Public court records are used to create tenant blacklists, making it difficult for tenants with eviction court records to find new housing. Because the impact of an eviction filing is so detrimental, having a court record sealed can often be more important than the actual outcome of the case. Current law allows for the sealing of foreclosure-related eviction cases, and presumably a large portion of cases were sealed for that reason. The law also allows cases to be sealed if they are sufficiently without a basis in fact or law. The 2014 uptick in sealed cases is due in large part to a general order outlining procedures to ensure that all new post-foreclosure eviction filings in the First Municipal District of Cook County be identified as foreclosure-related and sealed at the beginning of the case.
Sealed Cases (%) presented with eviction filing rate. Select "2010" to display 2010 values, "2019" for 2019 values, or "Avg" to display 10-year averages (this is the default display).
| Tract | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Tract | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tract 2402.00 | 0% | 0% | 10% | 15.4% | 20% | 12.5% | 0% | 50% | 66.7% | 0% | Tract 2402.00 | |
| Tract 2403.00 | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 25% | 66.7% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2403.00 | |
| Tract 2405.00 | 13% | 16.7% | 7.7% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0% | 33.3% | 25% | 0% | 25% | Tract 2405.00 | |
| Tract 2406.00 | 10% | 9.1% | 0% | 18.2% | 33.3% | 0% | 33.3% | 14.3% | 0% | 25% | Tract 2406.00 | |
| Tract 2407.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.8% | 41.7% | 11.8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2407.00 | |
| Tract 2408.00 | 0% | 4% | 11.6% | 9.5% | 7.7% | 52.9% | 0% | 7.1% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2408.00 | |
| Tract 2409.00 | 0% | 0% | 14.3% | 0% | 21.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33.3% | 0% | Tract 2409.00 | |
| Tract 2410.00 | 8.3% | 0% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 5% | 41.7% | 40% | 0% | 14.3% | Tract 2410.00 | |
| Tract 2411.00 | 2.6% | 6.9% | 2.4% | 10.3% | 24.1% | 6.9% | 12.5% | 0% | 25% | 17.4% | Tract 2411.00 | |
| Tract 2412.00 | 20% | 0% | 25% | 29.4% | 22.2% | 20% | 50% | 26.7% | 50% | 25% | Tract 2412.00 | |
| Tract 2413.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2413.00 | |
| Tract 2414.00 | 0% | 0% | 5.6% | 14.3% | 0% | 20% | 11.1% | 40% | 0% | 25% | Tract 2414.00 | |
| Tract 2415.00 | 11.5% | 11.8% | 8.1% | 0% | 18.8% | 0% | 50% | 25% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2415.00 | |
| Tract 2416.00 | 14.3% | 27.3% | 37.5% | 0% | 0% | 16.7% | 42.9% | 30% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2416.00 | |
| Tract 2420.00 | 6.7% | 0% | 13.9% | 0% | 0% | 12.5% | 4.8% | 26.1% | 7.7% | 0% | Tract 2420.00 | |
| Tract 2421.00 | 0% | 33.3% | 37.5% | 0% | 0% | 18.2% | 0% | 28.6% | 25% | 0% | Tract 2421.00 | |
| Tract 2422.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 20% | 11.1% | 0% | Tract 2422.00 | |
| Tract 2423.00 | 0% | 12.5% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 40% | 11.1% | 0% | 0% | 33.3% | 20% | Tract 2423.00 | |
| Tract 2424.00 | 0% | 0% | 20% | 66.7% | 0% | 22.2% | 12.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2424.00 | |
| Tract 2425.00 | 11.1% | 0% | 41.7% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 13.3% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2425.00 | |
| Tract 2426.00 | 4.4% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 6.1% | 14.6% | 24.2% | 26.7% | 5.6% | 8.3% | 7.7% | Tract 2426.00 | |
| Tract 2427.00 | 13% | 13% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 15.4% | 16.7% | 10% | 23.5% | 0% | Tract 2427.00 | |
| Tract 2428.00 | 33.3% | 20% | 27.3% | 22.2% | 0% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 25% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2428.00 | |
| Tract 2429.00 | 14.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 42.9% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2429.00 | |
| Tract 2430.00 | 0% | 44.4% | 33.3% | 0% | 0% | 12.5% | 33.3% | 0% | 0% | 60% | Tract 2430.00 | |
| Tract 2431.00 | 0% | 9.1% | 22.2% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 16.7% | 0% | 12.5% | 0% | Tract 2431.00 | |
| Tract 2432.00 | 7.1% | 0% | 0% | 8.3% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2432.00 | |
| Tract 2433.00 | 0% | 9.1% | 0% | 0% | 16.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | Tract 2433.00 | |
| Tract 2434.00 | 9.1% | 16.7% | 7.7% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 14.3% | 0% | 0% | 22.2% | Tract 2434.00 | |
| Tract 2435.00 | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 0% | 8.3% | 0% | 9.1% | 5.3% | 0% | 9.5% | Tract 2435.00 | |
| Tract 8310.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 28.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | Tract 8310.00 | About 40% housing and 38% population |
| Tract 8423.00 | 4.3% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0% | 6.3% | 11.1% | 0% | 7.1% | 0% | 0% | Tract 8423.00 |
West Town contains partial census tracts. The value calculated for West Town is based its boundaries. Census tracts are presented with their full values based on their boundaries. The percentages noted are for informational purposes only.
