Chicago

Jewish School in Chicago secures new head, building for fall 2027 debut

A new Jewish high school in downtown Chicago has appointed its first head of school. Set to open in 2027, it will offer a unique blend of rigorous academics and Jewish pride.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Richard H. Cuenca, the newly appointed head of school for the forthcoming Davis School in Chicago, stands inside the campus as construction continues.
The logo of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Feds charge Chicago man with threatening to ‘shoot up a synagogue’ after Khamenei’s killing

Timothy Holmes, 31, posted other antisemitic comments in response to posts about Israel, including “the jew will be destroyed and discarded.”

|ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
Chicago.

Chicago health inspectors flag sanitation problems at Trump hotel restaurant

Plumbing problems in the prep area caused sinks to drain wastewater onto the kitchen floor.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A US Border Patrol officer stands behind tape during demonstrators' standoff with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal officers in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, October 4, 2025.

Border Patrol agent heard calling to 'get aggressive' in video of Chicago shooting

The bodycam footage challenges the Trump administration's account, with additional evidence suggesting the agent had bragged about his marksmanship after the shooting.

|ByREUTERS

Israeli medic, doctor treat two people on flight to Chicago

The two medical professionals were able to prevent the need for an emergency landing.

APRIL 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A woman receives fluids through an IV on a flight to Chicago

Ticketmaster under fire for selling tickets to Louis Farrakhan event

Described as an "extremist figure" by the ADL, Farrakhan is the head of the National of Islam.

MARCH 7, 2023ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Religious leader Louis Farrakhan gives the keynote speech at the Nation of Islam Saviours' Day convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. February 19, 2017.

Scholars urge University of Chicago to stop disruptions of Israel course

The boycott campaign began last year when the school's Students for Justice in Palestine chapter urged students not to enroll in “SH*TTY ZIONIST CLASSES.”

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
University of Chicago

Jewish communities warned ahead of antisemitic Day of Hate across the US

The New York Police Department (NYPD) as well as the Chicago Police Department sent out Situational Awareness Alerts on Thursday.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
A protestor carries a white supremacist and antisemitic sign outside the Kenosha County Courthouse on the second day of jury deliberations in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, November 17, 2021.

Highland Park shooter made a prank call to a reporter from prison

According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, Robert Crimo III called a reporter from the New York Post on the last day of 2022.

JANUARY 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Robert (Bob) E. Crimo III, a person of interest in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, US is seen in this still image obtained from a social media video.

Ethiopian-Israeli musician sings his life journey in the Midwest

DECEMBER 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ethiopian-Israeli singer Gili Yalo

US teacher creates new English teaching method in Israel

Deer created a unique way to teach a second language, taking full advantage of the technology in the school and pulling from her Chicago roots.

DECEMBER 20, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
23-year-old Lauren Deer, who volunteers at Gavim School in Be'er Sheva, set up an initiative to teach English through a tour of places, particularly, in her home city of Chicago.

On my daughter's yahrzeit, I asked a question not asked by many - opinion

Normally this annual milestone passes with limited emotion. However, this year is different.

NOVEMBER 21, 2022BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
SHARI HELAINE Pomerantz, of blessed memory, poses for the yearbook upon her graduation from Chicago’s Ida Crown Jewish Academy in 1983

Israeli film “Let It Be Morning” screened at Chicago International Film Festival

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Deputy Consul General Daniel Aschheim

'Kanye was rite': Jewish cemetery vandalized with swastikas

At least 16 headstones were painted with Swastikas and another 23 were defaced at the Am Echod cemetery outside of Chicago.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN, HALEY COHEN
Rapper Kanye West speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss criminal justice reform in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, October 11, 2018.