Trump admin wants to stop Illinois city's reparations effort for 'simply handing out money based on race'

In a filing submitted by the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, federal prosecutors sought on Tuesday to join an existing class-action lawsuit challenging the City of Evanston ’s "Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program." The DOJ contends that the Chicago suburb's initiative unlawfully distributes public benefits based strictly on race and ancestry. "There are sound ways for a city to remedy past discrimination or direct resources to its most vulnerable citizens and neighborhoo