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Government auctions in Illinois

Cities, counties, school districts, state agencies and federal offices in Illinois sell their surplus at public auction. Here is everything our index shows right now, with photos and current prices, and what closed sales brought.

Live right now
1,562
Cities
30+
Agencies selling
24
Sold this year
939

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Illinois by county63 counties with live auctions
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Government bids in Illinois, due soonest

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Open federal bids from SAM.gov on UX Contract, free to search. 12 due this week.

Sources Sought/Request for Information Upper Mississippi River Restoration (UMRR) – Quincy Bay Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project- Stage 11 day leftDue Oct 26, 2026, 3:00 PM ET · set-asideWAFER BROACH HOLDING BAR1 day leftDue Oct 27, 2026, 10:30 AM ET · set-aside36C255-27-AP-0365 - CT Contrast Injector Maintenance Services1 day leftDue Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 PM ETIL Army National Guard Uniform Alterations and Tailoring Services2 days leftDue Oct 28, 2026, 1:00 PM ET · set-aside

For sale in Illinois right now

GovPlanet 1975 Cat T200 20000 lb Cushion Tire Forklift $1,800 Public Surplus 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 $4,250 Public Surplus GEC Alsthom VAL 256 Light Rail Passe... $1,802 GovDeals Lot of (120) HP Laptops - Elite, Pro and Zbook Nepperville $12,000 GovDeals Residential Lot in Chicago Suburbs (Joliet, IL) Joliet $7,950 Purple Wave 2003 International 7400 dump truck Belleville $1,700 Purple Wave 2017 Ford Explorer Police Interceptor SUV Mason City $3,200 GovDeals Zodiac Boat with Trailer Highland Park $1,225 Purple Wave 2008 Fontaine Trailer Co. lowboy equipment trailer Biggsville $17,000 GovDeals 2011 International DuraStar 4300 7.6 L - Utility - Power Invertor, Box Heater, Shelving, Work Space! Work Ready - Clean Mc Cook $1,000 GovDeals E-Z Go TXT Series System Golf Cart La Grange $975 GovDeals Gold Finish Pedestal Bowl Harrisburg $2

What closed auctions sold for in Illinois

The middle price of each kind of sale over the past year: half sold for more, half for less. Closed sales only.

  • Cars, trucks and SUVs$8,125542 sales
  • Everything else$411204 sales
  • Heavy equipment$1,50069 sales
  • Heavy trucks$10,70041 sales
  • Furniture$1519 sales
  • Police vehicles$3,02517 sales
  • Boats$1,75511 sales
  • Trailers and campers$1,50211 sales
  • Real estate$5,00010 sales
  • Golf carts, UTVs and ATVs$2,0259 sales
  • Computers and electronics$2354 sales

Just sold

$2,500 2012 Ford Focus Dekalb, Oct 24 $1,050 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Dekalb, Oct 24 $560 Snowex V-Maxx 9300 salt spreader Broadview, Oct 24 $5,500 2009 STINGRAY 180 RX Downers Grove, Oct 24 $2,691 1992 SRECO HV2060 Jetter Oak Lawn, Oct 24 $2,551 2015 Ford Explorer Oak Lawn, Oct 24 $1,525 2004 Tarco Leaf Vac BIG T VAC. Landscape fall cleanup Wisconsin Engine Mount Prospect, Oct 23 $19,900 Boston Whaler Boat and Trailer Winthrop Harbor, Oct 23 $101 Microsoft Surface Model 1796 Joliet, Oct 23 $351 ($1-Bid) (40' X 119') City Lot about 4.2 Miles from Downtown St. Louis East Saint Louis, Oct 23 $5,696 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Arlington Heights, Oct 23 $1 Upholstered Stools Joliet, Oct 23

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Where these auctions are listed

City of Chicago 465Purple Wave 274GovDeals 266Proxibid 256J.J. Kane 165Public Surplus 46IronPlanet 37GovPlanet 27GSA Fleet 19GSA Auctions 3Illinois iBid 2Municibid 2

Government homes in Illinois

HUD Home StoreHomePathHomeStepsHubzuAuction.comXomeVA Homes (VRM Properties)

Selling to the government in Illinois

Open federal bids in Illinois: 89 →State and local bids: 48 →Federal contracts in Illinois: $12.2B →Federal grants →How to win government contracts

State and local property sales in Illinois

Land banks, tax sales, surplus land, timber and lease sales and other public programs in Illinois. Each link opens the program's own page.

Chicago City-Owned Land (ChiBlockBuilder)City of Chicago vacant lots and land, bought by online application.chicago.govCook County Land BankHomes and lots from the Cook County Land Bank Authority (Chicago area), bought after pre-qualification.cookcountyil.govIllinois DOT Excess PropertyIllinois DOT excess land sold at public auction.idot.illinois.gov

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