How much does a title search cost in Cook County, IL
A HeritageDeed title search in Cook County costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the Cook County Clerk, Recordings and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.
Search a Cook County property, $49
Step by step in Cook County
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Decide what you need
A current owner search (owner, deeds, open loans, liens, tax) answers most buyer and investor questions; a lender closing needs a title insurance commitment instead.
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Search it yourself or order it
The Cook County Clerk, Recordings index is public; matching every mortgage to its satisfaction or release and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.
What Cook County records show
Parcels are identified by a 14-digit Property Index Number (PIN) issued by the Assessor.
A real Cook County report
We ran this search on the Willis Tower (233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606): 5 deeds, 2 open mortgages, 9 recorded liens. See the Cook County sample report.
What the report checks in Cook County
- Deeds, mortgages, releases and liens recorded with the Cook County Clerk
- Owner, PIN and assessment from the Cook County Assessor, plus recorded sale history
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
Questions
How far back do Cook County land records go?
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.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Cook County property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Cook County property records
Check the title of a Cook County property
AI title search, $49 per report. Usually ready in about a minute. Full refund if we can't deliver.