The district is required by state statute (70 ILCS 1205/8-23) to obtain criminal conviction information concerning applicants, and
shall perform a criminal background check for applicants for all positions, including the position for which you have applied.
Applicants are not obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of convictions. Conviction of offenses enumerated in
subsection (c) of said statute shall automatically disqualify the applicant from consideration for working for the district. All other
convictions shall not automatically disqualify the applicant from consideration, but rather, the conviction will be considered in
relationship to the specific job.