Recording a Deed or Document in Bureau, IL

Can you e-record in Bureau?

Yes. Bureau accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Bureau, Illinois

1. Prepare the document so it meets Bureau formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Bureau County Clerk & Recorder (combined office) at Bureau County Clerk & Recorder, 700 S. Main Street, Room 104, Princeton, IL 61356.
4. Pay the recording fee ($91.00 standard document minimum (effective 5/1/2025) first / Included in flat fee for standard docs; non-standard/no-page-count docs $115.00; subdivision plats (max 18x36) $176.00 add'l (+Non-standard/Articles of Incorporation/documents without legal description $72.00; RHSP surcharge included in standard fee per IL statute)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Bureau

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Bureau property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.