Probate is the legal process of settling the estate of a deceased person, which resolves all claims and distributes the decedent’s property. In Illinois, if a person passes away, and their possessions were titled only in their name, then the heirs have no authority to sell them unless the property is put through “probate.” A probate court supervises the estate in order to ensure that the decedent’s property is distributed according to the direction of his will and the laws of the state. This information can be very useful to attorneys, title companies, debtors, mortgage companies, investors, realtors, antique shops, plus many more. Customers can filter out probate records which have property involved, in order to market to the heir to attempt to purchase the property for investment purposes.