Cook County evictions have returned to pre-pandemic levels
The rising cost of rent in the Chicago area is driving an increase in eviction filings.
In this 2009, file photo, Cook County Deputy Sheriff Scott Hunter posts an eviction notice on an apartment in north suburban Evanston. Eviction filings in Cook County have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But housing advocates say resources that have helped spare thousands from eviction the past couple of years are drying up and rents continue to outpace wages in the Chicago area. Associated Press
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Nadia Hernandez
Rental assistance prevented thousands of evictions during the pandemic. But most of those protections were temporary.
Reset learns more about a WBEZ analysis on where and how evictions are happening in Cook County.
GUEST: Alden Loury, WBEZ data projects editor
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Cook County evictions have returned to pre-pandemic levels
The rising cost of rent in the Chicago area is driving an increase in eviction filings.
In this 2009, file photo, Cook County Deputy Sheriff Scott Hunter posts an eviction notice on an apartment in north suburban Evanston. Eviction filings in Cook County have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But housing advocates say resources that have helped spare thousands from eviction the past couple of years are drying up and rents continue to outpace wages in the Chicago area. Associated Press
By
Nadia Hernandez
Rental assistance prevented thousands of evictions during the pandemic. But most of those protections were temporary.
Reset learns more about a WBEZ analysis on where and how evictions are happening in Cook County.
GUEST: Alden Loury, WBEZ data projects editor