What exactly is an Illinois Expungement?
The judge of the county where the arrest occurred orders the arresting agency (example: Chicago Police), the Illinois State Police and the FBI to return all original records of all arrests, original fingerprints and mug shots. Any internal computer records must be destroyed and removed from any public access system. The courthouse seals the file(s) so the public cannot gain access. If there were arrests in multiple counties, petitions must be filed in each county courthouse. (For example, a Cook County judge cannot expunge an arrest that occurred in DuPage County.
