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Home » Eviction court

Tag: Eviction court

Posted inNews & Politics

Eviction court judge slams moratorium as ‘utter idiocy.’ It’s not on the record.

by Maya Dukmasova January 14, 2021August 18, 2021

Cook County let eviction court go unrecorded for six months.

Posted inNews & Politics

Corporate culture at Chicago’s top evictor is ‘an absolute caste system’

by Maya Dukmasova December 2, 2020August 18, 2021

Current and former employees of Pangea describe racism, segregation, and a “toxic” workplace.

Posted inNews & Politics

That lockout you witnessed? It didn’t happen.

by Maya Dukmasova September 17, 2020August 18, 2021

Ex-cops attempted to throw out a Rogers Park tenant at gunpoint. The police report tells a different story.

Posted inNews & Politics

Pangea still reigns

by Maya Dukmasova February 26, 2020August 18, 2021

As the mayor spotlights the city’s eviction problems, 2019 court data shows little is changing.

Posted inNews & Politics

For the first time in 16 years, Chicago eviction court is on tape

by Maya Dukmasova October 30, 2019August 18, 2021

It took almost five months to get recording equipment working in eviction court. Will it make a difference for landlords and tenants?

Posted inNews & Politics

LLCs affiliated with Pangea, Chicago’s most frequent filer of eviction cases

by Maya Dukmasova May 16, 2019August 18, 2021

Real estate developer Pangea owns hundreds of shell companies that insulate the company from litigation. Here’s a list of the ones we’ve identified.

Posted inNews & Politics

Pangea has taken thousands to eviction court. The story of an apartment empire

by Maya Dukmasova May 16, 2019September 30, 2021

The company has claimed credit for reviving south and west side communities, even as it’s filed more than 9,000 eviction cases since 2009.

Posted inBlogs

Failed eviction attempts wouldn’t haunt tenants under proposed state law

by Maya Dukmasova March 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Report finds 40 percent of Cook County eviction filings don’t end in a judgment against the tenant, yet can still lead to difficulty finding new housing.

Posted inBlogs

New data reveals impact of being lawyerless in Chicago eviction court

by Maya Dukmasova September 14, 2017August 18, 2021

While having a lawyer improved prospects for tenants, data suggests landlords do better without them.

Posted inBlogs

In the face of rising evictions, legislators continue push for repeal of Illinois’s ban on rent control

by Maya Dukmasova September 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Despite growing interest in rent regulation, Pilsen residents facing displacement remain skeptical of lawmakers.

Posted inBlogs

South Shore is Chicago’s eviction capital

by Maya Dukmasova April 17, 2017August 18, 2021

The south-side neighborhood sees more evictions than any other part of the city—or Cook County, for that matter.

Posted inBlogs

Landlords are almost twice as likely to prevail in Cook County eviction court

by Maya Dukmasova March 30, 2017August 18, 2021

Court data shows that landlords won more than 60 percent of eviction cases over the past two years.

Posted inBlogs

Eviction filings in Chicago appear to be on the decline

by Maya Dukmasova March 22, 2017August 18, 2021

But this doesn’t mean low-income renters are better off.

Posted inNews & Politics

Attorneys: Cook County eviction court proceedings are ‘black box’

by Maya Dukmasova December 21, 2016August 18, 2021

The odds of winning in eviction court are stacked against tenants; a lack of transparency is part of the problem.

Posted inNews & Politics

On the northwest side, eviction and gentrification go hand in hand

by Maya Dukmasova December 13, 2016August 18, 2021

The prevalence of verbal landlord-tenant agreements leaves low-income immigrant households vulnerable.

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