This U.S. City Approved Cash Payments To Black Residents As Reparations For Housing Discrimination
A Chicago suburb is the first in the nation to approve direct cash payments as reparations.
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A Chicago suburb is the first in the nation to approve direct cash payments as reparations.
City Council approved direct cash payments for all Restorative Housing Program recipients Monday. The option adds to the program’s payment structure, which previously allowed recipients to direct a $25,000 grant toward a down payment on home purchases, mortgage payments or home renovations. The proposal came before the council Monday and passed in a unanimous vote...
City Council voted unanimously Monday to table an ordinance that would approve the development of a mixed-use affordable housing building in the 5th Ward until its next meeting. The development is a collaboration between local ministry Mt. Pisgah, currently located at the site, and the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation, a Skokie-based affordable housing developer. HODC...
On Monday night, the Evanston City Council approved a cash option to its Housing Restorative Program. Now, the program includes direct cash benefits for those who qualify.
The Reparations Committee approved a direct cash payment option for all recipients of the city’s Restorative Housing Program Thursday morning. This decision adds another option to the program’s payment structure, which previously allowed recipients to direct a $25,000 grant toward a down payment on a home purchase, mortgage payments or home renovation. Ald. Devon Reid...