$49 one-time · usually ready in minutes · refund if not delivered within 24 hours
Order a Waukegan (Lake County), Illinois title search here: enter the property address, see the owner of record, and get a PDF report of the deeds, open mortgages, liens, court records and tax status from the Lake County Clerk, Recordings and the Lake County Chief County Assessment Office, usually within minutes. $49 per report, no subscription.
Covers Lake County, including Waukegan, North Chicago, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Mundelein, Gurnee, Zion, Vernon Hills, Grayslake, Round Lake, Antioch, Lake Zurich, Deerfield.
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.
What the Waukegan report checks
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.
Before you order
Most reports are ready within minutes; the page shows live progress while the records are searched.
You see the owner of record for the address before you pay.
One payment of $49 per report, no subscription. If a report is not delivered within 24 hours, you can ask for a full refund (refund policy).
How do I order a title search for a Waukegan, IL property?
Enter the property address on this page and pick it from the suggestions. The address is checked against the county's parcel records, you see the owner of record before you pay, and the report is delivered as a PDF, usually within minutes. A report costs $49, with no subscription.
What does the Waukegan, IL report include?
The owner of record and the deed they hold title under, every deed, mortgage and release the Lake County Clerk, Recordings index returns for the property, each mortgage matched to its release, recorded liens and court records matched to the owner, and the property tax status, with the source of each finding.
How long does it take, and what if it is not delivered?
Most reports are ready within minutes, and the page shows live progress while the records are searched. If a report is not delivered within 24 hours, you can ask for a full refund.
Is this title insurance?
No. HeritageDeed provides title search reports on the public record. It does not sell or underwrite title insurance, and a lender closing a mortgage will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.