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Jan 9, 2021 4:21 PM
(The Center Square) – A measure advancing at the Illinois statehouse could create a commission to investigate reparations for communities impacted by slavery.
House Bill 5024 sponsor state Rep. Will Davis, D-Hazel Crest, advanced his measure out of the House State Government Committee Saturday.
The bill would create a committee to look at the broader issue of reparations for the Black community, “versus writing a bill that would say this specifically is what it would do or this is what would be owed to or paid back to individuals impacted by slavery, the thought was let’s put a group together, let’s put a commission together,” Davis said.