In Observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, The Offices of the Clerk of the Circuit Court Will Be Closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2025.
Explore the progress report detailing the major initiatives launched by Clerk Mariyana T. Spyropoulos since taking office on December 1, 2024, including reforms to strengthen transparency, accountability, and public access to court services. Click here to read more
The Clerk of the Circuit Court hereby announces an upgrade to our Courtesy Copy Service. Maintenance activities are scheduled to commence at 4:30 PM Today and are expected to conclude on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. During this maintenance period, courtesy copies will not be delivered, please click here for further details. Click Here
Beginning January 1, 2004, Illinois law was amended to permit people with qualifying arrests, felonies, misdemeanor supervisions and misdemeanor convictions to ask the court to either expunge or seal the records related to their cases. The law is designed to let people clear their records with or without an attorney. On this page and the associated links, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County provides helpful information to assist customers in clearing their records.
Under specific circumstances, Illinois law allows felony, misdemeanor, or municipal ordinance violation records in Criminal and Traffic cases to be expunged or sealed. If you qualify, your records will either be expunged or expunged and sealed by law enforcement agencies and will be sealed by the Clerk's Office. "Expunged" records are destroyed. "Sealed" records are closed and restricted from public access but are not destroyed. For more information on your eligibility and the process, including the necessary forms, please click here. If you are not eligible for expungement of your records, please check to see if you are eligible for sealing of your records under the "Criminal and Traffic Sealing Guidelines and Forms" section below.
The links below include information on the adult expungement process.
Beginning January 1, 2004, Illinois law permits a person to have his or her records in certain misdemeanor or municipal ordinance violations in Criminal and Traffic cases to be sealed. Sealed records are closed and restricted from public access but are not destroyed. For more information on your eligibility and the process, including the necessary forms, please click here.
