Evanston says it will defend its reparations program after the U.S. Justice Department joined a lawsuit challenging it.

The Justice Department says Evanston's reparations housing program violates the Constitution and Fair Housing Act.

Evanston has distributed more than $7 million to over 200 Black residents who are direct descendants of people harmed by housing discrimination.

A Reparations Committee in Evanston announced Feb. 5 that it will be distributing funds to an additional 44 residents this year, with an aim to send out all payments within the next few months. The ...

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The Justice Department joins a case on race-based payments for long ago discrimination..

One core challenge for Evanston’s reparations program is determining eligibility. Who, exactly, counts as sufficiently Black ...

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