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Kankakee County Recorder of Deeds will only accept MYDec PTAX forms generated on the Illinois Department of Revenue website

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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026

Kankakee County Recorder of Deeds will only accept MYDec PTAX forms generated on the Illinois Department of Revenue website: Mytax.illinois.gov/MyDec

First: You will need to be registered with IDOR to prepare your MyDec – then review the MyDec Preparer Access Procedures – go to “Help” tab.

After you complete your MyDec there are three steps:
1: Declaration Submitted
2: Declaration Accepted
3: Closing Completed
Print out and submit your MyDec PTAX form in “Closing Completed” status in its entirety to be presented for recording with your deed

If you are e-recording your MyDec should be submitted as a helper document with the deed.

Help and Information:
Illinois Department of Revenue
Email: Rev.MyDecProject@Illinois.gov
If you have any questions please feel free to talk with Recorder Lori Gadbois

Public Notice – Fee Increase

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RE: Kankakee County Recorder’s 2025 Fee Schedule Increase

The Kankakee County Board approved an increase in recording fee specifically for the GIS Department – this fee is included with all documents recorded in the office, used to maintain the GIS System. This increase has been directed by the Kankakee County Board and will take effect July 1, 2025.

The document recording fee increase is as follows:

Recording General $25.00
Computer Fund $ 8.00
GIS Fee $30.00
RHSP Fee $19.00
Total $82.00

For a complete list of all the fees and the increase per fee classification see the Recorder’s Fee Schedule – Effective July 1, 2025

Please feel to reach out to the Recorder Lori Gadbois should you have any questions about this change.

Rental Housing Support Fee Increase

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Legislators have recently passed HB3878 which increases the Rental Housing Support Fee by an additional $9.00. The increase affects recording fees in all 102 counties throughout the State of Illinois and will take effect July 1, 2023.

Our New Website

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It’s been 6 years since our last website update and it was time for a modern refresh!

K3countyrecorder.com is a multipage website that is informative on the services, fees, commonly used forms, helpful information, a link to online services and information as well as other county offices. 

It is the goal of the Recorder’s office to make the process simple and easy, “we hope the information available through this website will do just that”  stated Lori Gadbois, Kankakee County Recorder.    

If you have any questions, please call the Recorder’s office    815-937-2980 or would like to visit the recorders office

189 East Court
Second Floor
Kankakee, IL  60901

Restoring The Past For The Next 100 Years

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The Kankakee County Recorder’s office is looking to the future, more specifically the next 100 years. Kankakee County Recorder Lori Gadbois is working with a restoration company to begin a restoration project on the Grantor and Grantee books within her office. These books hold the history of the county, dating back to 1853. The index of information tells a story of land ownership and more.


Owning your own home or property to build a home is truly the “American Dream”. For many of us this will be our greatest achievement. The recorded deed in the Recorder’s office is the official record of title. This information shows who owned it and who bought it, to explain it simply.

All of the recorded information is public record, but not all can be found on the internet. Recorder Gadbois stated when she took office the computerized information dated back to part of the year 1991 to then current 2008. None of that information was available via internet. Since then Recorder Gadbois and her staff have added several years back to 1987 making searchable information on the computer system going back 31 years. This is work that is happening daily.


It is anticipated this will take about 3 to 4 years to complete all 57 books. The positive about this is that we will have a digital back up copy of the books and all 57 books restored, which will have another 100 year shelf life. Recorder Gadbois stated, “our work is never done, every day we record documents we are establishing history the next day. This is a great honor to work for the people of Kankakee County and those who use the Recorders
Office daily or when they need us.”