Misinformation and Misunderstandings about Expungement/Sealing VERY Common
Misinformation and Misunderstandings about Expungement/Sealing VERY Common (Part One of an Ongoing Series) By: Rachael Temes It is amazing how many people contact our law firm with incorrect beliefs about expungement or sealing of their criminal record based on what other people (in some cases lawyers) have told them. For example, one caller recently told me, “You know, the FBI never expunges or seals anything [...]
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Prostitution convictions in Illinois need not be lifelong barrier to future success
By: Rachael Temes A recent sting operation in Will County, Illinois, resulted in the arrest of more than 30 people involved in a Joliet prostitution ring. According to a TribLocal article, at least one of the defendants, 26 year-old female Ariel A. Utterback, was charged with Class 4 felony prostitution because she was previously convicted of prostitution. A Class 4 felony prostitution conviction is one [...]
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A Criminal Record Can Cause Problems for Job Seekers in This Slow Economy
By: Rachael Temes We talk to people everyday about their struggles to find (and keep) jobs due to their criminal record, be it a serious felony conviction or a dismissed misdemeanor arrest. A recent article in the New York Times discusses how various organizations exist to help people recently released from prison reenter the workforce; however, there are plenty of people that have arrests or [...]
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Q: What exactly is an Illinois Sealing?
A: Unlike expungement, your records are not destroyed; instead, the arresting agency (for example, Chicago Police), the Illinois State Police and the Clerk’s Office seal the record and remove your name from the electronic index. Government agencies can still access the file but only a judicial order can allow the public to view the record. For purposes of a criminal background check by a general [...]
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