The Cook County Clerk's Office has assumed all operations and duties of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office and that office no longer exists. The most important document to file with the county recorder's office is the deed to your property.Send the original signed trust agreement, W9, and copy of state ID to any Chicago Title Land Trust Company office for acceptance. Be prepared to provide the owner's name, property street address, and parcel number if you have it. Contact the county recorder's office. All deeds must be filed within the County Recorder's Office where the property is located. Recorders were charged with recording and filing all real estate deeds submitted to them, and with keeping a chronological entry book which listed them. Below are forms in PDF format regarding land trusts that do not necessarily require the assistance of an attorney. These forms are now interactive. Under a land trust agreement, the beneficiary retains complete control of the real estate in the same manner as if the recorded deed were in his or her name.