[Toddsterpatriot]

“We can implement funding to directly invest in black Evanston,” 5th Ward Alderman Robin Rue Simmons said of the measure.

I don't remember slavery being a big issue in Evanston.

[reg45]

Slavery was NEVER LEGAL in Evanston, so what’s the big deal.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Or EvanSTONEans being slaves.

Unless they’re long term Democrats

[Maine Mariner]

You are quite right, in fact a good number of young men from Illinois fought and died in the civil war.