Expunge or Seal Cook County, IL Criminal Records: Arrests, Supervisions, SOL, Convictions, or Probation. Skokie Court.

How To Get Your Cook County, Illinois Criminal Record Expunged or Sealed

A Quick Guide

Any charge (misdemeanor or felony) that resulted in a dismissal or a not guilty verdict can be expunged, provided you have no criminal history.
Almost all juvenile records can be expunged.
Almost all misdemeanors that resulted in court supervision can be expunged.
Almost all misdemeanor offenses that resulted in a conviction can be sealed.
Felony convictions and driving under the influence (DUI) supervisions and convictions cannot be expunged or sealed.
There are limited exceptions that allow felony convictions to be sealed:

If you successfully completed Section 570, 1410, or 410 probation (generally referred to as felony supervision for unlawful possession of cannabis or a controlled substance), you may expunge that record.
Class 4 felony convictions for unlawful possession of a controlled substance may be sealed provided there are no other supervisions or convictions on your record (but you must wait four years after the end of your sentence).
Class 4 felony convictions for prostitution also may be sealed if there are no other supervisions or convictions on your record (but you must wait four years after the end of your sentence).
Chicago expungement lawyer and sealing attorney Lewis Gainor is available to answer your questions about erasing your criminal record. He serves courthouses in Cook County (Daley Center, Skokie, Rolling Meadows, Maywood, Bridgeview, Markham, Harrison, and 26th & California), DuPage County (Wheaton), Lake County (Waukegan), and Will County (Joliet).
Click here to read about how to expunge or seal a Lake County criminal record.

If you have a criminal record (arrest, supervision, or conviction) in Chicago, contact Lewis Gainor or Jill Gosch for a free consult. Call us today at (847) 599-0250.

Copyright 2008, Gainor & Gosch, P.C. | Cook County Criminal Lawyers | Cook County DUI Attorneys | Illinois Criminal Defense Attorneys Concentrating in Illinois Criminal, DUI, Juvenile Law, Record Expungement, Sealing, & Traffic Tickets | We represent clients throughout Illinois counties including Cook County, DuPage County (Wheaton), Kane County (St. Charles), Lake County (Waukegan), and Will County (Joliet). We represent persons arrested and charged with misdemeanor and felony criminal offenses in Cook County Municipal District Courts, including the First (1st) Municipal District Court - Richard J. Daley Center in Chicago; Second (2nd) Municipal District Court in Skokie; Third (3rd) Municipal District Court in Rolling Meadows; Fourth (4th) Municipal District Court in Maywood; Fifth (5th) Municipal District Court in Bridgeview; and Sixth (6th) Municipal District Court in Markham, as well as the Criminal Courts Building at 2600 S. California Ave and the Domestic Violence Court Building at 555 West Harrison in Chicago. We are available for client consults in Cook County jail, a.k.a., Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC), at 2700 South California Avenue, as well as the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Chicago - the U.S. federal jail. We can assist with missed or changed court dates, as well as motions to vacate bond forfeitures and to quash bench warrants. We can vacate Cook County traffic ticket convictions for suspended and revoked driver's licenses, and protect your commercial driver's license (CDL). We represent persons charged and prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office on federal criminal offenses in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (federal criminal court in Chicago). We represent clients with cases from Skokie, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Lincolnwood, Glencoe, Glenview, Golf, Evanston, Kenilworth, Morton Grove, Union Pacific Railroad, Niles, Northbrook, Winnetka, Northfield, Park Ridge, Wilmette, Cook County Sheriff, Cook County Forest Preserve, and the Illinois State Police, which are all police departments in the Skokie courthouse. We also defend clients with charges from Arlington Heights, Barrington Hills, Kildeer, Bartlett, Bensenville, Streamwood, Buffalo Grove, Elgin, Barrington, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Harper College, Harwood Heights, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Norridge, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Rosemont, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Prospect Heights, South Barrington, and Wheeling, from the Rolling Meadows courthouse. Police department arrest warrant? Contact us today for a free consult. We may be able to expunge your criminal record.