Craig v. Brown

On May 19, 2004, the trial court ordered that a tax deed be issued to petitioner, Laurence D. Craig, for real property located at 512 N. Madison Street in Lincoln. The next day, respondent, Linda Brown, who resided at the subject property, filed a motion to vacate the tax deed. Following a June 2004 hearing, the court denied Brown’s motion.

In July 2004, Brown filed motions to (1) vacate the tax deed under section 2 — 1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Civil Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 1401 (West 2002)) and (2) declare section 22 — 45 of the Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/22 — 45 (West 2002))…