‘Racial Discrimination, Pure and Simple’: Trump Administration Challenges Reparations Plan in Illinois
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June 17, 2026
The Trump administration has struck another blow against DEI, this time issuing a lawsuit against a “first of its kind” racial reparations program in Illinois. In 2019, the city of Evanston, Illinois, approved a “Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program” that was set to hand out tens of millions of dollars to residents—or the descendants of...
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