The Chicago City Council passed a resolution (43-3) barring anyone who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot from city employment. The measure takes effect immediately and follows a similar state-level executive order signed by Gov. JB Pritzker.
53 residents of Illinois were arrested for crimes relating to the Jan. 6 riots.
One of those arrested in the riots was a Chicago police officer.
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The city of Chicago’s City Council passed a resolution barring Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters from working for the city.
The city’s aldermen passed the measure with a vote of 43-3.
Directive targets job applicants tied to Capitol attack
The new directive orders the commissioner of human resources to reject or disqualify any job applicant if that person participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, 53 Illinois residents were arrested for crimes related to the Jan. 6 riots — 43 of them were convicted before President Trump granted a sweeping pardon to more than 1,500 Capitol rioters.
Only a few of the arrested Illinois residents live in Chicago, and one of them was already employed as a Chicago police officer.
“You should not be allowed to work for the same government you are attempting to overthrow. There is a misalignment in values there,” said Alderman Gilbert Villegas, the resolution’s chief sponsor, as reported by local Fox 32 News.
Immediate enforcement and broader precedent
The resolution applies to anyone who participated — regardless of the pardon — and takes effect immediately.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, D, also signed an executive order days after Trump granted the pardons, blocking Jan. 6 rioters from applying for state jobs.
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