Chicago

Attacker convicted in 2024 antisemitic hate crime at DePaul sentenced to nearly two years in prison

The attack, which was premeditated, left one of the victims with a brain injury and his friend with a broken wrist that required surgery.

Max Long, one of the allegedly assaulted DePaul students.
 Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrate near the Consulate General of Israel during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois; Illustrative.

Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Chicago's Israeli consulate to protest settler violence

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, Ambler, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2024.

How the Democratic Party in America lost its way on Israel, Jews - opinion

Rahm Emanuel, left, speaks with Yael Sternhell and Yoav Fromer during an event at Tel Aviv University, July 8, 2026.

‘True friends tell each other the truth’: Rahm Emanuel’s critique of Israel draws cheers - analysis


How this Jewish Chicago day school pulled off a last-minute, multi-generational Israel service trip

The school ultimately raised enough money to send 16 students, each accompanied by a parent or grandparent, and four staff members to Israel.

 An ElAl boeing 744 plane.

Bags with antisemitic flyers and what may be rat poison placed in Chicago

43 Ward Alderman Timmy Knudsen assured that he would stand by Chicago's Jewish community against antisemitism and ensure their safety.

 Palestinian-Americans and their supporters protest as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas continues, outside the Israeli consulate in downtown Chicago, US, October 8, 2023.

Advocating for hostages in the streets of Chicago - opinion

These Israeli stories aim to bring humanity into the voting process, the results of which will directly impact peace or violence in the city.

 FROM LEFT: AJC assistant director Susan Evans, Bar Rudaeff, Yaniv Yaakov, and the writer venture into the heart of Chicago, advocating for the release of Israeli hostages.

Chicago suburb decries organized antisemitic disruption at council meeting

One man told the council he "saw a rabbi crawl out of a sewer with blood on his face."

 View of Fountain Square in Evanston, Illinois looking south-southeast towards Chicago and Lake Michigan.

Chicago school district faces faces Title VI investigation after pro-Palestinian walkout

Students in Chicago recently staged a major pro-Palestinian walkout that received at least tacit support from the district.

 Students leave William Wells High School, part of Chicago Public Schools, March 14, 2022, in Chicago Illinois. CPS is the subject of a new federal Title VI discrimination investigation with the Department of Education.

Loyola University Chicago faces antisemitic vandalism

The symbol was found drawn in the Hillel Social Room located within the Damen Student Center, sparking immediate concern among students.

Loyola University Chicago

This Jewish American school will volunteer in Israel for a month, as result of Hamas massacre

The students will engage in various volunteer activities, including working on farms, providing support to families of soldiers, assisting in hospitals, and preparing care packages for the military.

 The seniors' involvement extends beyond this trip, as evidenced by their participation in the March for Israel in Washington, DC, and advocating for pro-Israel legislation in Chicago, even in the face of antisemitic opposition.

Antisemitic 'Nazi' graffiti left on former Chicago mayor's home

The graffiti at Rahm Emanuel's property was swiftly removed.

RAHM EMANUEL, former mayor of Chicago, speaks during the Wall Street Journal CEO Council, in Washington last yea

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators batter pro-Israel activist helping old man in Skokie

Peter Christos, a member of the activist group Turning Point USA, says protestors punched him, kicked him in the head, and hit him with a flagpole before police were able to intervene.

 Skokie Public Library,  September 23 2023.

After a Palestinian-American child is stabbed to death, Jewish groups across the spectrum speak out

"We are not the only ones being targeted in this moment,” the Jewish Council for Public Affairs said in a statement.

Mourners attend a funeral prayer for Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who according to police was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion and as a response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Bridgeview, Illinois, U.S. October 16, 2023.