid=3
2. Cook County Assessor: Certificates of Error and Appeals, Freezes, Long Time
Owner Exemption
http://www.cookcountyassessor.com/Property_Search/Property_Search.aspx
3. Cook County Clerk of Court: Past and Pending Cases
http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/?section=CASEINFOPage&CASEINFOPa
ge=2400
4. Illinois Secretary of State: Find Out Corp. Status and Ownership
http://www.ilsos.gov/corporatellc/
5. Cook County Recorder of Deeds: http://www.ccrd.info/
Check the status of a property (mortgages, liens, ownership, lis pendens and
foreclosure etc.) with the PIN # or Owner’s Name
6. City of Chicago FOIA:
https://webapps.cityofchicago.org/buildingviolations/violations/searchaddresspag
e.html
Research building code violations, units (although consultation with an attorney is
a must as the units is not always reliable) and permits is:
7. ARDC: Look up the Lawyer and find their status
https://www.iardc.org/lawyersearch.asp
Gregory A. Braun Email: gbraun@mbflegal.com This summary information is not a substitute for legal advice.
McCormick Braun Friman LLC Website: www.mbflegal.com This is a summary only for informational /educational purposes.
Phone: (312) 617-9019 eFax: (888) 463-7786 This summary is abbreviated and may be incomplete or outdated.
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