What does ‘redlining’ in 1940s Chicago have to do with today’s Black exodus from the city? Plenty, new study suggests.

Redlining is defined as the practice of denying loans to homebuyers in minority areas by proclaiming them a financial risk. Maps had such areas literally shaded in red.

Chicago Chicago property law does not end redlining impact, according to reports Cook County treasurer's office proposes scrapping, modifying Illinois' Scavenger Sale law Associated Press ...

Erasing the legacy of redlining will take action by Congress, state legislature The history of government redlining haunts many struggling neighborhoods to this day. A little more than half of the ...

A nearly 80-year-old law intended to put distressed and tax-delinquent Chicago-area properties back to productive use has done little to improve or solve racial inequities in the city’s Black… ...

Illinois' Scavenger Sale Law has done little to address racial inequities in the city's Black and Latino neighborhoods, according to a study.

For a stronger economy, more vibrant communities, and a more just society, we must demand transparency in our housing markets.

Their answer: Federal “redlining” maps that sanctioned discriminatory lending policies in the late 1940s correlated strongly with sites of vacant and abandoned properties today.

Report: Illinois property law fails to end redlining impact A study says that a nearly 80-year-old law intended to put distressed and tax-delinquent Chicago-area properties back to productive use ...