The village has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from its refusal to allow a sober living home for people recovering from addiction, which violated the Fair Housing Act.
"Individuals with disabilities – including those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction – should not be excluded from living in residential neighborhoods," United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John R. Lausch Jr. said in a statement.The settlement also requires Hinsdale to update its Zoning Ordinance to comply with the law.
The village will pay $10,000 to the United States government, and $790,000 to Trinity Sober Living, LLC, which is the sober living home's owner and operator that filed the lawsuit in November 2020.that I have read and agree
But did their reporter Ben Bradley ever pay his real estate taxes?
I'd say $800,000 is a small price for Hinsdale to pay to keep a lot of problems outside of their town.
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