The Illinois African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission is set to hold a public hearing at the University of Illinois campus this Saturday.The event, part ...

Citizens Reparations Commission hosted a public hearing on the University of Illinois campus Saturday. Professors, ...

Former 8th Ward Ald. Devon Reid calls himself “a proud Evanstonian, a proud Illinoisan and a proud American.” However, he said his family’s origins have been a lingering question. Now, by ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC 7, Chicago's No. 1 station for news, explored the fight for reparations around the country, the historical context behind it, and efforts by the city of Evanston to implement a ...

Evanston, Illinois, is the first city in the United States to fund reparations for Black residents. Evanston, Illinois, will be the first city in the United States to fund reparations for Black ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Evanston, Illinois, has become the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery. The Chicago ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Evanston has received more than 500 applications for its restorative housing program, according to city officials. Justin Marcoviche-Garnett applied on behalf of ...

A reparations program in Evanston, Illinois — designed to hand out $25,000 payments to black residents — is being sued because only black residents were allowed to apply. The Supreme Court’s decision ...

The African Descent-Citizens Reparations Commission will have a public hearing at University of Illinois to discuss slavery ...