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 101.00 | 0.8% | 0% | 0.7% | 0% | 5.7% | 8.5% | 9.7% | 7.1% | 4.5% | 8.1% | Tract 101.00 | |
| Tract 102.01 | 4.9% | 0% | 0.6% | 3% | 11.2% | 15.9% | 11% | 7.8% | 13% | 7.9% | Tract 102.01 | |
| Tract 102.02 | 0% | 0% | 3.3% | 6% | 8.7% | 14.8% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 7.7% | Tract 102.02 | |
| Tract 103.00 | 1.3% | 0% | 5% | 1.9% | 9.6% | 6.8% | 11.3% | 2.5% | 5.9% | 0% | Tract 103.00 | |
| Tract 104.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 8.6% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 3.1% | 18.2% | Tract 104.00 | |
| Tract 105.01 | 0% | 1.3% | 0% | 2.9% | 8.5% | 11.7% | 7.9% | 11.1% | 10.8% | 6.1% | Tract 105.01 | |
| Tract 105.02 | 2.6% | 0% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 9.5% | 15.4% | 18.2% | 8.3% | 7.1% | 25% | Tract 105.02 | |
| Tract 105.03 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 4.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Tract 105.03 | |
| Tract 106.00 | 1.4% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 14.3% | 9.5% | 22.5% | 7.5% | Tract 106.00 | |
| Tract 107.01 | 0% | 0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 23.1% | 8.7% | 9.5% | 18.8% | 7.4% | 10% | Tract 107.01 | |
| Tract 107.02 | 0% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 3% | 14.3% | 3.7% | 14.6% | 13.2% | 0% | 3.3% | Tract 107.02 | |
| Tract 201.00 | 10.4% | 0% | 11.1% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 25% | 20.9% | 0% | 10.7% | 3.2% | Tract 201.00 | About 67% housing and 66% population |
| Tract 8306.00 | 0% | 0% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 22.8% | 5.7% | 10.8% | 13.9% | 0% | 10.8% | Tract 8306.00 | About 63% housing and 66% population |
Ward 49 contains partial census tracts. The value calculated for Ward 49 is based its boundaries. Census tracts are presented with their full values based on their boundaries. The percentages noted are for informational purposes only.
