A felony conviction can follow you for the rest of your life. It shows up on background checks, which means that you’ll have to disclose it, and many people can end up seeing it. It can make it more difficult to get and keep a job, and it can altogether prevent you from applying for certain types of jobs. With this in mind, Illinois has made it easier to move on after a felony conviction, at least for some, by making more felony convictions sealable.

Expungement and sealing laws are somewhat complicated and hard to explain because they apply differently…
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