Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what’s next for policing reform

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Voters in Minneapolis rejected a measure that would have transformed the city’s policing 18 months after the killing of George Floyd thrust the city into the forefront of the police reform debate. By a 56%…

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More than 500 applications for Restorative Housing grants expected; staff reviewing reparations paperwork

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Last Friday, November 5, applications for Restorative Housing grants – the first program of the City of Evanston’s so-called reparations commitment – officially closed, and Deputy City Manager Kimberly Richardson said…

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Cars drive past a sign welcoming people to the city of in Evanston, Illinois, on March 16, 2021. - A suburb in Chicago is set to become the first place in the United States to provide reparations to its Black residents, with a plan to distribute $10 million over the next decade. Evanston, home to Northwestern University and just north of Chicago along the shore of Lake Michigan, will have a city council vote March 22 on the issue, which is expected to pass. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Hundreds of people have applied for Evanston’s 1st reparations initiative

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EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Evanston has received more than 500 applications for its restorative housing program, according to city officials. Justin Marcoviche-Garnett applied on behalf of his…

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