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Article Excerpt
When The Chicago Reporter broke the news that the Illinois State Police had ignored thousands of court orders to expunge or seal criminal records of some ex-offenders, all hell broke loose.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan expressed her outrage, demanding compliance. Some black state lawmakers expressed their outrage with Gov. Pat Quinn, according to the comments of state Sen. Donne E. Trotter on WVON-AM last month. Former Illinois State Police Director Larry Trent resigned, saying judges were trying to expunge or seal records of individuals who are not eligible. "Many of them are child molesters," Trent told The Telegraph, in Alton, Ill.
This issue's cover story, "Closing Arguments" by Kelly Virella, gives an up-to-date look into this controversy.
It's no secret that ex-offenders are hard to employ, especially in a tight job market where employers routinely...
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