Recording a Deed or Document in Lake, IL

Can you e-record in Lake?

Yes. Lake 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 Lake, Illinois

1. Prepare the document so it meets Lake 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 Lake County Recorder of Deeds (Lake County Clerk's Office - Recording Division) at 18 N. County Street, Room 101, Waukegan, IL 60085 (satellite offices in Deerfield and Lake Zurich).
4. Pay the recording fee (Standard document $70.00 plus $18.00 Rental Housing Support Program (RHSP) surcharge per document (unless exempt); fee may vary for non-standard size/type documents first / Included in flat standard-document rate; non-standard documents billed at higher rate - confirm exact figure add'l (+RHSP surcharge $18.00 per document (separate line item, unless exempt))).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Lake

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 Lake 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.