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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, speaking with the media at a phone bank for the Kamala Harris for President campaign in Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2024. Credit: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons.
Who is calling who a Nazi?
“Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s comparison of the Trump administration to the Nazi regime is deeply disturbing and unacceptable,” said Rabbi David Katz, executive director of the Israel Heritage Foundation.
Sara Lehmann
Feb. 21, 2025
Gavel next to American flag. Credit: Sergei Tokmakov/Pixabay.
Illinois man who put swastikas on campaign signs appears for trial
The defendant is charged with two counts of hate crime and one count of property damage for the 2022 vandalism.
Dec. 6, 2024
Booking photo for Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, from Nov. 22, 2024. Credit: Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
Chicago Jewish groups react to suicide of man who shot Jewish worshipper
“Even though Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi is dead, we assume the investigation behind his crimes, including one count of terrorism, will not end,” Daniel Goldwin, a spokesman for the Jewish Federation of Chicago, told JNS.
David Swindle
Dec. 4, 2024
Booking photo for Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, from Nov. 22, 2024. Credit: Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
Gunman, who allegedly shot Jewish Chicagoan, dead after apparent suicide
"There is no evidence of foul play at this time," the Cook County Sheriff’s Office told JNS of the death of 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi.
Menachem Wecker
Dec. 1, 2024
A gavel. Credit: Pixabay.
‘Planned attack’ of Orthodox man in Chicago, prosecutor says
The Cook County, Ill., prosecutor’s office said Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi researched Jewish targets and had pro-Hamas material on his phone.
Nov. 26, 2024
Larry Snelling, superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, announces terrorism and hate-crime charges against a man accused of shooting an Orthodox Jew in Chicago, Oct. 31, 2024. Source: ABC 7 Chicago/YouTube screen capture.
Chicago Police announces hate crime, terror charges against gunman accused of shooting Orthodox Jew
"We did not secure these charges because of public pressure or because of media attention," said Larry Snelling, superintendent of the Chicago Police.
Menachem Wecker and Andrew Bernard
Oct. 31, 2024
A rally in Chicago organized by the Chicago Jewish Alliance on Oct. 30, 2024. Credit: Chicago Jewish Alliance.
Chicago Jewish leaders decry mayor, laud police, as no hate crime charges issued for gunman
“The community is shaken and, frankly, outraged,” Rabbi Shlomo Soroka, of Agudath Israel of Illinois, told JNS. “We all have legitimate questions.”
JNS Staff
Oct. 31, 2024
Police car lights. Credit: Fleimax/Pixabay.
Orthodox Jewish Chicago man, 39, shot en route to synagogue on Shabbat
Lonnie Nasatir, president of the Jewish United Fund, told JNS that the Chicago Police Department has been "nothing but very attentive."
Menachem Wecker
Oct. 27, 2024
Gavel. Credit: Katrin Bolovtsova/Pexels.
Illinois men charged with hate crimes for ‘free Gaza’ graffiti at grocery store
“I find the charges against these two men extremely disturbing,” stated Robert Berlin, the DuPage County state’s attorney.
July 22, 2024