SPRINGFIELD — A bipartisan bill that recently passed out of the House proposes to strike the question about a person’s criminal history from public university applications.If the bill is passed into law, Illinois would be the first in the country to codify this policy in state statute.Rep. Barbara Wheeler, a Crystal Lake Republican, is the chief sponsor of House Bill 3142. She said she was motivated to file the bill after speaking with constituents who were denied admission or discouraged from continuing the …