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The City of Chicago's City Council passed a resolution barring January 6th Capitol rioters from working for the city
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The city's aldermen passed the measure with a vote of 43 to 3. The new directive orders the Human Rights Commissioner to reject or disqualify any job applicant
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if that person participated in the January 6th, 2021 Capitol riots in Washington, D.C
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According to the Chicago Sun-Times, 53 Illinois residents were arrested for crimes related to the January 6 riots, and 43 of them were convicted before President Trump granted a sweeping pardon to more than 1,500 Capitol rioters
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Only a handful of the arrested Illinois residents live in Chicago, and one of them was already employed as a Chicago police officer
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You should not be allowed to work for the same government you are attempting to overthrow
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There is a misalignment in values there, Alderman Gilbert Villegas, the resolution's chief sponsor said, as reported by local Fox 32 News
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The resolution applies to anyone who participated, regardless of the pardon, and takes effect immediately
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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker also signed an executive order days after Trump granted pardons, blocking January 6 rioters from applying for state jobs
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan. For more on this story, download the Straight Arrow News app or visit SAN.com
