Joliet lashes back at feds over bias suit

Aug. 5, 2011
A top Joliet official is lashing back at federal prosecutors for suing his city to block condemnation of a low-income housing complex called Evergreen Terrace.

Joliet embroiled in federal housing case

Aug. 5, 2011
The federal government is suing the city of Joliet for housing discrimination.The suit involves Evergreen Terrace, a low-income housing development with mostly black residents. Joliet wants to condemn the federally-subsidized apartments and relocate the tenants. But the U.S.