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Chicago suburb set to pay reparations, but not all are so sure Sophia Tareen The Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. — When Teri Murray tried to buy her first home in 1968, searching this leafy college town for the perfect place, she thought she was an ideal candidate: married, steadily employed, ample savings. But banks rejected her, giving dubious excuses that they had stopped offering loans or the application period had closed. At 76, Murray now realizes those experiences were common for Black residents like her who faced decades of racist housing practices designed to stymie home­ownership...

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Chicago suburb set to pay reparations, but not all on board SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 23 1of23Robin Rue Simmons, alderwoman of Evanston's 5th Ward poses for a portrait holding a photograph of her mother, aunt and grandmother in her home in Evanston, Ill., Friday, April 9, 2021. The Chicago suburb is preparing to pay reparations in the form of housing grants to Black residents who experienced housing discrimination. Simmons, a fourth generation Black resident, spearheaded the effort after studying racial disparity data, which shows the average income of ...

Evanston set to pay reparations, but not everyone is on board By Associated Press Alderman Robin Rue Simmons weighs in on reparations for Black residents being approved in Evanston. EVANSTON, Ill. - When Teri Murray tried to buy her first home in 1968, searching this leafy college town for the perfect place, she thought she was an ideal candidate: married, steadily employed, ample savings. But banks rejected her, offering dubious excuses that they had stopped offering loans or the application period had closed. At 76, Murray now realizes those experiences were common for Black residents like ...

State officials and community leaders discussed ways to mobilize Black and brown communities against Republican efforts to restrict ballot access in a Evanston/North Shore NAACP forum Tuesday.   “Our nation is facing the most coordinated deliberate effort to suppress voters of color since the days of Jim Crow,” U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said at the virtual forum. After Donald Trump made claims around voter fraud following the 2020 election, Republican legislators in more than 40 states have introduced bills that would restrict voting access.  Durbin began the forum by discussing two House ...