Illinois Pre-Foreclosure List & Lis Pendens
537 foreclosure suits across 18 Illinois counties published a notice in the last 30 days: owners sued and served, with no sale set. Every one is a lead you can reach months before a sale, and 12 owners have a date to answer in the next 7 days.
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Data as of
Illinois counties
28 counties| County | New 7d | New 30d | Mortgage | Lien | Deceased owner | Latest | On record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook County | 0 | 504 | 1,531 | 286 | 7 | Oct 15, 2026 | 1,817 | |
| Tazewell County | 3 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 3 | Oct 29, 2026 | 16 | |
| Rock Island County | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | Oct 8, 2026 | 8 | |
| Peoria County | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Oct 6, 2026 | 7 | |
| Marion County | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Oct 15, 2026 | 6 | |
| Bond County | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Sep 29, 2026 | 5 | |
| Christian County | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Sep 16, 2026 | 4 | |
| Livingston County | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Oct 22, 2026 | 4 | |
| Mercer County | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Oct 14, 2026 | 4 | |
| Cass County | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Oct 23, 2026 | 3 | |
| Knox County | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Oct 16, 2026 | 3 | |
| McDonough County | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Oct 15, 2026 | 3 | |
| Sangamon County | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Oct 22, 2026 | 3 | |
| Fulton County | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Oct 1, 2026 | 2 | |
| Henry County | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sep 4, 2026 | 2 | |
| Madison County | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Oct 29, 2026 | 2 | |
| Stephenson County | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Oct 21, 2026 | 2 | |
| White County | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Oct 3, 2026 | 2 | |
| Will County | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Sep 16, 2026 | 2 | |
| Clay County | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 26, 2026 | 1 | |
| Coles County | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 4, 2026 | 1 | |
| Jasper County | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aug 1, 2026 | 1 | |
| Kane County | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aug 14, 2026 | 1 | |
| Lake County | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 13, 2026 | 1 | |
| Lawrence County | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 20, 2026 | 1 | |
| Morgan County | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 7, 2026 | 1 | |
| Washington County | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 8, 2026 | 1 | |
| Winnebago County | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Lender or association | County | City | Case number | Owner | Property address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First on recordToday2 cases | |||||
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, As Trustee For the Benefit of the Freddie Mac Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2018-2Mortgage foreclosure | Tazewell County, IL | Pekin | 2026FC000078 | With an account | With an account |
| Freedom Mortgage CorporationMortgage foreclosure | Madison County, IL | Cottage Hills | 2026FC000030 | With an account | With an account |
| First on record6 days ago2 cases | |||||
| Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLCMortgage foreclosure | Tazewell County, IL | Washington | 2026-FC-000177 | With an account | With an account |
| Beardstown Savings S.B.Mortgage foreclosure | Cass County, IL | Beardstown | 2026FC8 | With an account | With an account |
| First on record7 days ago1 case | |||||
| Pennymac Loan Services, LLCMortgage foreclosure | Livingston County, IL | Pontiac | 2026FC49 | With an account | With an account |
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537 in the last 30 days · 30 naming a deceased owner
Each one's owners with their last known mailing address, the property address where the notice prints it, and the plaintiff's attorney. 3 days free on any plan.
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Illinois filing activity
- This week
- 7
- New cases, last 7 days
- Mortgage
- 1,615
- 289 HOA, condo or lien
- Deceased owner
- 30
- Suits naming heirs or an estate
- Records since
- July, 2026
What an Illinois record includes
Each record is one foreclosure case, folded from every printing of its notices, with these fields wherever the published notice states them. A field the notice left out says so rather than showing a guess.
- The owners the suit names, with their last known mailing address
- Property address where the notice prints it, else the legal description
- Parcel ID, where the notice prints one
- Court, county and case number
- The lender or association suing, and the type of foreclosure
- First published, the clerk's date and the date the owner must answer by
- A deceased-owner flag where the suit names heirs or an estate
- The plaintiff's attorney, with phone and email where printed
- Daily or weekly alerts for the counties you watch
- CSV export of a county or a state, on Pro and Business
How many cases each list holds is public, and the newest five on each list show the lender, city and case number. The owners, their addresses, the property address and the rest of the list open with an account. See a complete sample record or compare plans.
Working an Illinois pre-foreclosure
Catch the suit when it is served
7 cases in Illinois first published a notice this week. An alert brings each new one to you the morning after it runs, months before any sale could be set.
Check the property and the equity
Look the parcel up in the county's property records, by parcel ID, address or legal description. Compare what is owed, where you can tell, with what the home would sell for. Equity is what gives the owner choices.
Reach the owner, plainly and kindly
The owner can still sell, reinstate, refinance, short-sell or hand back the deed in lieu. Write a short letter to the mailing address on the record; say who you are and what you can offer, and never pressure.
Know the clock
12 owners here must answer the suit within a week. An answer is not a sale: a judicial foreclosure takes months, and the owner keeps the title until a sale is held.
The terms on a record, defined: the pre-foreclosure glossary. Not legal advice; follow your state’s rules on contacting homeowners in foreclosure.
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Where next
- How to buy a pre-foreclosure homeFinding the owner, checking the equity, the offer, and the ways a deal closes before any sale.
- Search every caseBy county, owner, lender, case number, street or ZIP code.
- A complete sample recordOne real case, every field an account opens, with the owners' names and addresses blurred.
- Pre-foreclosure glossaryLis pendens, notice of action, unknown heirs, reinstatement, deed in lieu: every term a filing uses.
About Illinois pre-foreclosures
How many pre-foreclosures are filed in Illinois?
537 foreclosure cases across Illinois first published a notice in the last 30 days, and 1,904 in the last 90, in 28 counties. Cook County has the most, with 1,817 in 90 days.
How long does a Illinois owner have to respond to a foreclosure suit?
Each record carries the date the notice gives the owner to answer, where it prints one. 30 cases in Illinois name a deceased owner's heirs or estate.
How far back do the Illinois records go?
The Illinois records run from cases first published on July 31, 2026 to October 29, 2026, and new notices are added every day they are published.