Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Property Tax Code
Petitioners purchased delinquent taxes on properties. The homeowners subsequently pursued bankruptcy relief under Chapter 13 and petitioners were granted sale-in-error orders under the Property Tax Code. In consolidated appeals, respondent, the Will County Clerk, appealed from a trial court order compelling the respondent to comply with the sale-in-error orders by refunding the petitioners’ petition costs. On appeal the respondent argued that he was not required to refund the petition costs because the petition costs were not posted to the tax judgment, sale, redemption, and forfeiture record due to the property owners’ bankruptcies. The appellate court disagreed and affirmed. (PETERSON and ALBRECHT, concurring)