Lake County Property Search Tips
General Property
Information (GIS Mapping)
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| Go to: http://gis2.co.lake.il.us/maps
What you'll see: |
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| Click Property Tax on
the Applications line
What you'll see: |
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| Wait until the map completely loads.
Click Search on the Command
Tools line
What you'll see: |
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| Enter the PIN if known; otherwise enter the address.
In our example we searched for
1503 Hamilton Ct.
Waukegan
Click the Search button
What you'll see:
Note that the parcel is highlighted in yellow on the map. The left
frame displays the Individual Tax Parcel Report. Use the scroll bar to
view the remaining information. |
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| Now,
experiment with some of the other views. Click on Locate, Label and Legend,
and play with the options.
Notice that you can view property addresses, PIN numbers, assessed
values, sale date, etc. You can also select an aerial view. |
| Click on Tax Map. A new window will open, displaying a pdf
file.
What you'll see:
Using the PIN as a reference, you can zero in on the specific
property and find the lot dimensions. |
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| Here we have zoomed in to enlarge the view for 1503
Hamilton Ct.
Note that the parcel in question is 50 ft wide by 107 ft deep.
I have highlighted the parcel in yellow for you; normally the parcel
will not be highlighted so you'll have to search a bit harder. Notice
the last 3 digits of the parcel number. |
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