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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.

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.
A pair of protestors are detained during a protest at the South Texas Family Residential Center, where Adrian Conejo and his son Liam Conejo Ramos, who were detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota, were being held on January 28, 2026.

Judge orders release of 5-year-old, father detained in Minnesota ICE raid

Michael Kaminsky, Alderman Raymond Lopez, and Jake Rymer  decided to change the written law to "define antisemitism fully and completely."

Chicago unanimously adopts IHRA definition, becoming second largest US city to do so

Alex Bregman meets the media during his first press conference after signing with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on January 15, 2026.

Alex Bregman, who drew a Jewish star on his cap after October 7, inks $175M deal with the Cubs


Kia, Hyundai sued over alleged anti-crime feature failings

The companies are being sued by the City of Chicago after a 104% increase of vehicle theft since 2022.

 Hyundai logo is seen during Munich Auto Show, IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Germany, September 8, 2021

Do more people love Israel than we think? - opinion

Happiness is good. Have I mentioned that in a poll that includes all ethnicities, we are among the happiest people in the world?

 AWE: VIA Dolorosa, between fifth and sixth stations, looking east; Jerusalem’s Old City; 1898-1946.

Philadelphia’s American Jewish history museum extends free admission

Misha Galperin, the museum’s president and CEO, said in a statement that the free admission policy aims to combat prejudice.

 THE DR. Nicolae Cajal Museum of Jewish History and Culture, in Romania.

Can you hold your liquor? Study debunks alcoholics' higher tolerance myth

People with alcohol use disorder are believed to have a higher tolerance to alcohol, but because their regular drinking habits sees them drinking more, they actually get even more intoxicated.

 An illustrative image of a man drunk and passed out while holding a bottle of alcohol.

Sinking cities: New York, Chicago, Tel Aviv at risk from climate change

A new study showed for the first time that "underground climate change" causes the ground beneath urban areas to move, expand and contract.

 A  smartphone receives data from the underground temperature sensors

James Crown, one of Chicago’s leading Jewish philanthropists, dies in racetrack crash

His sudden death at the Aspen Motorsports Park drew immediate eulogies and condolences from Chicago’s Jewish leaders as well as President Joe Biden.

 Candle (illustrative).

Illinois dust storm blinds drivers, 6 die in chain-reaction crashes

More than 30 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries, ranging from minor to life-threatening, and the patients ranged in age from 2- to 80-years-old.

 A view of vehicles in a dust storm, which cut visibility to near zero and triggered a series of chain-reaction crashes involving dozens of vehicles, on a highway in Springfield, Illinois, U.S. May 1, 2023 in this picture obtained from social media.

Israeli medic, doctor treat two people on flight to Chicago

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

 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.

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.”

University of Chicago