Chicago’s housing policy still promotes exclusion – Illinois Policy

After the Supreme Court struck down explicitly racial zoning in 1917, cities turned to other tools: minimum lot sizes, parking mandates and unit limits. That legacy is intact today – Chicago remains the most segregated city in America.
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Hello, Indiana!
11 months ago

A lot of segregation comes from the community crying the loudest about.. segregation. Black business organizations, black fire/ police officer organizations, black TV networks, Historically Black Colleges, etc. The list goes on and on.

mqyl
11 months ago

Also, violence tends to, you know, segregate people.

Bosco
11 months ago
Reply to  mqyl

Who in their right mind wants to live where the “community” is out of control?

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