Employers that hire people with a record, Chicago after 13 years as a copywriter

I got a lead on a company that does not ask about convictions on the first application. The HR contact was kind and direct. Has anyone worked at these places?

Be honest, brief and forward-looking when you talk about it. They care more about what you did since.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it settled down once I kept a simple log of every call and form.