Municipal Transfer Stamps
These Illinois municipalities require transfer/exempt stamps, before a deed can be recorded.
| Addison (not needed if unincorporated) | Lansing (not needed if unincorporated) |
| Alsip (may be Chicago or unincorporated) | Lincolnshire |
| Arlington Heights (needed if in Mt Prospect) | Lincolnwood |
| Aurora | Markham |
| Bartlett | Maywood |
| Bedford Park | McCook |
| Bellwood | Melrose Park (not needed if unincorporated) |
| Berkeley | Mettawa |
| Berwyn | Midlothian |
| Blue Island | Morton Grove |
| Bolingbrook | Mt Prospect (not needed if unincorporated) |
| Broadview | Naperville (may be in Aurora or not needed if unincorporated) |
| Buffalo Grove | New Lenox (needed if in Joliet) |
| Burbank | Niles |
| Burnham | Norridge |
| Cal City | Northlake |
| Cal Park | North Chicago |
| Carol Stream | North Riverside |
| Channahon | Oak Lawn |
| Chicago (not needed if unincorporated) | Oak Park |
| Chicago Heights (not needed if unincorporated) | Oswego |
| Cicero | Palatine (needed if in Rolling Meadows) |
| Country Club Hills | Park Forest |
| Countryside | Park Ridge |
| Des Plaines (still needed if unincorporated) | Peoria (pay tax at time of recording / not needed if unincorp.) |
| Dolton | Plainfield (may be in Joliet) |
| East Hazel Crest | River Forest |
| Elgin (not needed if unincorporated) | River Grove |
| Elk Grove Village (not needed if unincorporated) | Riverdale |
| Elmhurst | Riverside |
| Elmwood Park | Robbins |
| Evanston (60203 may be in Skokie) | Rolling Meadows |
| Evergreen Park | Romeoville |
| Forest Park | Schaumburg (not needed if unincorporated) |
| Forest View | Skokie |
| Franklin Park | South Holland |
| Freeport (pay tax, but no stamp issued) | South Chicago Heights |
| Glen Ellyn (not needed if unincorporated) | Stickney |
| Glencoe | Stone Park |
| Glendale Heights | Streamwood |
| Glenwood (not needed if unincorporated) | Sycamore (needed for sale, not needed for exempt) |
| Hanover Park | Thornton |
| Harvey | University Park |
| Harwood Heights | Westchester |
| Highland Park | Wheaton (not needed if unincorporated) |
| Hillside | Wheeling |
| Hoffman Estates | Wilmette |
| Joliet (not needed if unincorporated) | Woodridge |
| Lake Forest (not needed if unincorporated) | Worth |
List is meant to be a guide and is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date
- Please do your own due diligence and verify if your property is in a different municipality than what the “commonly known as” address states
