I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the pending expungement is in Cook County? They are notoriously and unacceptably backlogged right now. As...

You will need an attorney to assist you with this, it isn't something you'll be able to handle on your own while in custody (not that it should be...

The answer entirely depends upon the county the expungement is being filed in. In some counties, as Attorney Nold says, the whole process, start to...

Unless you are a licensed attorney, no. An IL attorney, however, could. Roughly 50% of my expungement/sealing clients are out of state, even...

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I'd suggest you specify what state is at issue here and hopefully an attorney experienced with that state's expungement laws can assist. In...

Any conviction, which includes a sentence of jail/prison, cannot be expunged without a pardon from the Governor. Furthermore, expungement will not...

Here's the contact information for the Illinois State Police - FOID Unit/Dept.: 800 South Seventh Suite 400 M Springfield, IL 62703 Phone:...

Unless you were ticketed for a minor traffic offense and released without charging (i.e., no charges were ever filed), you cannot file an...

DuPage County has e-filing so once you prepare the necessary paperwork, you can electronically submit everything to be filed by the Clerk's Office....

As always in determining expungement/sealing eligibility, the question is what was the case disposition? If the case was dismissed or you were...