Evanston became the first city in the United States to pass a reparations resolution in 2019. Initially, the grants were restricted to mortgage assistance, renovations or a down payment on a home. Evanston’s city council is considering adopting a cash option.

As a child, Robin Rue Simmons didnt know the Evanston neighborhood she called home was an area where Black families were once forced to live.
Rue Simmons grew up just north of Chicago in Evanstons …