Illinois · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in McLean County, IL
McLean County (population 171,419) records real-property documents through the McLean County Clerk – Recording Division. 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.
McLean County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- McLean County Clerk – Recording Division
- Mailing address
- McLean County Clerk – Recording Division, 115 E. Washington St., Room M104, P.O. Box 2400, Bloomington, IL 61702-2400
- Phone
- (309) 888-5170
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, ePN, CSC, Indecomm
McLean County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $61.00 per standard document ($41.00 if RHSP-exempt)
- Additional pages
- None; flat fee per document
- Other fees
- Non-standard document (legal/ledger pages, 6+ PINs or document references) $75.00; certified copy $18.00; copies $1.00 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State tax $0.50 and county tax $0.25 per $500 of value ($1.50 per $1,000 total), paid at recording; a MyDec / PTAX-203 transfer declaration is required
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the McLean County Clerk – Recording Division before you mail a check.
What McLean County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. sheets; black ink; 0.5-inch margins on all edges; 3 x 5 in. blank space in the upper right corner of page 1; 5 or fewer PINs; nothing taped or glued to pages; no shaded areas
Checked against official McLean County and Illinois sources on October 6, 2026: mcleancountyil.gov, ilga.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in McLean County?
Yes. McLean County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, ePN, CSC, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in McLean County, Illinois
- Prepare the document so it meets McLean 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, ePN, CSC, Indecomm, or by mail to McLean County Clerk – Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a McLean County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for McLean County property are searchable at McLean 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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