Does the sheriff evict in the winter?

Does the Cook County Sheriff evict in the winter? Despite what seems to be the commonly held belief to the contrary, the sheriff absolutely DOES evict in the winter. There is what is called the “moratorium,”  a prohibition on evictions during the holidays, that typically lasts from December 15th through January 2nd. The sheriff will not evict during that time frame. Outside that time frame, the sheriff will not evict if the temperature falls below 15 degrees. If it is a really cold winter, the sheriff will evict far fewer people. If the winter is warm, evictions will proceed as usual after the moratorium is over. Don’t get caught out in the cold thinking that the sheriff won’t evict you in the winter! They absolutely will.