DOJ To Join Race Bias Suit Over Ill. City's Reparations

By Celeste Bott · June 17, 2026, 7:02 PM EDT

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to join a lawsuit challenging a Chicago suburb's reparations housing program for Black residents, arguing the race-based benefits violate the Constitution's equal protection clause...

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Case Information

Case Title

Flinn et al v. City of Evanston

Case Number

1:24-cv-04269

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

440 Civil Rights: Other

Date Filed

May 23, 2024