Stanko McCarthy Law Group, Ltd.

Stanko McCarthy Law Group, Ltd. We have extensive experience in real estate tax sales/tax deeds; purchase, assignment and servicing

Stanko McCarthy Law Group is a Chicago law firm concentrating in business and real estate transactions and in many other areas of civil litigation. Our firm has extensive experience in the organization, acquisition, representation and sale of corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies; commercial and residential real estate transactions, financing and development; federal, state and local taxation; real estate tax sale, tax deed and exemption matters; Indemnity Fund proceedings; sheriff levy sales; medical malpractice and personal injury; estate planning and probate; election law; health care law and litigation; and most types of business and real estate litigation. The firm represents prominent national and Illinois corporations and individuals, including Chicago Title Insurance Company; Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company; Countrywide Home Loans; Diamond Headache Clinic, Ltd.; Fidelity National Title Insurance Company; Land America Financial Group; Lawyers Title Insurance Company; Loop Mortgage Corporation; The National Association for Spinal Care; The Roscoe Company; Southern Illinois Securities; Stewart Title Guaranty Company; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; and The Villages of Dolton, Lansing, Niles and Posen. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has given our firm the highest possible ratings. Our goal is to provide our clients with expert advice and advocacy of the highest quality while being responsive to the needs of businesses and individuals.

If anyone is looking for a job as a paralegal/legal assistant, please contact us. Thank you.
09/23/2026

If anyone is looking for a job as a paralegal/legal assistant, please contact us. Thank you.

Lobbyist who's under 65 got tax breaks for seniors, costing Cook County taxpayers. Cook County made him pay up. Then, it...
09/02/2026

Lobbyist who's under 65 got tax breaks for seniors, costing Cook County taxpayers. Cook County made him pay up. Then, it renewed them.

Cook County Lobbyist under 65 got tax breaks for seniors.

Illinois Creates New Surplus Equity Fund for Property Owners Who Lost Property Through a Tax Deed
09/01/2026

Illinois Creates New Surplus Equity Fund for Property Owners Who Lost Property Through a Tax Deed

Cook County Allows Tax Foreclosures by Municipalities. Poor Oversight has Led to Misuse by Local Officials.
01/20/2026

Cook County Allows Tax Foreclosures by Municipalities. Poor Oversight has Led to Misuse by Local Officials.

Officials were able to use the county’s revitalization program for personal and political gain, neglected seized properties, and stripped homeowners of equity they had built up in their properties. This article provides some insight into these issues (courtesy of Injustice Watch).If you or someone...

Court Finds That Illinois' Tax Sale Procedures Are Unconstitutional
01/16/2026

Court Finds That Illinois' Tax Sale Procedures Are Unconstitutional

Summary of Kidd v. Pappas, No. 1:22-cv-07061 (N.D. Ill.).Case Background • Plaintiffs (including Michelle Kidd and others) sued Maria Pappas (Cook County Treasurer) and Cook County, Illinois, alleging that the county’s property tax sale procedures violated constitutional rights by taking homeown...

Cook County's Technological Issues Cause Massive Delays with Refunds and Tax Bills.
08/18/2025

Cook County's Technological Issues Cause Massive Delays with Refunds and Tax Bills.

$56 million in property tax refunds have been held up since May 2025. It's all the result of a technological issue with Cook County and its outside vendor. To read more about the situation, click here.Similarly, the 2024 second installment tax bills are also delayed. The second installment was techn...

Home Equity Theft and Indemnity Fund Claims after Tyler v. Hennepin.
02/12/2025

Home Equity Theft and Indemnity Fund Claims after Tyler v. Hennepin.

The Illinois Constitution provides that “[n]o person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law nor be denied the equal protection of the laws.’ However, what happens when people are deprived of their property and equity is not returned to them? This is a question ...

Cook County announces 2022 annual tax sale.
10/18/2024

Cook County announces 2022 annual tax sale.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas' office announced that the 2022 Annual tax sale will take place beginning December 10, 2024. For more information click here.Keep in mind that In Illinois, everything is triggered by the date of sale. This is the date you are the winning bidder (as shown on your re...

Beware of Illinois tax sale deadlines.
12/13/2023

Beware of Illinois tax sale deadlines.

In Illinois, everything is triggered by the date of sale. This is the date you are the winning bidder (as shown on your certificates), not the date you actually receive the certificates (which can be a few months in Cook County). Within 4.5 months from the date of sale, the notice required by Sectio...

Cook County 2021 Annual Sale Announced
12/07/2023

Cook County 2021 Annual Sale Announced

Cook County 2021 Annual Tax Sale

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