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 1401.00 | 17.4% | 12.5% | 0% | 0% | 18.8% | 16.7% | 14.3% | 18.2% | 0% | 9.1% | Tract 1401.00 | |
| Tract 1402.00 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 27.3% | 20% | 18.2% | 26.5% | 6.7% | Tract 1402.00 | About 97% housing and 89% population |
| Tract 1403.02 | 5.6% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 4.2% | 40.7% | 35.7% | 7.1% | 36.4% | 16.7% | Tract 1403.02 | About 14% housing and 14% population |
| Tract 1407.01 | 0% | 7.7% | 0% | 5.6% | 16.7% | 23.1% | 0% | 20% | 0% | 14.3% | Tract 1407.01 | |
| Tract 1407.02 | 15.8% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 13.8% | 24.4% | 26.9% | 50% | 0% | 9.5% | 17.4% | Tract 1407.02 | About 76% housing and 77% population |
| Tract 1408.00 | 0% | 6.5% | 13.6% | 0% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 13.3% | 16.1% | 0% | 0% | Tract 1408.00 | |
| Tract 1605.01 | 4.2% | 10.5% | 21.2% | 20.7% | 17.4% | 48% | 15.4% | 22.2% | 11.1% | 10% | Tract 1605.01 | About 53% housing and 51% population |
| Tract 1605.02 | 5.6% | 12% | 10% | 15.8% | 0% | 47.1% | 46.2% | 0% | 33.3% | 36.4% | Tract 1605.02 | About 45% housing and 41% population |
| Tract 1606.01 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23.5% | 0% | 21.1% | 33.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Tract 1606.01 | |
| Tract 1606.02 | 5.9% | 4.6% | 0% | 0% | 9.1% | 20% | 20% | 23.1% | 7.7% | 15.4% | Tract 1606.02 | |
| Tract 1607.00 | 0% | 5.9% | 8.3% | 14.3% | 11.8% | 0% | 23.8% | 18.2% | 9.1% | 25% | Tract 1607.00 | |
| Tract 1608.00 | 9.5% | 18.8% | 11.1% | 34.6% | 27.8% | 12% | 18.8% | 0% | 7.1% | 20% | Tract 1608.00 | About 49% housing and 48% population |
| Tract 2101.00 | 0% | 6.9% | 16.7% | 0% | 10% | 25% | 28.6% | 33.3% | 0% | 33.3% | Tract 2101.00 | About 96% housing and 95% population |
| Tract 2107.00 | 16.7% | 5.3% | 0% | 15.4% | 15.8% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 28.6% | 70% | Tract 2107.00 | |
| Tract 2108.00 | 0% | 25% | 0% | 22.2% | 0% | 16.7% | 0% | 33.3% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2108.00 | |
| Tract 2109.00 | 11.8% | 6.7% | 0% | 28.6% | 0% | 33.3% | 37.5% | 16.7% | 0% | 0% | Tract 2109.00 | About 89% housing and 90% population |
| Tract 8318.00 | 14.3% | 12.5% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 15.8% | 13.3% | 22.7% | 17.7% | 14.3% | 25% | Tract 8318.00 | About 5% housing and 3% population |
| Tract 8437.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 50% | Tract 8437.00 | About 7% housing and 6% population |
Ward 33 contains partial census tracts. The value calculated for Ward 33 is based its boundaries. Census tracts are presented with their full values based on their boundaries. The percentages noted are for informational purposes only.
