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SEPTEMBER 2016

Office Closed

The Lake County Recorder of Deeds Office will be closed on Monday, September 5th, in observance of Labor Day. Celebrate the end of summer safely!!

PTAX Filing Made Easy With MyDec

Our office utilizes the MyDec system, the  free online program which allows you to process real property transfer tax declarations electronically.  We encourage ALL of our customers to sign up for MyDec through the Illinois Department of Revenue website at https://mytax.illinois.gov/MyDec/_/

When you utilize MyDec, you will be able to create, submit, review, accept, and close transfer tax declarations online. You will be able to track the status of, and make corrections to, a declaration during the recording process.

Sign up today!!

Happy Retirement Joyce!

After 16 years as part of our Recorder of Deeds family, Joyce Pullum said “goodbye” and celebrated her retirement. Many of you may know Joyce as one of our pleasant and extremely knowledge clerks who complete phone orders. Joyce has used her pleasant voice, calm demeanor and office knowledge to assist many, many customers over her 16 years. Thank you, Joyce! We miss you already!

Senior Services Brochure

For many years we have been happy to provide Senior Citizen Brochures to the residents of Lake County. Not only do these brochures contain information about our services, but important information from various county offices. These brochures are a useful tool in navigating the many services available to our Senior Citizens.

Doing Good Deeds Together

I am proud of the many years that our staff has spent together providing top-notch service to the citizens of Lake County. It is never easy to say “goodbye” to our friends as they retire, but we are always so grateful for the dedication and hard work they provided over the years.

As we celebrated two retirements this past month, we welcomed back our friends who have retired in the past two years! Oh, the laughs and good memories we shared. With over 100 years of combined knowledge and service pictured here, we are proud to say that our office is a family!  Thank you, ladies for the many years of dedication to the Recorder of Deeds Office and the citizens of Lake County.