Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Kankakee County, IL
Kankakee County (population 105,525) records real-property documents through the Kankakee County 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.
Kankakee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Kankakee County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Kankakee County Recorder, 189 E. Court Street, Kankakee, IL 60901
- Phone
- (815) 936-5536
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; closed 12:30–1:30 p.m.
- Website
- k3countyrecorder.com
- Checks payable to
- Kankakee County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via ePN, Nationwide Title Clearing, Simplifile, CSC, Hopdox
Kankakee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $82.00 flat per standard document
- Additional pages
- None; flat fee regardless of page count
- Other fees
- Non-standard document $107.00; plats $103.00; payment by cash or check only
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State tax $0.50 per $500 of value plus county tax $0.25 per $500, collected by the Recorder at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Kankakee County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Kankakee County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5" x 11" white paper, at least 20 lb; blank 3" x 5" space in the upper right corner of page 1; 1/2" margins on all sides; type at least 10 point
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; sales of $100 or more need a MyDec PTAX-203 declaration generated on the Illinois Department of Revenue site
- Submission & return
- Mailed to the return address you include
Checked against official Kankakee County and Illinois sources on October 6, 2026: k3countyrecorder.com, ilga.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Kankakee County?
Yes. Kankakee County accepts electronic recording through ePN, Nationwide Title Clearing, Simplifile, CSC, Hopdox, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Kankakee County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets Kankakee 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 ePN, Nationwide Title Clearing, Simplifile, CSC, Hopdox, or by mail to Kankakee County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Kankakee County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Kankakee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Kankakee County property are searchable at Kankakee County Supervisor of Assessments. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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