Bill Offers Incentives To Small Businesses Hiring Former Inmates

Watch VideoAntonio Lightfoot knew it wasn’t going to be easy finding stable work.  

"Historically, we’ve always been a community who’s easy to throw away,"said Lightfoot. 

Lightfoot was incarcerated from 2006 to 2009 for armed robbery. He was eager to start over and find a full-time job in Chicago after he was...