U.S. Sues to Block Housing Ordinance

The Justice Department sued Waukegan, Ill., to block a housing ordinance the government alleged was enacted and enforced to limit the number of Latino families who could live there. The government alleged that Waukegan, which is 35 miles north of Chicago, violated the Fair Housing Act with an ordinance that sought to restrict the number of people related by blood or marriage who could live together. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, the department said Waukegan officials repeatedly expressed their animosity toward Latinos moving into the city.