Category: Criminal Records

How to Expunge an Arrest Record

If you’re like many people in Illinois who have a RAP sheet, you’ve wondered how to expunge an arrest record.

Fortunately, many people who have arrest records are eligible to expunge them—it’s just a matter of knowing what to do, which forms to file, and where to file the petition. For that reason, most people choose to work with an Illinois expungement lawyer who understands the law and how it Read More

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What is the ICIA?

The Illinois Criminal Identification Act, or ICIA, allows some people to expunge or seal their criminal records in the state of Illinois. But what is it, and how do you go about clearing your name using this act?

What is the Illinois Criminal Identification Act?

Qualifying arrests, supervisions, and some misdemeanors and felonies can be expunged or sealed from your criminal record thanks to the Illinois Criminal Identification Act. While Read More

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What Are the Differences Between Expungement and Sealing?

If you’re ready for a fresh start and you need to leave your criminal record behind, you have two options: Expungement or sealing.

The two are similar, but they’re not the same thing—and you could be eligible for one and not the other. (Find out if you’re eligible for criminal record expungement in Illinois now!)

What Are the Differences Between Expungement and Sealing?

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Types of Criminal Records in Illinois

When you’re petitioning the court to have your criminal record expunged in Cook County or elsewhere, you’ll need a copy of your full criminal record. In some cases, your Chicago expungement lawyer can get that information for you—but there are different types of criminal records, so here’s what you need to know.

Types of Criminal Records in Illinois

There are four major types of criminal records in the state of Read More

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Veterans and Criminal Record Expungement in Chicago

If you’re an honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the United States Armed Forces, you may be eligible to petition for a certificate of eligibility for expungement—even if you’ve been convicted of a Class 3 or Class 4 felony.

Not all veterans are eligible, and not all Class 3 and Class 4 felonies apply. However, if you may be eligible, it could be worth talking to a Chicago expungement Read More

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Chicago Expungement: An Overview

If you’re like most people with a criminal record, you know that it can hold you back from getting a place to live, obtaining credit, and even finding a place for you and your family to live.

It may not have to be that way, though.

You could be eligible for criminal record expungement—and that can give you the fresh start you deserve.

What is Expungement?

Criminal record expungement, which Read More

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How to Find Your Cook County Arrest Record

If you live in Chicago and you’re ready to have your criminal record expunged so you can get the fresh start you deserve, you’re most likely going to need your Cook County arrest record.

But what is your arrest record, and where do you get it?

What is a Cook County Arrest Record?

In Cook County, your arrest record is known as your “RAP” sheet. (It’s your “Record of Arrests Read More

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Clearing Your Criminal Record is More Important Now Than Ever

With deportation forces sweeping across the country, searching for people who have committed minor crimes, now may be the best time to begin the process of clearing your criminal record

Deportation and Minor Crimes

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been performing major “roundup” operations, detaining hundreds of people with felony, misdemeanor, and even no criminal convictions.

“Before, we used to be told, ‘You can’t arrest those people,’ and we’d be Read More

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How Do I Get Rid of My Criminal Record?

“I want my record gone!”

If you’ve said that because your criminal record has caused you to miss out on employment opportunities, cost you the chance at a decent place to live, or was used to reject a loan application, you might benefit from working with a Chicago criminal record expungement lawyer

How Do I Get Rid of My Criminal Record?

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University of Illinois Students With Criminal Records May Be Eligible

If you’re a University of Illinois student who’s made a mistake (or two) and now you’re stuck living with the consequences of having a criminal record, there may be a way for you to get a fresh start.

Criminal record expungement may be a way for you to leave your mistakes in the past, where they belong, so you can focus on your future after graduation.

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