In re Application of the County Treasurer and Ex-Officio County Collector of Cook county

Following the sale of petitioner Danny Hammond’s real property due to delinquent unpaid taxes, the circuit court entered judgment for tax deed in favor of respondent S.I. Boo, L.L.C. (S.I. Boo). The petitioner then filed a petition to vacate the judgment for tax deed, which the circuit court dismissed. On appeal from the circuit court’s April 26, 2007, dismissal of his petition under section 2 — 1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 1401 (West Supp. 2007)) to vacate judgment for tax deed, the petitioner contends that: (1) the tax deed is void; and (2) the circuit court exceeded…