This website is intended to help people who do not have a background in the law but are trying to work their way through legal problems in DuPage County, particularly issues involving cases filed at the DuPage County Judicial Center. This page is thus intended to provide specific resources for use by those interested in getting records expunged or sealed in court records. If you have concerns not covered by these topics, we recommend a search in the Illinois Legal Aid Online database or writing to the volunteer attorneys at Illinois Free Legal Answers.    

E-Filing is Required of anyone participating in a court proceeding in DuPage County. The local rules require that you file an "appearance" and any pleadings necessary to your case through an electronic filing system which makes most of the filings in a given case available to the parties, the court, the clerk's office, and the public at large.  Anyone seeking to represent themselves in DuPage County should therefore visit the courthouse website page on e-filing, DuPage County E-Filing Information, to make sure they get familiar with the system and how it works. There are also a couple of training videos you may find useful on the Court Info page of this website and both the state-wide e-filing provider, Odyssey, and others (like i2file), provide access to training materials on their landing pages. If those resources prove difficult to navigate, you should know that Illinois Legal Aid Online also has a page on e-Filing Basics and the DuPage County Law Library has a knowledgeable professional staff who can often explain things better than any video or printed word. The e-filing systems are fairly easy to use in the end, it bears emphasizing in this context, but it may take you a bit of time to get the hang of it. Hopefully these resources will help you get there!