Illinois Pardon Backlog

Quinn Making Headway On Clemency Backlog

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- Gordon "Randy" Steidl left Danville Correctional Center in 2004 after spending more than 17 years in prison, including 12 on death row...

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Quinn Pardons 11 People, Calls Backlog 'Shameful'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Pat Quinn has pardoned 11 people and ordered that their criminal records be expunged. He says it's part of an effort to clear what he calls a "s...

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Quinn To Start Reviewing Massive Pardon Backlog Created By Blagojevich

Chicago Sun-Times | Frank Main | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gov. Quinn is expected to start acting as early as this week on a backlog of thousands of pardon requests that were gathering dust on his predecessor'...

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