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- Eastern Europeans push back against Muslim immigration
- Poland: "The bill would impose prison sentences of up to three years for mentioning the term “Polish death camps” and for suggesting “publicly and against the facts” complicity on the part of the Polish nation or state in Nazi Germany crimes"
- MLB cancels promotion of Roger Waters' tour due to BDS support
- Israel's laser system going online this year will protect Israel from missiles, rockets, drones and other threats
- Letter to California Board of Regents Criticizing Proposed Statement of Principles Against Intolerance
- Pride for some, but not all--Chicago Dyke March attendees purity test: “You cannot be Zionist and believe in a Palestinian state, Zionism is inherently racism.”
- "Black journalists at the NY Times claimed that the op-ed literally endangered their lives"
- #AmnestyInternational report “so riddled with errors of omission, fact, law and basic logic that not even the #NewYorkTimes – which routinely attacks #Israel’s very legitimacy – has deemed it ‘fit to print’”
Category Archives: Chicago
Schakowsky move “comes amid a broader campaign by left-wing activists in the Democratic Party to turn AIPAC and its donors into a burden for Democratic candidates”
JEWISH INSIDER Rep. Jan Schakowsky yanks endorsement of Donna Miller over alleged AIPAC support Marc Rod February 19, 2026 Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) rescinded her endorsement of Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller, who is running in a Democratic congressional primary … Continue reading
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Tagged AIPAC, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Donna Miller
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IL 9th District Dem and pro-Israel candidate Laura Fine demonized by fellow Democrat Evanston mayor Biss for her AIPAC connections
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE Fine under fire for donation sources by Biss and others at candidate forum Margo Milanowski February 5th, 2026 At a Wednesday evening candidate forum held by the Central Street Neighbors Association of Evanston, State Sen. Laura Fine (9th … Continue reading
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Tagged 9th District, AIPAC, Daniel Biss, Evanston, Illinois, Jan Schakowsky, Laura Fine
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“I can’t keep everybody in jail because the State’s Attorney wants me to” says Chicago judge moments before releasing man now accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a Blue Line train
JOHN KASS NEWS How a City Dies: Woman Burned Alive on CTA by a Violent Career Criminal Who Was Enabled by Democrat Judges November 23, 2025 …In Chicago, the great city shaped by Mayor Richard J. Daley and his son, … Continue reading
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EVENTS: Nova Music Festival Exhibition closes November 30, see before it leaves Chicago; Reprise screening of the excellent “Beneath the Helmet” in Highland Park
Nova Music Festival Exhibition in Chicago The Nova Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal massacre at the Nova Music Festival on October 7th, 2023. The installation sets out to recreate a festival dedicated to peace and love that … Continue reading
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EVENTS: StandWithUs Annual Gala Sunday November 4 + Acclaimed Nova Exhibition opens in Chicago November 4
StandWithUs Midwest Campus Champions Skokie, IL November 2, 2025 5:30 – 8:00pm Keynote Speaker: Elica Le Bon Location given upon registration Click here to register The Nova Music Festival Chicago The Nova Exhibition is an in-depth remembrance of the brutal … Continue reading
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United Airlines announces it will restart flights between Tel Aviv and Washington, DC, as well as Chicago beginning November 1, 2025
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) United Airlines to resume flights from Chicago and Washington to Tel Aviv September 4, 2025 United Airlines announced Thursday that it will restart flights between Tel Aviv and Washington, DC, as well as Chicago … Continue reading
“No American city has a worse public pension problem than Chicago. It carries more pension debt than 43 U.S. states and is home to seven of the ten worst-funded local pension systems in the nation”
CITY JOURNAL Chicago Is on the Verge of Fiscal Collapse Austin Berg August 25, 2025 Chicago’s finances were already on life support. Now, with a single piece of legislation, the state of Illinois has pushed the city closer to fiscal … Continue reading
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“Lox & Loaded — it’s the catchy name behind a new gun club formed in Chicago”
CBS NEWS Lox & Loaded gun club aims for self-defense for Jewish community amid antisemitism threat Charlie De Mar August 18, 2015 …The gun club is aimed at giving Jews and allies the tools to defend themselves with antisemitism at … Continue reading
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Highland Park sets a new standard.
STANDWITHUS Highland Park Becomes First City in Illinois to Pass the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism into Law August 12, 2025 In an historic unanimous vote of 7-0 on August 11, the Highland Park City Council passed an ordinance that officially … Continue reading
Chicago is one of the few remaining cities that does not have a Jewish high school. For now.
JTA An effort is underway to launch a Jewish high school in Chicago, where antisemitism concerns run high Grace Gilson August 7, 2025 Chicago has many hallmarks of a thriving Jewish community: dozens of synagogues of every denomination, a range … Continue reading
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