The Kankakee County Recorder of Deeds serves the
people of Kankakee County by receiving, filing and maintaining all
records related to real property in our county. These
documents range from all types of conveyance deeds, mortgages,
releases and assignments, property liens, as well as, assorted
federal, state and local liens. The Recorder's office is
responsible for the recordation and storage of plats of subdivision,
land surveys and monument records. Many other
miscellaneous documents are recorded, such as; foreign birth
certificates, foreign marriage licenses, and military discharge
paperwork to name a few.
County Recorders are an integral part
of property ownership. The foundation of what was to become
the Recorder's office was laid in 1215 A.D. with the signing of the
Magna Carta which provided for state protection of land ownership.
The Kankakee County Recorder's office retain records dating to the
founding of the county in 1853.
The Kankakee County Recorder's primary
responsibility has not changed since that time. Our goal now,
as it was in the past, is the accurate and timely indexing and
maintenance of documents reflecting changing of title to land within
Kankakee County.
A tour of our office is a chronological history
not only of Kankakee County property, but of technology itself.
The records held within our office will showcase the latest and best means
of record keeping within any given time in our history.
Records painstakingly stored within large leather bound books filled
with the flowing and often poetic language of our forefather's
forefathers. Books documenting the original government tracts
laid out throughout the state, military discharge papers dating back
to the early 1900's following a path through history in both times
of peace, as well as, conflict.
Serving
you is my main mission as the Kankakee County Recorder along with
the deputies in this office. We are committed to the
protection and preservation of the records governing the ownership
of all land within our county. I look forward to continually
improving the Recorder's office to better serve your needs.
