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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Deputy City Manager Kimberly Richardson stands and motions her hands while speaking at a public meeting in 2017.

Third-party intermediary to disperse first reparations funds

January 10, 2022

Evanston’s Reparations Committee approved nonprofit group Community Partners for Affordable Housing to distribute funds to the first 16 recipients of the Restorative Housing Program at a Thursday meeting. Under...

Ald. Bobby Burns (5th) sits behind the council dais.

Reparations Committee discusses prioritization and selection process for Restorative Housing Program

October 14, 2021

Evanston’s Reparations Committee met last Thursday to discuss the prioritization and random selection of beneficiaries for the Restorative Housing Program, which has received more than 146 applicants...

Deputy City Manager Kimberly Richardson speaks at a meeting in front of a projector screen.

City opens application for first reparations payments

September 21, 2021

The city opened applications Tuesday for the Restorative Housing Program, which will disburse the first $400,000 in Evanston’s $10 million local reparations project. The application opens six months...

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Families receive first payments from the Evanston Equitable Recovery Fund

April 28, 2021

Selected families have received their first payments from the Evanston Equitable Recovery Fund, according to a Wednesday news release. The first of ten $300 monthly payments has been distributed to...

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City Council approves community members to Reparations Committee

April 27, 2021

City Council approved four community members to serve on Evanston’s Reparations Committee Monday. Of the over 30 people who applied, four were chosen: Dementia-Friendly Evanston Initiative member...

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