Illinois city becomes first in US to pass reparations program for black residents

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A Chicago suburb on Monday became the first city in the United States to pass a reparations program for black residents.

The city council of Evanston, Illinois, approved a plan that will cost $10 million dollars over the next decade and be funded by cannabis taxes.

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