2018-2019 Chicago Evictions Data Released
Dec 2020

In May 2019, LCBH launched the Chicago Evictions Data Portal as a resource to help researchers, policy makers, and advocates investigate Chicago's chronic eviction problem using eviction court data for the years 2010 to 2017.

LCBH is expanding its look at Chicago’s ongoing eviction crisis with a new release of data for the years 2018 and 2019.

In this short report, we provide updates on key findings from our three initial “Opening the Door on Chicago Evictions” reports:

We also discuss some recent policy changes that will have impact on future evictions and announce a new report, Eviction Filings, Unemployment, and the Impact of COVID-19, in partnership with Loyola University Chicago’s Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL).