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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


Reparations Committee members Thursday discussed the detriment of low cannabis sales on their ongoing efforts.

Low marijuana sales hinder Evanston reparations distribution

March 7, 2025

Evanston’s Reparations Committee has delivered more than $5 million in reparation payments to 212 recipients, but committee members discussed Thursday the detriment of low cannabis sales on their ongoing...

Dino Robinson Jr. gave a presentation on the history of housing discrimination during the Reparations Committee meeting on Thursday.

Reparations committee determines order for reparations distribution

January 12, 2024

The Evanston Reparations Committee determined the order in which direct descendants of residents affected by housing discrimination will receive reparations from the city at a meeting at Evanston Township...

In front of a background including lines signifying maps, a white hand passes a note that says “reparations” to a black hand.

Evanston Reparations Committee addresses payment concerns at latest meeting

October 5, 2023

Evanston resident Cheryl Henry attended Thursday’s Reparations Committee meeting to understand how she could receive payments from the city.  “This is the first time I've actually come in and I...

A photo of the exterior of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center with light purple flowers at the bottom.

City Council allocates additional funding from cannabis tax to reparations program

August 9, 2022

City Council approved a resolution Monday that will allocate additional funding to the city’s reparations program to help pay the 138 remaining qualified recipients immediately as funds become available. Resolution...

An illustration of houses with a backdrop of papers.

Local leaders reflect on Evanston’s reparations effort, one year later

April 20, 2022

More than a year after City Council approved the Restorative Housing Program, some local leaders who disapproved of the original plan still say housing grants do not constitute full reparations.  On...

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