CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — There is more fallout for Chicago area residents who were at the Capitol this week when a violent mob stormed the building.
As evening fell in Washington on Wednesday, 48-year-old David Fitzgerald of Roselle posted a video on Facebook. About the same time, he was arrested and charged with curfew violation and unlawful entry.
Brad Rukstales, the CEO of a Schaumburg-based marketing agency, Cogensia, has been placed on a leave of absence because of his participation in events at the capitol. The company says “he was not acting on behalf of our company nor do his actions in any way reflect the policies or values of our firm.”
Also, Chicago real-estate firm @Properties has fired a broker, Libby Andrews, after she posted photos of herself near the capitol and made reference to “storming” the Capitol. Andrews tells WBBM Newsradio she meant that loosely and did not enter the building.
“We sang the National Anthem and we waved flags and we took selfies and videos and that was it. There weren’t even police there saying, ‘Move away, move off the steps, don’t congregate.’ There was nothing,” she said Thursday.
And on social media, lists are starting to appear naming business owners believed to have been in Washington. The people who posted the lists are urging boycotts.
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