Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to ask Pope Leo XIV to use his pulpit to support reparations as part of his Repair ...

An Illinois state commission that is looking to implement reparations for Black residents released a report laying out what it called the state's history of harms against them on Friday. "Confronting ...

ADCRC Chair Marvin Slaughter, Jr. said “confronting the truth of our state’s history is a necessary first step toward building a more equitable future." A report from the Illinois state commission is ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois state Sen. Andrew Chesney is voicing sharp criticism of the city of Evanston’s reparations program, calling it “outrageous” and “offensive to everyone.” Chesney’s ...

Reparations advocates spoke at Kennedy King College in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, arguing the "moral" responsibility of the federal government to compensate Black Americans for slavery. One of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ill. (WTVO) — Companies in Illinois with historical ties to slavery could have to pay reparations to residents. Illinois’s Chicago ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday shared a post when he defended the city’s Reparations Task Force and took a sharp jab at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. “Judicial Watch is suing the ...

As cities across the U.S. continue to experiment with direct cash transfers, a prominent Chicago suburb is extending its guaranteed income program while simultaneously defending a first-of-its-kind ...

City council members in Evanston, Illinois, approved a $400,000 reparations program for Black residents on Monday. Here's how it works. Photo: Alderman Robin Sue Simmons, who spearheaded a program for ...