At the May 5 meeting of Evanston’s reparations committee, former Council Member Robin Rue Simmons announced that the city has begun dispersing the $25,000 housing grants to the 16 beneficiaries […]
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Reparations committee looking at other funding models
Evanston’s reparations committee is planning to increase the current reparations fund by $2.6 million, but they’re still deciding how best to go about it. So far, the $10 million dollar […]
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City programs collaborate to advance Burton’s home makeover
Ramona Burton’s home is getting a makeover. The city of Evanston has begun its local reparations program, dispensing $25,000 grants to the 16 inaugural beneficiaries, and Burton, who was one […]
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Evanston leaders discuss reparations with Northfield temple
Former Evanston Council Member Robin Rue Simmons and Mayor Daniel Biss brought the reparations conversation to Temple Jeremiah in Northfield in a conversation moderated by Rabbi Paul F. Cohen. “I […]
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Evanston honors first reparations recipients – ‘a long overdue redress’ of past wrongs
Evanston officials paid special tribute to the first recipients of grants through the city’s historic reparations program April 25, holding a dinner in their honor and expressing hope their participation […]
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Evanston won’t change terms of first reparations grants to allow rental assistance
Wary of legal complications, Evanston’s Reparations Committee has decided it will not adjust the first housing reparations program to accommodate renters unable or unwilling to get a mortgage. Committee members […]
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One-year anniversary of Evanston’s reparations vote: Reflection, discussion with local newsmakers
One year has passed since the Evanston City Council voted to authorize the restorative housing program, the first of the local reparations initiatives, and it’s been more than two months […]
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At least 3 recipients of Evanston reparations grants are renters, who may not be able to take money
The City of Evanston has begun meeting with the 16 beneficiaries of restorative housing grants, but so far three of those selected are renters who do not own homes and […]
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First United Methodist sets example for reparations with major gift
A congregational representative from First United Methodist Church of Evanston presented a check for $50,000 to Sol Anderson, CEO of the Evanston Community Foundation, for the Reparations Stakeholders Authority of […]
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Former Evanston resident featured in PBS special on local segregation
John Nance, a 68-year-old former Evanston resident, was featured in the third installment of “FIRSTHAND,” a PBS documentary series about local segregation that went live on their website Feb. 22. […]