Illinois residents convicted of non-violent crimes could soon have their records automatically sealed under provisions of a ...

Over 1.7 million people in Illinois will be eligible to have their non-violent criminal records wiped out after House Bill 1836, also known as the “Clean Slate Act," was signed into law by Governor JB ...

Advocates say measure could affect 1.7M Illinoisians and allow people to re-enter the workforce.

Illinois is giving residents an opportunity to clear their criminal records.

CHICAGO -- Over 1.7 million Illinois adults will be eligible to have their nonviolent criminal records automatically sealed after Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed the long-debated "Clean Slate" Act.

The “Clean Slate” Act, which could have sealed thousands and potentially millions of nonviolent criminal records in Illinois, had bipartisan support but failed to pass in the final flurry of ...

Pritzker signs Clean Slate Act to automatically seal some criminal convictions 011926 CLEAN SLATE IRN JIM TALAMONTI CLEAN SLATE VERSION 1 (without wrap) Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation to ...

Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed the bipartisan Clean Slate Act (HB 1836), a law that will automate the state's ...