A rare two-state farmland auction is coming to the Midwest, offering 1,477 total acres across Illinois and Indiana through a coordinated Live + Simulcast Online Buyers Choice Auction.
This significant land offering includes 856 acres in Will and Kankakee Counties, Illinois, and 620 acres in Lake County, Indiana. The Illinois acreage will be offered on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, followed by the Indiana acreage on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Together, these auction events create a unique opportunity to evaluate productive cropland, strategic locations, and long-term land value across two highly competitive Midwest markets.
Illinois Auction
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM CST
Acres: 856 Acres
Location: Will & Kankakee Counties, Illinois
Auction Venue / Address: CARDINAL CREEK GOLF CLUB
615 S Dixie Hwy, Beecher, IL 60401
Indiana Auction
Date: Thursday, September 3, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM EST
Acres: 620 Acres
Location: Lake County, Indiana
Auction Venue / Address: SIGNATURE BANQUETS
1908 E. Commercial Ave, Lowell, IN 46356
Total Offering
1,477 Acres
Two States. Two Days. Live + Simulcast Online Buyers Choice Auction.
The properties include a wide range of tract sizes and configurations, giving buyers the ability to pursue individual parcels, multiple tracts, or larger-scale holdings. This flexibility makes the auction relevant to a broad buyer pool, including farm operators, neighboring landowners, regional buyers, land investors, 1031 exchange buyers, builders, developers, family offices, and institutional farmland buyers.
Many tracts are currently used for agricultural production and offer strong farming utility. Select tracts may also hold additional long-term potential due to location, road frontage, proximity to growth corridors, and possible future use opportunities, subject to zoning, utilities, approvals, and applicable regulations. The scale of this auction, combined with the diversity of the tracts, creates both immediate agricultural appeal and long-term optionality.
The Buyers Choice Auction method gives qualified bidders flexibility and control. Buyers may compete for the tracts that best fit their goals, whether that means expanding an existing operation, acquiring investment-grade land, positioning for future growth, or securing a long-term real asset.
Large farmland offerings of this size rarely come to market in a coordinated two-state auction campaign. Buyers are encouraged to review the tract maps, study the property details, attend inspections, and register early.
For complete auction information, bidder packets, maps, terms, and registration details, visit the auction page or contact Geswein Farm & Land.
SELLERS: Philip Rietveld Trust, dated May 6, 1997, Providence Bank & Trust as Trustee and Dutch 1931, LLC, et al.
Auctioneer: Johnny Klemme, IL License # 441002505 IN #12000053