Archives for: August 29th, 2014

How to Get a Pardon in Illinois

August 29, 2014
Expungement

The only way to get rid of a criminal record that can’t be expunged or sealed in Illinois is to get the governor to pardon you. While it’s not always easy – Governor Pat Quinn has pardoned about 37 percent of the people whose cases he’s evaluated since taking office – it can be done.

But how?

How to Get a Pardon in Illinois

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Sealing Theft, Forgery and Other Class 4 Felonies in Chicago

August 15, 2014
Records Sealing | Theft Crimes

There are a lot of common myths about criminal record sealing floating around, and one of them is that you can’t get a felony conviction sealed. In Chicago, Skokie, Schaumberg, Rolling Meadows and the rest of Illinois, you can get some felonies sealed. While sealing is different from expungement, it can still be a huge benefit to you.

Sealing Class 4 Felonies in Chicago and its Suburbs

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How to Have Your Chicago Arrest Record Destroyed

August 1, 2014
Criminal Records

When you get arrested, you’re taken to the police station, photographed and fingerprinted. It’s a lot like what we see on reality TV – but what they don’t show you is what happens to the data that police collect upon your arrest.

The truth is, when they collect that data, they put it all together into a permanent record that sits in a database or a filing cabinet (or both) Read More

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