Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

felony expungement

I have a class 4-felony conviction dated July 21, 1988. I was convicted of driving with illegal license plates. I served 18 days in the county jail and one year probation. I did not have any prior arrests and during the past 15 years I have been a model citizen. I want to expunge this felony conviction from my record, so I can get a part-time job working at a casino. I filed a motion to expunge through the circuit clerks office and expect a hearing on the 17 or 18 of Nov. 2003. From reviewing the past Q&A I might not get this expunged. My question is how much leeway does the judge have to expunge a record? And is there anything I can say or do to persuade him to remove this from my record? I did make a mistake 15 years ago and put an illegal license plate on my car, but how long do I have to pay for this. The prosecuting attorney wanted to charge me with a class 2 felony, the court appointed attorney said if I plead guilty I could get it down to a class four felony. A class two felony is the charge for involuntary manslaughter! Class 2 or class 4, I can't get a job because this is on my record. Can you help or do I have to go through the governor's office, which will take several months.

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