Tenant Screening in Chicago

[Michael Taylor]

Is there a easy way to find out if a prospective tenant has ever been evicted in Chicago? I use Cozy for my management software and they perform background and credit checks, but unless there is a judgement against a person the eviction never shows up. Is there a website or something that shows if a person has ever been evicted in Cook County or Chicago? What do you guys use?

[Quincy Lockett]

@Michael Taylor

Yes. Look up cook county clerk.org

Next select Court Case Lookup

Next pick Start Search under Civil Heading

Next Select Civil division

Next Select search by Name

Next enter LAST NAME FIRST and then 1st Name of the prospective tenant

Next Choose both plaintiff and defendant for search

VOILA! And it’s FREE!