FAFO: Chicago City Council Blocks Jan. 6 Rioters From City Jobs After Trump Pardons

[634-5789]

Want to be a fucking traitor and insurrectionist? Don't come begging for employment...as a matter of fact, stay the hell out of Illinois. WE HATE ILLINOIS NAZIS!
The Chicago City Council voted 44-3 Wednesday to ban those who took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from working in city jobs after most were pardoned by President Donald Trump.

“Traitors to this country should not be allowed to work for the city of Chicago,” Ald. Maria Hadden (49th Ward) said.

https://news.wttw.com/2025/04/16/chicago-city-council-blocks-jan-6-rioters-city-jobs-after-trump-pardons

[MichMan]

1. Does this mean that the "Ban the Box" law is being rescinded?

Or is the city planning on doing criminal background checks on every applicant?

https://labor.illinois.gov/laws-rules/fls/job-opportunities-for-qualified-applicants-act.html

[madville]

4. They'd still find out under that law

It just says they can’t do a background check until after someone is selected for an interview or made a conditional offer.

[Jit423]

2. YES!!

Let people who believe in justice work.

[CaptainTruth]

3. If they were able to get a full list of everyone pardoned they should release it.

I wanted to know all ~1500 names & their addresses (should be public info, right?) so I could share it widely but couldn't find them. Even Trump’s "pardon" just uses general language & doesn't mention a single person by name.

Of course no one in our media compiled a list.

[madville]

5. Was this a problem there?

Probably symbolic more than anything, I doubt many of them are crawling out of the swamps and trailer parks to come live and work in Chicago.

[Prairie Gates]

8. There were quite a few from the Chicago suburbs, but city workers have to live in the city

So, that cut the numbers to maybe 10-15.

[Faux pas]

6. Bravo

[orangecrush]

7. GOOD

[Blue Owl]

9. Send them all to their red state hellscapes