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Podcast: City Cast Chicago
Episode: What Chicago Can Learn From Evanston’s Reparations Fight
Description: Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to create an exploratory committee on reparations for descendants of Black formerly enslaved people who have resided in Chicago. His predecessor also convened a reparations subcommittee, but the group rarely met. Meanwhile, Evanston managed to pass a reparations ordinance nearly four years ago. We’re talking with Robin Rue Simmons, the former alderperson who led the charge in the north suburb about how the program works and what Chicago can learn.Some news: The Cook County Forest Preserve annual photo contest submissions open tomorrow until Aug. 15....