The first municipal reparations program in United States history is under legal challenge. The Trump administration’s Department of Justice — through its Civil Rights Division — has moved to intervene in a lawsuit challenging Evanston, Illinois’ Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program. The DOJ argues that directing housing assistance and…
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Community and Activism
Happy Reparations Day Chicago: How Chicago Won Reparations for Police Torture Survivors
On May 6, 2026, Chicago gathered at Washington Park Refectory to celebrate “Happy Reparations Day” — and to announce the upcoming groundbreaking of a permanent memorial honoring survivors of Jon Burge’s police torture ring. Jen Ash, Executive Director of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Foundation, delivered a…