My question involves criminal law for the state of: Illinois
I was charged with a misdemeanor for retail theft. I went and got legal advice here at my college (I am 20) and was told by the campus attorney that he has seen many cases like mine and since I have nothing else on my criminal record that I would be a likely candidate for a deferred program. He described to me that if I do qualify, I will need to take a test and pass it before my court date. By passing it, he said that I would not need to go to court and it would not show up on any background checks. Also, he said that I could then get my arrest expunged afterwards, which would take 6-8 weeks.
My main reason for posting is to see if anyone has any knowledge about this or if they have been in a deferred program. Also, I want to make sure what I just wrote is correct because I don't want to be mistaken. Any information will help, thanks!

