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Evanston reparations program has strong support among residents, says study by Northwestern, U of...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSupport is strong for Evanston’s reparations program nearly four years after the City Council voted...
Evanston planned $20M for reparations, spent only $400K and helped 16 people
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Chicago suburb of Evanston initially set aside $10 million for reparations in 2019, but three...
How reparations pioneer Evanston, Ill., is rolling out payments to Black citizens
Yahoo News via AOL· 10 months agoAs talk of reparations ripples through the federal and local governments nationwide, Evanston, Ill.,...
Evanston plans event to select descendants for reparations funds
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Evanston Reparations Committee has announced the selection event for reparations for the...
Evanston boosts uses property sales taxes to boost reparations fund
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvanston’s Reparations Committee is searching for new revenue sources to bolster the reparations...
Evanston Reparations Committee looks to move fund to Black-owned bank, hires construction advisor
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe Evanston Reparations Committee is looking to move its reparations fund to a Black-owned...
Taxation, state benefits could be impacted by direct cash reparations payments in Evanston
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoConcerns about the taxability of direct cash reparations payments and the impact they could have on...
Evanston determines order for next round of reparation disbursements
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEvanston’s Reparations Committee hosted a selection event on Jan. 11 at Evanston Township High School for the next round of reparations fund recipients. A total of 453 direct descendants, those ...
New Asheville reparations project launches to do what city, county 'might not be able to'
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"ASHEVILLE - Since Asheville City Council passed a resolution supporting community reparations for...
Evanston’s groundbreaking reparations plan was stumbling. A brother and sister pushed it forward.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKenneth Wideman loves his apartment near downtown Evanston. It’s a spacious one bedroom with an eat-in kitchen that opens to the living room and its four big windows, where he can sit in his ...