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Lawsuit claims Evanston's reparations program is unconstitutional

Evanston's five-year-old effort at racial reparations violates the U.S. Constitution, according to a federal lawsuit filed by several people with hereditary ties to the North Shore suburb. Subscribe and get unlimited access to Crain's Chicago Business. Owning one of these half-million-dollar homes would require sharing duties like watching your neighbors'...