U.S. prosecutors charged a Chicago man over online threats against Jews and a planned synagogue attack following Israel's reported killing of Iran's supreme leader. The suspect was released on bond, under restrictive conditions
Alderman Debra Silverstein criticized the hearing, arguing that of the 30 people invited by Mayor Brandon Johnson, only two were victims of anti-Jewish hate.
A new Jewish high school is being planned to be built in Chicago, aiming to fill a long-standing gap, and offering families a bold, local choice amid rising antisemitism.
The theater announced the decision in a since-deleted post on Instagram that night that began with the sentence, “We are firmly not an antisemitic organization.”
The 64-year-old Illinois resident allegedly assaulted the man because he wore a sweatshirt with the word 'Palestine' at a restaurant in a Chicago suburb. 'This type of behavior and the accompanying prejudice have no place in a civilized society,' said the state attorney's office
The suspect who allegedly shouted 'Allahu Akbar' during a shootout with police after shooting a Jewish man on his way to a Chicago synagogue was charged with a hate crime days after Jewish leaders and groups slammed the authorities for failing to do so