The Juvenile Expungement Help Desk provides assistance expunging (erasing) juvenile arrest and delinquency records from law enforcement and court records. To receive help, individuals should visit the Cook County Juvenile Court Center Monday through Friday between 9 AM and 4 PM with their juvenile arrest record and a photo ID. Staff will assist with obtaining arrest records and filling out forms to waive any fees. Without fee waivers, there is a $64 filing fee per petition and a $60 expungement fee. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have no open juvenile cases to be eligible for expungement.

1. Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 4 PM (hourssubjectto change
based on staffing, please call for updated hours)
 Go to the Cook County Juvenile Court Center – 1100 S Hamilton – Chicago
with:
o Your juvenilearrestrecord(“rapsheet”), if youalreadyhave it.
o If you do nothave your rap sheet, youmayobtaina copy through the helpdesk
for free. Bring a photoID. You may be fingerprinted if youhave beenarrested
by anypolice departmentotherthanChicago.
 NOTE: We do not expungeadultarrestsatthis location. If you haveadult arrests
visit the CGLA help desk in Daley Centerroom1006.
Feescan be waivedbasedonyourincome.We will helpyouwiththe forms todothis.Withouta fee waiver,there isa$64
filingfee perpetition(onepetitionperarrest) andaone-time $60 expungementfee. Call LAFat 312-229-6359with
questionsor for assistance.Updatedhours andinformationare available at facebook.com/JuvenileExpungementHelpDesk.
The Juvenile Expungement Help Desk is staffed by LAF
(Legal Assistance Foundation) and Cabrini Green Legal
Aid (CGLA) in collaboration with the office of the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Cook County and the office of the
Honorable Michael P. Toomin, Presiding Judge of the
Juvenile Justice Division.
The Juvenile Expungement Help Desk can help expunge (erase)
your juvenile arrests and delinquency findings from law
enforcement and court records!
To expunge your record, you must be 18 or older and have no open juvenile cases.
*Effective January 1, 2017, some less serious offenses may no longer be subject to this age restriction, please call
for more information