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Governor Quinn Acts on 124 Pardons for Labor Day Weekend

8/29/2014

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Today, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn decided on 124 pardon petitions, granting 38 and denying 86.  Some of the offenses that received the pardons included burglary, forgery, and various drug convictions.  Since taking office, Quinn has granted 1,113 petitions for executive clemency and denied 1,934.

As always, a congratulations must go out to those that had their clemency petition granted!  A lot of vetting is done to ensure that those who receive clemency have truly rehabilitated, so if you are lucky enough to receive it then it was well earned.  This Labor Day weekend will mark the beginning of the next chapter in your life without a criminal record.
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Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Allow Sealing of Misdemeanor Violent Crimes

8/26/2014

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As we pointed out in June, the Illinois legislature passed a bill that changed the Criminal Identification Act to make most misdemeanor violent crimes eligible for sealing.  Last week, Governor Quinn signed the bill, as was expected, officially making it law.  The new law will take effect on January 1, 2015.

Prior to this change, anybody convicted of a violent crime (misdemeanor or felony) could not expunge or seal that case.  The only option was executive clemency.  Now that another avenue has opened for those sentenced to misdemeanor level violent offenses, it will help many to pass the background checks that had been standing in the way of them moving on with their lives.
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