A monumental bill to automatically seal records for people convicted of nonviolent felonies awaits Gov. JB Pritzker's ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More than two million New Yorkers with prior convictions may now be eligible for a fresh start, though it could take a few more years before their records are officially sealed.

SPRINGFIELD — 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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically seal criminal records for people convicted of crimes not considered “serious.” House Bill 1836, also ...

The New York Clean Slate Act (the Act), which took effect Nov. 16, 2024, provides for the automatic sealing of certain convictions when certain periods of time have passed, after which information ...

Illinois passed the "Clean Slate" Act, which would automatically seal eligible criminal records for nearly 2.2 million people. The bill excludes serious violent crimes, DUIs, and sexual violence ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Clean Slate Act, currently under consideration in the General Assembly, would create an automated system to seal or expunge eligible criminal records, offering ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Clean Slate Act law goes into effect in New York State on Saturday, aimed at giving some who have been convicted of a crime a better shot at a second chance in life. Under the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois House passed a monumental plan Friday to automatically seal records for people convicted of nonviolent felonies. Felony convictions currently eligible for ...

( The Hill) — President Trump is exempting coal used in steelmaking from Biden-era Clean Air Act regulations for two years. Trump on Friday issued a proclamation exempting facilities known as coke ...