Title search in Waukegan, IllinoisNew
Lake County, Illinois (county seat Waukegan) has about 270,618 housing units, 74.8% of the occupied ones owner-occupied, a median home value of $345,700, homes built in 1983 at the median. Its deeds, mortgages and liens are recorded by the Lake County Clerk, Recordings, and a HeritageDeed title search of one address there costs $49. HeritageDeed runs AI title searches in Waukegan (Lake County), Illinois, against the Lake County Clerk, Recordings and the Lake County Chief County Assessment Office. A report lists the deeds, open mortgages, liens and court records found, with the source of each, usually within minutes. The price is $49 per report.
Covers Lake County, including Waukegan, North Chicago, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Mundelein, Gurnee, Zion, Vernon Hills, Grayslake, Round Lake, Antioch, Lake Zurich, Deerfield.
| County seat | Waukegan |
|---|---|
| Records office | Lake County Clerk, Recordings |
| Owner and parcel data | Lake County Chief County Assessment Office |
| Housing units | 270,618 |
| Occupied homes that are owner-occupied | 74.8% |
| Housing units vacant | 4.5% |
| Median year homes were built | 1983 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 46.3% |
| Median gross rent | $1,477 a month |
| Median home value | $345,700 |
| Median property tax | $8,923 a year (2.58% of value) |
| Last verified | November 9, 2026 |
Where Waukegan land records are kept
| Office | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Lake County Clerk, Recordings | Records deeds, mortgages, releases and liens (the former Recorder of Deeds' duties) |
| Lake County Chief County Assessment Office | Parcel (PIN), taxpayer of record and assessment data |
Waukegan in numbers
The county seat of Lake County is Waukegan.
Lake County borders Cook and McHenry counties, and across the state line Allegan County, MI, Berrien County, MI, Kenosha County, WI and Van Buren County, MI.
Neighboring counties we search: Cook County.
How recording works here
Deeds, mortgages, releases and liens in Lake County are recorded with the County Clerk's recordings division.
Parcels are identified by a 10-digit Property Index Number (PIN) from the county's parcel records.
Illinois parcel records name the taxpayer of record, which is the owner in nearly every case; the recorded deeds name the owner of record.
What a HeritageDeed report searches in Waukegan
- Taxpayer of record, PIN and situs address from Lake County's parcel records
- Deeds, mortgages, releases, assignments, liens and lis pendens indexed under the owner's name with the County Clerk
- Mortgages matched to releases by the index's cross-references; earlier owners' loans set apart
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
What it does not cover
Documents are tied to the property by their legal description or address; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
State-court judgments that are not recorded with the County Clerk are not searched.
Loan amounts are shown only where the index states them, and delinquent property taxes (County Treasurer) are not searched.
The report is a public-records search, not title insurance or an attorney's opinion of title.
What to check in Waukegan property records
A review of Waukegan, IL records follows the owner of record, each mortgage and its release, liens and judgments, tax status and the document numbers for the originals. The steps are in how to do a title search; a HeritageDeed report runs them for one Waukegan address, usually in about a minute, and shows the source of every finding.
Waukegan title questions, answered
- How to check for liens on a property in Waukegan
- How to find who owns a property in Waukegan
- How to search deeds in Waukegan
- How to find out if a property in Waukegan has a mortgage
- How to check if property taxes are paid on a property in Waukegan
- How much does a title search cost in Waukegan
Waukegan recorded documents explained
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Pricing
Owner of record and vesting deed, every deed, mortgage and release the county index returns, recorded liens, court records matched to the owner and tax status. One flat price: every order gets the full search.
$49· others charge$100–$400save 50%+Questions about Waukegan title searches
What is the county seat of Lake County, IL, and which office records deeds?
The county seat of Lake County is Waukegan. Deeds, mortgages and liens are recorded by the Lake County Clerk, Recordings, while the Lake County Chief County Assessment Office keeps the owner and parcel data. Addresses in Waukegan, North Chicago, Highland Park, Lake Forest and the rest of the county are searched in the same records.
How do I search deeds in Lake County?
Deeds are recorded by the Lake County Clerk, Recordings, and the current owner's deed is the one that put them on record. A HeritageDeed report finds the owner of record for an address from the Lake County Chief County Assessment Office parcel data and lists the deeds the county index returns for the property. See how to search deeds in Lake County.
Where can I find Lake County tax sales and tax foreclosures?
Unpaid property tax is collected by the county, and the Lake County Chief County Assessment Office holds the parcel and tax data. HeritageDeed does not search delinquent taxes in Lake County and does not publish a sale list for it, so ask the county tax office for delinquency and sale information; a title report still shows the deeds, loans and recorded liens.
How do I search for liens in Lake County?
Recorded liens are indexed with the Lake County Clerk, Recordings, usually under the owner's name, so a lien search starts from the owner of record. A report lists the liens it finds and marks any it could match only by name; court judgments and some tax liens are kept by other offices. See checking liens in Lake County.
How do I find out who owns a property in Lake County?
The Lake County Chief County Assessment Office keeps the owner of record for each parcel. The last deed recorded with the Lake County Clerk, Recordings confirms it, because a tax roll can lag a sale. Enter the address on the order page and the owner of record is shown before you pay. See finding the owner in Lake County.
Where are property records kept in Waukegan, IL?
Recorded documents such as deeds, mortgages and liens are kept by the Lake County Clerk, Recordings. Owner and parcel data come from the Lake County Chief County Assessment Office.
Can I search Waukegan, IL property records for free?
The records are held by the county offices, including the Lake County Clerk, Recordings. A HeritageDeed report saves you the work of reading each office separately and matching every mortgage to its release yourself.
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