Cook County Eviction Summonses Not Being ServedI must admit that I haven’t had occasion to file a new eviction in the last week, but it has come to my attention that the Cook County Sheriff may not be making routine service of summons at this time. To find out, I submitted a question to the Sheriff’s office and just received a response. It appears that
Circuit Court General Order Halts Sheriff EvictionsOn Friday, March 13, 2020, Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans entered general order 2020-01 which suspended certain operations of the Circuit Court of Cook County. We blogged about some of the suspended operations yesterday. We’ve now obtained a copy of the general order. In response to the general order, the Sheriff of Cook County has been ordered by the Circuit Court of Cook County to
Lake County Eviction Holiday DelayI don’t publicize it here too much because the bulk of our firm’s eviction work takes place in Cook County, but it is worth noting that the Lake County Sheriff has issued a moratorium on the enforcement of evictions beginning today,
Holi-DelayThe Circuit Court of Cook County entered a General Order 2018-03 on November 19, 2018 setting forth the annual eviction moratorium for Cook County Eviction Order enforcement.
Back in 2011 (wow, we have been blogging here for a long time!), I posted about the Cook County Sheriff’s eviction procedure page and how a landlord can know if an eviction is coming up. Back then (and until recently), the Sheriff used to post a Sheriff Number and a District Number. That has changed on the Sheriff’s website, so I thought it was worth providing a small update to that information. Let’s take a look at the Cook County Sheriff’s eviction schedule website.
Periodically, I like to do a little anecdotal sample of cases to see where the Sheriff is running when it comes to Cook County evictions. Based on a VERY unscientific poll, it seems that evictions from early December are now being processed. That means we have about a 12 week backlog in the system. Keep … Read more
It has not yet been dubbed a polar vortex, but whether it is a “bomb cyclone”, “polar vortex”, or arctic air mass, one thing is certain, it is COLD! Despite the end of the scheduled holiday moratorium on eviction enforcement in Cook County, with temperatures expected to be below 15 through the weekend, the Sheriff is not evicting this week.
Baby, it’s (NOT) cold outsidefor the 2018-2019 moratorium, click here
Well, it’s 61 degrees here in Chicago, but that doesn’t mean your eviction case won’t be delayed at least a tiny bit this holiday season. On November 21, 2017, Judge E. Kenneth Wright, Presiding Judge of the First Municipal District of the Circuit Court of Cook County issued General Order 2017-01 which sets the dates and terms for the 2017 moratorium on the enforcement of orders for possession in forcible entry and detainer eviction cases in Cook County. The text of the order is as follows:
Cook County Eviction winter “stay” starts soon It is that time of year where the Cook County Circuit Court extends some holiday cheer to tenants (certainly not to landlords) and prohibits the Sheriff from enforcing eviction orders. By way of a general order, the court has ordered that the Sheriff not evict any tenants beginning … Read more
The repercussions of cold weather could be far reaching.For 2016-17 moratorium, click here
I don’t want to state the obvious, but landlords should keep in mind that the Cook County Sheriff is ordered by the Circuit Court of Cook County not to evict tenants when the outside weather is below 15 degrees Fahrenheit.