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Chicago man suspected of planning mass shooting against Hindus had white supremacist manifesto

Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, was arrested on Sunday after an individual reported receiving concerning electronic communications from him, Palatine police said.

A Chicago Police officer sits in his car as he monitors the area along Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, on June 18, 2021.
Portrait of Israeli writer Naomi Ragen, in Jerusalem, April 23, 2004.

Chicago Jewish theater drops Naomi Ragen play, says actors feared repercussions of working with her

 general view outside the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse before a preliminary hearing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Christian Castro on September 18, 2026 in St Paul, Minnesota.

Immigration judge clears deportation of Milwaukee Muslim leader on security threat grounds

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani enters for a press conference to ask for the release of Federal Counterterrorism Funding in New York City, US, September 1, 2026.

Chicago hall, playground defaced with antisemitic grafitti, ADL opposes Mamdani plan


Trump troop deployments to US cities have cost more than $340 million, senator says

Senator Tammy Duckworth's office said she had received the cost estimates from the Trump administration.

National Guard members stand together behind yellow tape, after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 26, 2025.

Bridges of Hope

The Jewish Agency marks 30 years of partnership between the Chicago Jewish community and Kiryat Gat, Lachish, and Shafir

(R to L) Becky Caspi, Lonnie Nasatir, Kfir Swissa, Maj. Gen. (res.) Doron Almog and Wendy Abrams

Avdija shines as Wolf and Saraf lift Nets in breakout night for Israeli NBA talent

Avdija powered Portland to a key win as Wolf and Saraf helped Brooklyn notch back-to-back victories.

Brooklyn Nets' Danny Wolf, December 5, 2025.

Biotech between worlds: Jacob Licht's aliyah story - interview

A better question might be: For a couple who fell in love with Israel as teenagers, why did it take us so long to make aliyah?

JACOB LICHT, 56, from Silver Spring to Jerusalem, 2024.

Pentagon to withdraw National Guard from Chicago, Portland after Trump deployment - NYT

NYT reported that 200 California National Guard troops who were sent to Portland and 200 Texas National Guard members who were sent to Chicago would return to their home states as soon as Sunday.

Federal agents clash with anti-ICE protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025 in Portland, Oregon.

FBI records reveal ISIS terror plot targeting Chicago's 2024 Pride Parade - NBC

The attack was planned in a Discord chat room by a group named "Islamic State of America," NBC reported.

People march in the 50th annual Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 30, 2019.

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized, under observation for PSP

US civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, 84, is hospitalized with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare brain disorder confirmed last year. He had previously been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Reverend Jesse Jackson bows his head in prayer on the Edmund Pettus Bridge to commemorate the 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma, Alabama, U.S., March 9, 2025.

Kosher community fridge in Chicago’s Jewish suburbs arrives amid rising food insecurity

The community fridge offers free and fresh food that anyone can take anonymously.

Rabbi Hody Nemes stands in front of Hersh's Fridge, a community fridge that serves kosher-keeping Jews in Chicago.

Advocates decry ‘pogrom on the playground’ after Jewish children targeted in Chicago on Oct. 7

The incident took place on Oct. 7, during the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in Shawnee Park, which is located blocks from a number of the town’s Orthodox synagogues.

Five Jewish children were shot with pellet guns at Shawnee Park in Skokie, Illinois on Oct. 7, 2025.

Trump calls for Chicago mayor, Illinois governor to be jailed

"Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE Officers! Governor Pritzker also!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson sits for an interview with Reuters at his office located at City Hall, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. September 29, 2025.