Federal government seeks to halt Chicago suburb's reparations program for Black people

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date June 17, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Last Updated June 17, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/federal-government-seeks-to-halt-chicago-suburbs-reparations-program-for-black-people/3949966/

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The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the [ United States’ first reparations program ][1] that offered Black people in a small Illinois city $25,000 for 20th century race-based housing discrimination, joining an existing lawsuit that called the program unconstitutional. The progra...