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 ...

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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 ...

Governor JB Pritzker has signed the Clean Slate Act, which creates an automatic record-sealing process for people arrested and convicted of non-violent crimes, potentially allowing millions of people ...

A criminal record can prevent a person from getting a job, finding a place to live or entering an education or job training ...

Illinois’ Clean Slate Act has been signed into law. Adults in Illinois convicted of nonviolent crimes will likely have their ...

The Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, signed into law on January 23, 2026, allows victims of human trafficking to clear criminal records tied to crimes they were forced to commit.

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