The Civil Division of the Court Services Department is comprised
of the Eviction, Levy & Warrant Unit, the Civil Process Unit and the Clerical
Unit. The division has approximately 250 sworn and civilian employees assigned to eight
different facilities throughout the county. The deputy sheriffs working in these units
handle the service of summonses, warrants, orders of protection and eviction orders.
The Eviction, Levy & Warrant Unit serves as the chief enforcement "arm" of the
Circuit Court of Cook County. Duties of this unit include: the execution of court
orders which call for the forcible removal of subjects who are unlawfully in
possession of real property; the location and apprehension of subjects pursuant
to arrest warrants; the seizing and dispensing of personal property; the recovery
and re-location of children pursuant to child custody; the enforcement of orders
related to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act and any other matter that falls under
the jurisdiction of the court. This unit performed the following in 1999:
- The execution of over 1,400 Orders of Protection which called for the arrest
of the respondents or removal of respondents from their homes, and in at least
50 cases, the return of minor children to the petitioner
- the execution of over 1,100 Civil and 650 Criminal Warrants assigned to the unit
- the actual eviction of nearly 4,000
residents
The Civil Process Unit is responsible for the timely service of process filed
with the Sheriff of Cook County. The officers of the Civil Division are responsible
for all of the duties engendered in the booking of offenders arrested for violations
of criminal law, incidential to their normal duties.
The Clerical Unit is responsible for the processing of all of the orders and
process received by the Sheriff. The Clerical Unit prepares about 3,000 documents
for service and/or execution on a daily basis.
For more information on these services, please contact the following:
Address:
50 West Washington
Room 701
Chicago, IL 60602-3002
Phone Number:
(312) 603-3365
