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{ April 8th, 2012 }
April 6, 2012: Illinois Governor Quinn grants more Clemency and Pardon petitions

As an attorney whose focus is clemency, I was happy to hear Illinois Governor Pat Quinn granted 52 pardon petitions on Good Friday. Gov. Quinn is known for granting clemency (commonly known as a pardon) around the holidays. If you look at his pattern, he generally grants pardons around the most-celebrated holidays, especially Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Unfortunately, the Chicago Tribune is too lazy to [...]

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{ January 15th, 2012 }
CHANGE IN ILLINOIS LAW AS OF 1/1/2012! RETAIL THEFT, SUPERVISION…NO LONGER 5 YEAR WAIT TO EXPUNGE!

As of January 1, 2012, the Illinois Criminal Identification Act has changed a bit, to the benefit of people who need to have their records expunged or sealed. Prior to 2012, people who were sentenced to supervision for misdemeanor retail theft had to wait 5 years after the successful termination of supervision to file to expunge their record. Now, however, people no longer have to [...]

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{ October 8th, 2011 }
I filed my Clemency/Pardon petition, had a hearing before the Prisoner Review Board, now what?

Here is what we tell our clients after we’ve filed their pardon aka petition for clemency and appeared before the Board for a hearing: PROCESS: Pardon filing –> Pardon hearing before Prisoner Review Board –> Board votes on whether they think  Governor should/should not grant your pardon –> Regardless of their non-binding opinion/vote,  Board must send your pardon to Governor –> Pardon sits on Governor’s desk until he [...]

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{ May 26th, 2011 }
Greenpeace smokestack climbers arrested in Dupage County, Illinois

Protesters seem to have a way with the police: many find themselves arrested, fingerprinted & charged for petty misdemeanor crimes (like criminal trespass and disorderly conduct). Rarely, do you hear of even the most peaceful protests where at least one person isn’t arrested. The court often dismisses the charges; however, the protesters are still left with a criminal record for life, unless they expunge or [...]

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{ May 19th, 2011 }
Arrested for DUI in Illinois? Only if it was dismissed can you expunge/seal the arrest

Michael Lewis, a Chicago resident, was arrested by Morris police in October of 2010 for aggravated driving under the influence. Earlier this month, a Grundy County Circuit Court judge sentenced Lewis (after a plea of guilty) to conditional discharge, jail, and community service. Lewis has a previous record of DUI arrests as well. ### DUI’s are (unfortunately) a very common offense. Many people think “supervision” [...]

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