Governor Rauner takes clemency action
 

[April 06, 2015]  CHICAGO – Governor Bruce Rauner today granted two and denied 57 clemency petitions. He inherited nearly 3,000 petitions from the previous administrations, dating back more than six years.

The 59 clemency petitions Governor Rauner acted upon today are part of dockets dating back to October 2008. Each person granted clemency has recently undergone a criminal background check through the Illinois State Police’s Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.

A granted clemency request for a pardon with expungement allows the petitioner to seek expungement of their conviction through the court system.

These are the first petitions he has reviewed since taking office. The Governor’s Office has developed a process to review clemency petitions on a regular basis.
For additional information on the granted clemency cases, please contact Ken Tupy at the Prisoner Review Board at [phone] or [e-mail].

[Office of the Governor Bruce Rauner]