DOJ: Chicago suburb killed low-income housing development after racial outcry

A suburb of Chicago will pay more than $400,000 as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice, which accused the city of denying a low-income housing development in response to “race-based community opposition.” The DOJ alleged that the decision was made with the “intent and with the effect of discriminating against prospective African-American tenants of Buckeye’s proposed development.”