Chicago

December 27, 2018, 3:56 am

January Women’s March in Chicago scotched by local organizers

Group, which has rebuffed any link to national leadership accused of anti-Semitism, says it put time, energy and money into October event instead

By JTA

Lonnie Nasatir speaking at an JUF Interfaith Solidarity Event, November 1. (Robert Kusel via JTA)

December 19, 2018, 11:54 pm

Son of Chicago Jewish Federation leader to succeed dad

Lonnie Nasatir, set to take over Jewish United Fund, has served as the ADL’s Regional Director in Greater Chicago/Upper Midwest area for 12 years

By JTA

A screenshot of the swastika image received by students at Oak Park and River Forest High in Chicago on November 9, 2018.

November 10, 2018, 9:08 am

Swastika sent to phones of students at Chicago-area school

By AP and TOI staff

Illustrative: Early commuters drive as the sun rises over the Chicago skyline Friday, June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/G-Jun Yam)

October 25, 2018, 3:11 pm

Tel Aviv University to partner in new Chicago innovation, entrepreneurship hub

Center will focus on cybersecurity, AI, big data, food security, among other fields of innovation

By Shoshanna Solomon

Tarik Cohen tries Jewish food (YouTube Screenshot)

October 13, 2018, 9:50 am

Chicago Bears’ Tarik Cohen gets a crash course on Jewish culture

The 23-year-old running back heads to Sarge’s Deli in New York to learn the difference between matzah balls and mozzarella

By Gabe Friedman

Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, left, is taken into custody after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald, Oct. 5, 2018, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

October 6, 2018, 5:51 pm

Chicago police officer convicted of murder in slaying of black teen

Jason Van Dyke, who shot Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014, was the first officer in the city to be charged with murder for an on-duty shooting in about 50 years

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK

October 3, 2018, 11:18 pm

Chicago kosher supervisor shot dead on Simchat Torah holiday

Eliyahu Moscowitz murdered 36 hours after 73-year-old man killed in same area, in what residents fear may be a killing spree

By Yvette Alt Miller

Israeli singer Shiri Maimon as Roxie in the Broadway production of 'Chicago,' August 2018. (courtesy)

September 22, 2018, 8:37 pm

Shiri Maimon thanks Israeli fans after Broadway debut

‘I love you so much,’ the Israeli singer tells the Israeli crowd in Hebrew after playing Roxie Hart in ‘Chicago’

By Danielle Ziri and TOI staff

September 9, 2018, 2:51 pm

Shiri Maimon set to spread some Funny Honey on Broadway as Roxie in ‘Chicago’

‘It’s starting to get real,’ the petite blonde tells ToI as she stands among musical theater royalty at NY’s Sardi’s restaurant

By Danielle Ziri

With wife Amy Rule by his side, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces Tuesday, September 4, 2018 he will not seek a third term in office at a press conference on the 5th floor at City Hall in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images/via JTA)

September 7, 2018, 7:58 am

Rahm Emanuel leaves a city and Jewish community divided about his legacy

Former Obama aide ends term as Chicago mayor with a record of economic growth, but persistent gun violence and frustration in the city’s poor neighborhoods

By Ben Sales

In this April 7, 2015, file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrates at Plumbers Local 130 Union Hall in Chicago after winning in a runoff election for a second term in office. Emanuel, a Democratic congressman and chief of staff to President Barack Obama before becoming mayor in 2011, announced Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, that he won't seek a third term in 2019. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh,)

September 5, 2018, 2:12 am

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he will not seek re-election

‘This has been the job of a lifetime, but it is not a job for a lifetime,’ says the city’s first Jewish mayor, who had been expected to seek a 3rd term

By DON BABWIN and Michael Tarm

Rohr Chabad Center, Chicago (Google Streetview)

August 21, 2018, 5:19 am

US indicts 2 Iranians accused of spying, surveillance of Israeli, Jewish targets

Charge sheet alleges one of the men covertly took photos at several Jewish centers in Chicago, including the Hillel Center and Rohr Chabad House

By TOI staff and AFP

A baseball field in Laramie Park near Chicago, United States, renamed after Jewish teenager Caleb Maeir in August 2018. (Screenshot: Google Street View)

August 14, 2018, 5:03 pm

Chicago ball field renamed in memory of Jewish teen

Sports enthusiast Caleb Maeir, who died in December after long battle with cancer, immortalized at Laramie Park where he used to play

By Jacob Miller

July 30, 2018, 11:54 pm

Airbnb removes Chicago listing that would not tolerate Zionism

Woman complained about rental property, says she was concerned ban would prevent her from talking about being Jewish or her trip to Israel

By Ron Kampeas

Illustrative: Kosherfest, the world's largest kosher trade show. (Josefin Dolsten)

July 20, 2018, 6:30 am

New flavors, fresh ideas raise hopes for a kosher culinary revival in Chicago

Young restaurateurs are bringing the locally-sourced, non-GMO food trends to the city’s lagging scene in an attempt to convince observant eaters to ‘try it and you’ll like it’

By Yvette Alt Miller