Evanston expands cash handouts as race-based reparations program faces major legal battle – FOX News

Evanston is one of more than 100 U.S. cities that have launched "no-strings-attached" cash pilots since 2018. However, it sits in a region becoming a stronghold for the policy. Cook County made headlines by moving to establish the nation’s first permanent guaranteed income program. While Evanston’s program is currently reliant on expiring federal one-time funds, Cook County officials have allocated $7.5 million in their 2026 budget to keep their "Promise" program running indefinitely.
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Da Judge
6 hours ago

Need to figure out how to get my hands on some of this free moolah!!

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Free at Last
7 hours ago

Great idea. Evanstonians will be more than happy to pony up much more in tax dollars to assuage their guilt for never owning slaves and for the recipients never having been slaves.

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