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2024-08-16: Updated: 2024-08-16 11:36:41 2024 DuPage County Expungement Clinic – TOMORROW (August 17, 2024)!

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2024-06-13: Updated: 2024-06-13 13:34:44 No pardons given by Illinois Governor Pritzker yet this year (as of June 3, 2024)

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2024-01-15: Updated: 2024-01-15 16:10:41 17 Pardons granted by Illinois Governor Pritzker between May 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024

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2023-06-22: Updated: 2023-06-22 15:57:12 April and May 2023 Clemency Petition Results in Illinois

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2023-04-27: Updated: 2023-04-27 12:32:23 Fifteen (15) Pardons Granted by Governor Pritzker between June 15, 2022 and April 3, 2023

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2022-07-04: Updated: 2022-07-04 15:50:33 Review of Governor Pritzker’s Clemency Grants from 1/1/21 through 6/14/22

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2022-05-03: Updated: 2022-05-03 11:50:22 Brief procedural overview for Clemency Petitions in Illinois

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2022-01-06: Updated: 2022-01-06 12:30:56 January 2022 Clemency Petition Public Hearings Rescheduled due to COVID-19

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2021-07-21: Updated: 2021-07-21 12:25:31 SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 2, 2021 – DuPage County Expungement Clinic

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2021-03-17: Updated: 2021-03-17 10:54:48 13 Petitions for Clemency Granted on March 5, 2021; 24 Petitions for Executive Clemency Granted on December 18, 2020

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2019-12-31: Updated: 2019-12-31 15:21:50 Governor Pritzker grants 20 pardons with authorization to expunge on December 31, 2019

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2019-01-31: Updated: 2019-01-31 11:11:23 Outgoing Governor Rauner grants 30 clemency petitions before leaving office

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2018-04-04: Updated: 2018-04-04 16:33:39 6 Clemency Petitions Granted by Governor Rauner on March 30, 2018

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2017-09-08: Updated: 2017-09-08 19:46:27 Another round of Illinois clemency petition decisions handed down by Governor Rauner on September 1, 2017

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2017-08-27: Updated: 2017-08-27 16:47:02 Largest sealing expansion by any state passed into law in Illinois on August 24, 2017

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2017-07-07: Updated: 2017-07-07 18:06:46 Governor Rauner grants 10 petitions for executive clemency with authorization to expunge on June 30, 2017

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2017-04-18: Updated: 2017-04-20 18:53:05 Illinois Governor Rauner grants 5 clemency petitions on Good Friday, 2017

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2017-01-19: Updated: 2017-01-19 17:45:00 Join me for an Expungement Summit on January 21, 2017!

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2017-01-08: Updated: 2017-01-11 10:52:41 Dramatic Revisions to Illinois Expungement Laws effective January 1, 2017

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2016-12-28: Updated: 2016-12-28 15:36:42 Governor Rauner grants five clemency petitions in Illinois on December 23, 2016 and denies one hundred ninety-five

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2016-11-24: Updated: 2016-12-23 12:44:35 Governor Rauner decides 160 clemency petitions on November 23, 2016

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2016-10-29: Updated: 2016-11-24 12:49:28 Governor Rauner decides a total of 366 clemency petitions during months of September and October 2016

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2016-07-06: Updated: 2016-07-06 18:23:43 Illinois Governor Rauner grants 6 Petitions for Executive Clemency with Authorization to Expunge and 1 Commutation of Sentence on July 1, 2016

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2016-05-20: Updated: 2016-05-20 11:23:25 June 4, 2016: Second Chance Adult & Juvenile Expungement Summit and Ex-Offender Job Information Seminar

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2016-03-28: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:40:10 Governor Rauner grants 8 clemency petitions on Good Friday 2016

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2016-02-17: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:16 New forms available for use for expunging and sealing records in Illinois

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2016-02-12: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:19 Governor Rauner decides another 100 clemency petitions on February 11, 2016

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2016-01-16: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:23 Illinois Governor Rauner grants 5 clemency petitions, denies 149 on January 15, 2016

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2015-12-24: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:27 Governor Rauner grants clemency to 7 individuals on 12/23/15

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2015-11-25: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:30 Governor Rauner decides over two hundred clemency petitions on the eve of Thanksgiving 2015

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2015-05-27: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:36 June 6, 2015: Annual Cook County Expungement Summit

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2015-04-07: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:40 Newly-elected Republican Governor Rauner decides 59 Clemency Petitions on Good Friday

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2014-12-31: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:44 Governor Quinn grants pardons to petitioners for the 3rd time in just over a month span

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2014-12-29: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:47 Outgoing Governor Pat Quinn decides nearly one thousand more clemency petitions in a one-month span

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2014-05-06: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:51 2014 Cook County Adult & Juvenile Expungement Summit / Informational Seminar

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2014-04-30: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:54 Governor Quinn grants 43 additional Petitions for Executive Clemency

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2014-03-03: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:25:57 For purposes of sealing, there’s an important distinction between possession of cannabis with intent to deliver and possession of controlled substance with intent to deliver

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2014-02-14: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:01 Interested in obtaining a permit to carry a concealed firearm? You should definitely consider expunging any eligible records before applying.

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2014-02-05: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:06 Overview of Federal Executive Clemency Process – Not So Different from Illinois State Clemency Procedure

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2013-10-14: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:11 Illinois Governor Quinn decides 189 additional clemency petitions

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2013-08-12: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:16 Illinois Sealing Relief is Expanded by P.A. 098-0142 to Include Multiple Class 3 and 4 Felony Convictions!

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2013-04-02: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:20 Governor Quinn grants 87 more Petitions for Executive Clemency on Good Friday, 2013

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2012-12-05: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:23 Governor Quinn continues to plod through backlog of 2,500+ Clemency Petitions

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2012-05-09: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:27 2012 Cook County Expungement Summit for Adult and Juvenile Criminal Records

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2012-01-23: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:31 Please help! I need someone to explain the Illinois expungement, sealing and/or executive clemency process to my prospective employer…

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2011-12-11: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:34 Illinois Governor Quinn Reduces Backlog of Pending Clemency Petitions by 206.

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2011-09-13: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:38 Progress on Clemency Petitions: Illinois Governor Quinn Decides 173 More Petitions for Executive Clemency just before Labor Day 2011.

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2011-05-24: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:45 Cook County 2011 Expungement Summit for Adult and Juvenile Criminal Records

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2011-04-01: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:50 Should I trust a “criminal records removal” service to assist me with my expungement, sealing or clemency? Short answer: NO!

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2011-01-14: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:53 How do I check the status of my Petition for Executive Clemency? Contact the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.

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2010-12-31: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:26:57 “Speed up clemency, please” – my letter to the editor from the December 30, 2010 Chicago Sun-Times

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2010-07-27: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:01 Eligibility versus favorable judgment on a petition to expunge or seal: bottom line, no criminal records attorney can guarantee you results!

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2010-06-22: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:06 Can’t I expunge a thirty year old felony theft conviction from my criminal record? It’s the only thing on my background!

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2010-06-13: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:12 An arrest, then a subsequent release without charging is still a part of your criminal record in Illinois, unless you successfully petition to have it expunged or sealed.

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2010-05-30: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:17 In Illinois, a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities or a Certificate of Good Conduct might be the best option for someone with a criminal record who is searching for employment.

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2010-05-23: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:23 Can Illinois employers really consider THAT? You might be surprised what parts of your criminal background are considered “fair game” for a potential employer to utilize in deciding whether or not to hire you.

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2010-05-16: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:28 Can’t expunge or seal your criminal record? You may want to petition for executive clemency.

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2010-05-04: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:33 Traffic violations can drastically affect a person’s ability to pursue expungement and/or sealing remedies in Illinois.

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2010-04-29: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:37 Expungement: an “all or nothing” remedy- a person with even one adult conviction is not eligible for expungement in Illinois.

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2010-04-21: Updated: 2016-05-10 17:27:40 Illinois expungement and sealing laws: not as straightforward as many people think.

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