Atlantic Municipal Corp. v. McGuirk

The Atlantic Municipal Corporation (tax purchaser) appeals from an order which granted the petition of William and Ellaven McGuirk (tax delinquents) under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 72) and vacated an order directing the issuance of a tax deed to Atlantic for the McGuirks’ property. We affirm the ruling of the trial court.

The McGuirks owned real estate in Elmhurst which was sold on December 5, 1975, for unpaid 1974 general taxes at the annual tax sale held by Du Page County. The period for redemption would normally have expired June 5,1978, but…