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Figuring out what Sheriff’s district you are in for a Cook County Eviction

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In a past blog post, I brought my readers through a copy of a typical Cook County Sheriff eviction information letter.  That’s the letter the Sheriff sends to a landlord or landlord’s attorney that contains the Sheriff’s District and Receipt Number.  Lately, my office has not been receiving these notices in the mail.  Recently, we found out on the morning of an eviction that it was proceeding that day.  As such, it is necessary to come up with a way to possibly figure out the district number without the assistance of the letter that may or may not timely arrive in the mail.

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Cook County Sheriff changes eviction procedure

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NOTE: The form below is NOT the current form.  Please see here.  Landlords placing an eviction with the Cook County Sheriff have a new form to fill out when they place their eviction for execution by the Sheriff.  The form is informational in nature and must be presented to the Sheriff’s office at the same time the eviction fee is paid and the order is placed.  In my opinion, this form (which can be found after the jump) is much improved from previous versions.

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Cook County Sheriff’s Eviction Procedure

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See this post for an UPDATE (September 2018).  After the stay on an eviction order expires, what happens next?  In Cook County, a prevailing plaintiff landlord with an eviction order is allowed to “place” the eviction order for possession with the Eviction Office of the Cook County Sheriff for civil processing.  Basically, this means that two certified copies and two additional copies of the court order (obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit Court) are brought to the Sheriff’s office, a fee is paid, an “eviction disclosure form” is filled out and filed, and the eviction gets in line with the rest of the evictions waiting to be processed by the Sheriff.  As of January, 2011, the Sheriff’s fee is $60.50.

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