Cook County, Illinois: home sale requirements by municipality
54 of the 86 municipalities we track in Cook County require an inspection, test or certificate before a home sale.
- 86municipalities tracked
- 54require something at sale
- $1 to $350range of published fees
| City | What is required | Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | No fee | Required at sale |
| BellwoodCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $5 | Required at sale |
| BerkeleyCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $350 | Required at sale |
| BerwynCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $10 | Required at sale |
| Blue IslandCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $100 | Required at sale |
| BroadviewCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $100 | Required at sale |
| BrookfieldCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | Required at sale | |
| Calumet CityCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $150 | Required at sale |
| Calumet ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $100 | Required at sale |
| CiceroCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $10 | Required at sale |
| CountrysideCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $100 | Required at sale |
| DoltonCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $200 | Required at sale |
| Elmwood ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $5.00 | Required at sale |
| Evergreen ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $5 | Required at sale |
| Forest ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | Required at sale | |
| Franklin ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $100 | Required at sale |
| GlencoeCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $100 | Required at sale |
| GlenwoodCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $100 | Required at sale |
| HarveyCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $5 | Required at sale |
| Hazel CrestCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $100 | Required at sale |
| Hickory HillsCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | Required at sale | |
| HillsideCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $50 | Required at sale |
| HometownCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $50 | Required at sale |
| JusticeCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $120 | Required at sale |
| LynwoodCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $100 | Required at sale |
| LyonsCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $250 | Required at sale |
| MarkhamCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $125 | Required at sale |
| MattesonCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $75 | Required at sale |
| MaywoodCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $4 | Required at sale |
| McCookCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $5.00 | Required at sale |
| Melrose ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $150 | Required at sale |
| NorridgeCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $100 | Required at sale |
| NorthlakeCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $250 | Required at sale |
| Oak LawnCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $5 | Required at sale |
| Olympia FieldsCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $50 | Required at sale |
| Palos HillsCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $50 | Required at sale |
| Park ForestCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $100 | Required at sale |
| PosenCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $180 | Required at sale |
| Richton ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | Required at sale | |
| River ForestCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $1 | Required at sale |
| River GroveCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | Required at sale | |
| RiverdaleCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $200 | Required at sale |
| RiversideCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $325 | Required at sale |
| RobbinsCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $240 | Required at sale |
| Sauk VillageCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $75 | Required at sale |
| StegerCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | Required at sale | |
| StickneyCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $100 | Required at sale |
| Stone ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $50 | Required at sale |
| WestchesterCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | $225 | Required at sale |
| Des PlainesCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $2 | Required in some cases |
| HomewoodCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps | Required in some cases | |
| Oak ParkCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $8 | Required in some cases |
| Park RidgeCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $2 | Required in some cases |
| SkokieCook County | Village inspection before transfer stamps + Municipal transfer stamp | $3 | Required in some cases |
| AlsipCook County | None | $3.50 | No point-of-sale rule |
| Arlington HeightsCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Buffalo GroveCook County | None | $3.00 | No point-of-sale rule |
| BurbankCook County | None | $5.00 | No point-of-sale rule |
| BurnhamCook County | None | $5.00 | No point-of-sale rule |
| ChicagoCook County | None | $3.75 | No point-of-sale rule |
| EvanstonCook County | None | $5 | No point-of-sale rule |
| FlossmoorCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| GlenviewCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Hanover ParkCook County | None | $3.00 | No point-of-sale rule |
| LansingCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| LemontCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| LincolnwoodCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| MidlothianCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Morton GroveCook County | None | $3.00 | No point-of-sale rule |
| NilesCook County | None | $3.00 | No point-of-sale rule |
| NorthbrookCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| NorthfieldCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Oak ForestCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Orland ParkCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| PalatineCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Palos HeightsCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| RosemontCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| SchaumburgCook County | None | $1 | No point-of-sale rule |
| Schiller ParkCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| South HollandCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| StreamwoodCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| Tinley ParkCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| WheelingCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| WilmetteCook County | None | $3 | No point-of-sale rule |
| WinnetkaCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule | |
| WorthCook County | None | No point-of-sale rule |
What these requirements involve
Illinois transfer stamp and village inspection
Many Chicago-area villages will not sell you the municipal transfer stamp needed to record the deed until the seller pays final water bills and, in a long list of towns, passes a village inspection. Some inspect the whole house, others only the sewer, sump pump or sidewalk. Read the guide.
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