35 ILCS 200/21-275
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 35 - REVENUE|35 ILCS 200/ - Property Tax Code.|Title 7 - Tax Collection

Sec. 21-275.     Scavenger sale; application for certificate of purchase.      The application for certificate of purchase shall be executed by the  purchaser and by any individual bidder acting in the purchaser's behalf.  The application shall be initially executed and delivered to the county  clerk at the time of registration for the sale as provided in this Section.  Before receiving any certificate of purchase, each purchaser and  individual bidder acting in the purchaser's behalf shall sign and deliver  to the county clerk a schedule or schedules of the properties  for which that purchaser has successfully bid and is applying to purchase,  which schedule(s) shall be attached to and incorporated within the  application.  The schedule(s) shall be accompanied by a fee, for each  property listed, of $10 in counties with less than 3,000,000 inhabitants and  $20 in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants.  The application and  schedule(s) shall be in substantially the following form:    APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE    Date of Application: ...............Name of Purchaser: .................Address: ...........................Name of Bidder: ....................Address: ...........................I (we) hereby apply to the County Clerk and County Treasurer of .....  County for issuance of a certificate of purchase for each of the properties  on the attached schedule(s), and state as follows:1. I (we) made (or authorized) the successful bid on each property listed on  the attached schedule(s) at the sale of delinquent properties under Section  21-260 of the Property Tax Code conducted by the County Treasurer  of ..... County, Illinois, on the dates indicated for each property on the  schedule(s).2. At least 5 business days before the first day of this sale, I (we)  submitted a truthful, accurate and complete registration to the Treasurer of  ..... County on the form(s) and according to the regulations prescribed by  the Treasurer's office.3. Neither I (we) nor any person or firm identified in the registration  submitted to the Treasurer of ..... County was an owner or agent of an  owner, mortgagee or agent of a mortgagee, lienholder or agent of a  lienholder, holder of beneficial interest or agent of a holder of a  beneficial interest in or of any property identified on the schedule(s)  attached to this application on January 1st of any years for which taxes  were delinquent at the time of my (our) bid(s) described in the schedule(s).4. Neither I (we) nor any person or firm identified in the registration  submitted to the Treasurer of ..... County was an owner or agent of an  owner, mortgagee or agent of a mortgagee, lienholder or agent of a  lienholder, holder of a beneficial interest or agent of a holder of a  beneficial interest in or of the property identified on the schedule(s)  attached to this application at the time of the bid(s) described in the  schedule.5. Neither I (we) nor any person or firm identified in the registration  submitted to the Treasurer of ..... County was an owner or agent for an  owner, or party or agent for a party responsible for the payment of  delinquent taxes, on any property in the county which was tax delinquent or  forfeited for all or any part of each of 2 or more years when the registration  was submitted.6. Neither I (we) nor any person acting in my (our) behalf has twice  failed to complete a purchase at the sale during which the properties on  the attached schedule(s) were offered by failing to immediately pay a  minimum bid or by failing to pay the balance of a bid for any property  within one business day thereafter.I (we) hereby affirm that I (we) have read this application and that the  statements made in it are personally known by me (us) to be true, accurate  and complete, under penalty of perjury as provided by law.I (we) further understand that this application shall be void unless the  schedule(s) of properties referred to in the application is (are) completed  and delivered to the County Clerk.    ........................                 Dated: ..............(Signature of Purchaser)........................                 Dated: ..............(Signature of Bidder)    SCHEDULE OF PROPERTIES    Permanent Index NumberDate of Bid(insert number)(insert date)I (we) hereby affirm that I (we) successfully bid upon  the above  properties at the sale conducted by the County Treasurer of ..... County on  the indicated dates, and I (we) request that the County Clerk of .....  County attach this schedule to my (our) application for certificate of  purchase dated ......Signed under penalty of perjury as provided by law:    ........................                 Dated: ..............(Signature of Purchaser)........................                 Dated: ..............(Signature of Bidder)    (Source: P.A. 86-949; 87-669; 88-455.)