People v. Kamm

This is a direct appeal from an order of the circuit court of Lake County, entered in a tax foreclosure proceeding where real estate, against which there was a lien for $266,-317.65 in back taxes and $277,853.64 in accrued penalties, interest and costs, had been sold for $175,000. The county collector thereafter retained for the county from the sale proceeds the statutory State’s attorney’s fee of 10% plus his collector’s fee of 3%, regarding which no dispute exists. The controversy is confined to the collector’s retention for the county of an additional $77,471.57 in penalties and interest,…