All told, from 2006 to 2019, Chicago police conducted criminal background checks and internet searches on more than 300 citizens who signed up to speak before the Police Board, the records showed.

An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance has implications for businesses asking job applicants about their criminal history or conducting criminal background checks. Some suggestions for… ...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday, July 24, condemned the practice of conducting criminal background checks on average citizens who signed up to speak at Police Board meetings. Fran Spielman/Sun ...

The city of Chicago published an amended ban-the-box ordinance on April 24, 2023, that further restricts employers’ use of criminal records for job-screening purposes.

Chicago has amended its “Ban the Box” Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) to further align with Illinois law. The Ordinance, which originally took effect in 2015, provides protections for both ...