Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grundy County, IL
Grundy County (population 54,052) records real-property documents through the Grundy County Clerk & Recorder. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Grundy County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grundy County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. Washington Street, Room 11, P.O. Box 675, Morris, IL 60450
- Phone
- (815) 941-3224
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Grundy County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $108.00 standard document
- Additional pages
- No separate per-page fee (flat document fee, no page count); $133.00 non-standard document
- Other fees
- RHSP exempt standard document: $89.00; RHSP exempt non-standard document: $114.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grundy County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Grundy County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5"x11" white paper, black ink, min. 12-point font, min. 0.5" margins, signatures legible/notarized with typed/printed names below
- Cover sheet
- Yes - blank 3"x5" space in upper right corner of first page for recording stamp
- Submission & return
- Include self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of recorded deed
Can you e-record in Grundy County?
Yes. Grundy County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Grundy County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Grundy County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Grundy County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grundy County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grundy County property are searchable at Grundy County Supervisor of Assessments (Online Assessment Inquiry). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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