The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/chicago/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Chicago | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/chicago/ 32 32 Gifting Pope Leo a White Sox kippa, Chicago rabbi thanks him for words on Gaza war https://www.timesofisrael.com/gifting-pope-leo-a-white-sox-kippa-chicago-rabbi-thanks-him-for-words-on-gaza-war/ Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:08:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3835519 Lizzi Heydemann thanks pontiff, who called for release of hostages while denouncing Israel's military campaign, for 'holding the humanity of Israelis and Palestinians in the same breath'

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]]> Israeli who survived 9/11 and October 7 now faces down Iranian missiles in Dubai https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-who-survived-9-11-and-october-7-now-faces-down-iranian-missiles-in-dubai/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:12:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3765219 Chicago native Deborah Benson-Ben Aderet is stranded in the United Arab Emirates while her two daughters weather the war in their southern Israel home

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]]> Progressive Chicago mayor joins Israeli consulate Hanukkah party with solidarity message https://www.timesofisrael.com/progressive-chicago-mayor-joins-israeli-consulate-hanukkah-party-with-solidarity-message/ Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:45:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3716648 Brandon Johnson, who has called Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza 'genocidal,' says he's grateful for relationship with Jewish state, sends condolences over Bondi Beach attack

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]]> ‘Hersh’s Fridge’: Chicago teens memorialize slain hostage with public kosher food project https://www.timesofisrael.com/chicago-teens-memorialize-slain-hostage-with-stocked-public-kosher-fridge-open-to-all/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:05:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3685024 Pioneering initiative supplies kosher food to any who are in need, as cuts to US anti-hunger program create a crisis for some local families

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]]> After New York, United renews flights from Chicago and Washington to Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-new-york-united-renews-flights-from-chicago-and-washington-to-tel-aviv/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:32:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3634437 Starting in November, US carrier will be only airline offering passengers non-stop service between Tel Aviv and the two American cities

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]]> Concerned by antisemitism, parents lead effort to launch new Jewish high school in Chicago https://www.timesofisrael.com/concerned-by-antisemitism-parents-lead-effort-to-launch-new-jewish-high-school-in-chicago/ Sat, 09 Aug 2025 23:53:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3615814 With private and public schools reportedly failing to address Jew hatred and a lack of non-Orthodox options within city limits, a new initiative is gaining steam

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]]> US killer of Palestinian-American boy in Oct. ’23 hate crime dies in prison aged 73 https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-killer-of-palestinian-american-boy-in-oct-23-hate-crime-dies-in-prison-aged-73/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 05:27:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3606976 Landlord Joseph Czuba was sentenced to 53 years for stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi to death and trying to kill the boy's mother, days after Israel-Hamas war broke out

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]]> Chicago cinema relents after canceling pro-Israel movie screening, then cancels it again https://www.timesofisrael.com/chicago-cinema-relents-after-canceling-pro-israel-movie-screening-then-cancels-it-again/ Thu, 29 May 2025 03:50:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3560793 Theater operators claim second cancellation due to 'harassment' from filmmaker Kosha Dillz, who denies any improper conduct and says he is 'extremely let down and exhausted'

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]]> Chicago mayoral pick resigns amid criticism for tearing down Israeli hostage poster https://www.timesofisrael.com/chicago-mayoral-pick-resigns-amid-criticism-for-tearing-down-israeli-hostage-poster/ Wed, 21 May 2025 17:59:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3554503 Video shows Ishan Daya, who was tapped to sit on a sustainability advisory group, ripping down hostage sign he says used 'racist and dehumanizing' language for Palestinians

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]]> Chicago theater cancels showing of Oct. 7 documentary, citing ‘safety and well-being’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/chicago-theater-cancels-showing-of-oct-7-documentary-citing-safety-and-well-being/ Thu, 15 May 2025 11:22:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3549589 Jewish group says Facets theater 'shut down a perspective, denied shared humanity, and excluded Jews' after it axed 'Bring the Family Home,' a movie about US campus antisemitism

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]]> Jewish groups protest as Chicago mayor wears keffiyeh for Arab Heritage Month event https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-protest-as-chicago-mayor-wears-keffiyeh-for-arab-heritage-month-event/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:43:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3535357 Brandon Johnson has long been criticized by local Jewish community for his lack of commitment to its safety and his anti-Israel stance

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]]> Over 100 Chicago-area rabbis, cantors condemn Trump’s campus crackdown https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-100-chicago-area-rabbis-cantors-condemn-trumps-crackdown-on-campus-antisemitism/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:46:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3532823 Letter published in local newspaper accuses US administration of using Jewish fears 'as a fig leaf for an anti-democratic agenda'

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]]> Chicago authorities charge man with hate crime for attack of Jewish DePaul students https://www.timesofisrael.com/chicago-authorities-charge-man-with-hate-crime-for-attack-of-jewish-depaul-students/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 06:05:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3529550 Adam Erkan, 20, allegedly assaulted two students in November; one of them says he's afraid of attending classes on campus because of antisemitic threats against him

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]]> Chicago Jewish man finds swastika protest against Elon Musk on his Tesla https://www.timesofisrael.com/chicago-jewish-man-finds-swastika-protest-against-elon-musk-on-his-tesla/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 05:26:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3516316 Peter Katz goes public about incident, files police report; days later, perpetrator leaves apology note on his vehicle for causing offense, but still raging at Trump official

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]]> Man facing terror charges for shooting US Jew on way to synagogue dies in apparent suicide https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-facing-terror-charges-for-shooting-us-jew-on-way-to-synagogue-dies-in-apparent-suicide/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:35:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3430927 Cook County Jail's Sheriff's Office says Sidi Mohammad Abdallahi was found in his cell after hanging himself, no previous indication he planned to take his life

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