Illinois title search, county by county
HeritageDeed searches official land records in Illinois for Cook County. Each report lists deeds, open mortgages, liens and court records with their sources, usually within minutes, from $49.
Counties we search
How land records work in Illinois
Cook County no longer has a Recorder of Deeds. Voters approved merging the office into the County Clerk in a binding referendum on November 8, 2016, and the Recorder of Deeds ceased to exist on December 7, 2020. Deeds and mortgages are now recorded and searched through the Cook County Clerk's Recordings division.
Pricing
Current deed, open mortgages, active liens, tax status, court judgments, UCC liens
Everything in Current Owner + previous owner's deed and encumbrances
Full 30-year chain of title, all mortgages and releases, and recorded liens
Questions
Which Illinois counties does HeritageDeed cover?
Cook County, including Chicago and its suburbs. Orders for other Illinois counties are not accepted yet, so you never pay for a search we cannot run.
How much is a title search in Illinois?
$49 for a Current Owner Search, $79 for a Two Owner Search and $129 for a 30-Year Search, plus sales tax where it applies. There is no subscription.
Is a title search the same as title insurance?
No. A title search reports what the public record shows. Title insurance is a policy from a licensed insurer that pays if the record turns out to be wrong. A financed purchase needs the policy; a search is the due diligence before it.
Order a Illinois title search
From $49. Usually ready in minutes. Full refund if we can't deliver.