Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation to automate the state’s record-sealing process for individuals with certain criminal convictions.
The governor signed the Clean Slate Act in Chicago on Friday.
Pritzker said the new law would help two-million people get a fresh start.
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst spoke on the House floor last fall and expressed concern about one provision in the bill.
Pritzker said individuals with murder, domestic battery, DUI and sex crime convictions are not eligible for record sealing.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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