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Illinois Commission To Hold Series of Hearings for Public To Weigh In on Reparations Plan 

The commission is kicking off a series of meetings aimed at allowing ‘the public to shape recommendations’ as it pushes ahead with reparations for Black Illinois residents who are descendants of slaves.

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Amos C. Brown Jr., vice chairman of the California Reparations Task Force, right, holds a copy of ‘Songs of Slavery and Emancipation’ as he and other members of the task force pose for photos at the California capitol. AP/Rich Pedroncelli, file
MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Illinois’s reparations commission is launching a series of public hearings throughout the state, with the first one set at Chicago on Saturday. 

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MAGGIE LITTLE
MAGGIE LITTLE

Mrs. Little is from Pittsburgh and a graduate of Hillsdale College. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Federalist, and The Daily Signal.

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