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. Send the original signed trust agreement, W9, and copy of state ID to any Chicago Title Land Trust Company office for acceptance.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. The 2022 Annual Tax Sale has been scheduled to commence at a.m. On December 10, 2024. SHORT FORM DEED OF TRUST AND ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS. (continued). A land trust is a simple, inexpensive method for handling the ownership of real estate. For the Purpose of Securing: 1.