Illinois
Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Chicago's Israeli consulate to protest settler violence
Protesters chanted “Israel out of Palestine, long live the intifada,” "From the river to the sea, Palestine is almost free," and "Netanyahu, you will see, Palestine will be free."
Jewish progressive prevails in closely watched Illinois primary, blasting AIPAC in victory speech
Illinois Senate candidate Robin Kelly says Israel committed ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Jewish Illinois rep. withdraws endorsement for congressional candidate over AIPAC ties
JB Pritzker accuses Trump of ‘disparaging the very foundation of Judaism’
Illinois governor rebuked Trump for "disparaging the very foundation of Judaism" in a fiery address in New Hampshire Sunday night.
No survivors after small plane hits power lines in Illinois
The plane, a Cessna 180 single-engine, was carrying aboard two men and two women, none of whom survived the fatal crash.
Illinois man finds rare 18th-century Chinese plate at Goodwill
Experts at Sotheby's verified the plate is from around 1775.
Illinois U expands nondiscrimination policies to protect Jewish students' Zionist identity
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has agreed to extend its nondiscrimination policies to protect Jewish students from harassment based on Zionist aspects of their identity.
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Anti-Israel activists carry out pre-dawn protest, try to wake Jewish Illinois governor
"We might be tired the next day, but they won’t stop us from proudly being Jews."
Chicago suburb decries organized antisemitic disruption at council meeting
One man told the council he "saw a rabbi crawl out of a sewer with blood on his face."
This Jewish American school will volunteer in Israel for a month, as result of Hamas massacre
The students will engage in various volunteer activities, including working on farms, providing support to families of soldiers, assisting in hospitals, and preparing care packages for the military.
Illinois tax credit program for private schools set to end, upsetting Jewish advocates
The lapse of the program is drawing criticism from Jewish leaders in the state, including some who initially did not go to bat for it.
Illinois man pleads not guilty in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy - media
"Detectives were able to determine that both victims in this brutal attack were targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict," according to local sheriffs.
