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The ‘Bring Chicago Home’ measure, an effort to end homelessness, would raise real estate transfer taxes on properties over $1 million.

Eighth Ward Council Member Devon Reid told fellow commissioners on Evanston’s Equity and Empowerment Commission Aug. 17 that he will put forward a Eighth Ward Council Member Devon Reid suggests that retailers who use self-checkout kiosks should be taxed, with the money going toward training and placement programs for Evanston teens.

City council stopped short of greenlighting a planned housing complex on Church Street Monday night, holding a sale of land but granting loans to the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation. The council considered three actions: swapping a portion of the city’s property with the church, Mt. Pisgah Ministries, Inc, approving a sale of this new property...

A D.C. Council member is sponsoring a bill that will study reparations for Black residents of the District.

City Council unanimously voted to put more than $500,000 toward emergency repairs for the elevator at Police and Fire Headquarters Monday night. But the elderly elevator provided a peephole into a larger conversation about the city’s aging infrastructure, a situation Ald. Devon Reid (8th) described as “grim” and “sobering.” “We really need to nail this...

The Evanston mayor and City Council members may take a Civility Pledge to ensure that communication between officials remains open, honest and

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Evanston City Council has seen some tantrums. But a Civility Pledge would stifle free debate.

In March, City Council approved a direct cash payment option for all recipients of the city’s reparations program, following years of community advocacy for the option. However, many local activists still feel the Restorative Housing Program currently does not do enough to repair harm against Black residents from decades of discriminatory policies.   The program was...

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