Rose Cannon said she still remembers the excitement she felt at an early Evanston town hall on reparations in December 2019. A few weeks prior, the city had become the first in the country to pass a reparations resolution, which aimed to address the history of opportunity and wealth disparities affecting Black residents. More than.
The Reparations Committee approved a direct cash payment option for all recipients of the city’s Restorative Housing Program Thursday morning. This decision adds another option to the program’s payment structure, which previously allowed recipients to direct a $25,000 grant toward a down payment on a home purchase, mortgage payments or home renovation. Ald. Devon Reid.
Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) and Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) pushed back on claims that the city has not involved the public in the reparations process at a City Council meeting Monday. Over ten residents spoke during public comment in favor of either delaying City Council’s vote on the city’s current reparation’s proposal until after.