Evanston residents blast reparations committee for ‘showboating’ and slow payouts

Published June 2, 2023 4:23pm ET



Residents in Evanston, Illinois, expressed their frustration Thursday over the slow pace of the city’s historic reparations program, claiming officials would rather “showboat” and mug for the media than address deep flaws in the system that has so far seen seven people die before getting their money.

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