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Cook County Public Defender
90+ years of protecting your rights
Our Mission:
We protect the fundamental rights, liberties and dignity of each person whose case has been entrusted to us by providing the finest legal representation.
Know Your Rights: ICE Raids & Enforcement
Everyone in Cook County, regardless of immigration status, has constitutional rights—learn what to do if approached by ICE or immigration agents. Visit the Know Your Rights page to download flyers in multiple languages with vital information.
Know Your Rights
About Our Arrest Hotline: 844-817-4448
- If you or someone you know is arrested, it's important to know your rights.
- Do not talk to the police. Anyone in police custody has the right to remain silent.
- Call 844-817-4448 and we will send an expert attorney to the police station to represent you for free.
- The Arrest Hotline serves Chicago and all of Cook County, Illinois. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
In the News
Assistant Public Defender Sam Goldberg spoke in support of a proposed change to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 307 that would allow interlocutory appeals of a trial court’s decision to transfer a child’s case to an adult criminal court.