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Chicago told to end bias or lose U.S. funds
A federal court ordered the United States to withhold Chicago revenue sharing payments until the city ends racial discrimination in its police department. Judge John Lewis Smith Jr directs deferral of a $19.2 million payment with the next tranche due January 5, as hearings continue on the city’s hiring, promotion, and personnel practices.
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Washington
Chicago
U.S
John Lewis Smith Jr
District of Columbia
Benich
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
Office of Revenue Sharing
Harold Himmelman
National Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights
John F. Kennedy
Himmelmann
Smith
Justice Department
Illinois
Treasury Department
Himmelman
Graham W. Walt
U.S. District Court
Prentice M. Marshall
Renault Robinson