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Published 10 months ago

Chicago suburb starts making $25K reparations payouts in ‘test run for the whole country’

  • The city council of Evanston, Illinois is paying reparations to black residents to address a history of housing discrimination and wealth and opportunity gaps experienced between 1919 and 1969.
  • The program aims to provide $25,000 to each of the 140 eligible residents, primarily elderly individuals, by the end of the year, using funds from marijuana and real-estate transfer taxes.
  • Evanston is paving the way for the rest of the country, as it is the only municipality to fulfill its promise of reparations, while other cities have taken similar steps towards reparations.
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New York PostNew York Post

Chicago suburb starts making $25K reparations payouts in ‘test run for the whole country’

A suburban Chicago city has become the first to start paying reparations to qualifying black residents in what is being seen as "a test run for the whole country."

10 months ago·New York, United States
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The Daily CallerThe Daily Caller

‘Like A Test Run For The Whole Country’: Blue City Pours $10 Million Into Reparations

Evanston, Illinois is paying out $10 million over the course of a decade to black residents as part of a reparations program for past housing discrimination.

10 months ago·Washington, United States
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Live MintLive Mint

Chicago Suburb Pays Reparations to Black Residents in a ‘Test Run for the Whole Country’

Evanston, Ill., has committed to spending $10 million over 10 years for discrimination

10 months ago·New Delhi, India
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The BlazeThe Blaze

Chicago suburb starts disbursing $10 million reparations package to black residents

A Chicago suburb has become the first city in the nation to begin disbursing reparations payments to black residents over discrimination and limited access to housing, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.Approximately 140 residents in Evanston, Illinois, will receive $25,000 from the city by the...

10 months ago·United States
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Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal

Chicago Suburb Pays Reparations to Black Residents in a ‘Test Run for the Whole Country’

Evanston, Ill., has committed to spending $10 million over 10 years for discrimination

10 months ago·New York, United States
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Marietta Daily JournalMarietta Daily Journal

Chicago suburb pays discrimination reparations to Black residents

A Chicago suburb has begun paying reparations to Black residents for its history of housing discrimination.

10 months ago
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