An Israeli flair for fashion

Published on February 20, 2013

With a staggering array of fashions from everyone and everywhere to choose from, why should American women buy clothes made by Israeli designers?

American gets 35 years for aiding Mumbai terrorists

Published on January 25, 2013

A federal judge in Chicago sentenced an American citizen to 35 years in prison for helping Islamist terrorists kill 160 people in India in 2008.

Tel Aviv Lollapalooza festival canceled

Published on January 24, 2013

The Lollapalooza music festival scheduled to take place in Tel Aviv was canceled.

Bears bring in Jewish head coach, Marc Trestman

Published on January 16, 2013

The Chicago Bears hired a Jewish head coach, Marc Trestman.

Emanuel blasts Netanyahu for ‘betraying’ Obama

Published on December 3, 2012

Rahm Emanuel said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu betrayed the Obama administration by announcing a new settlement expansion and the cutoff of tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority.

Rest in Peace Lynn Hudson

By Ilana Angel
Published on August 18, 2012

‘Killer Joe’s’ William Friedkin:  ‘I could have been a very violent person’ [VIDEO]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on August 2, 2012

Youkilis traded from Red Sox to White Sox

Published on June 25, 2012

Kevin Youkilis is changing his Sox: The three-time All-Star was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago urges city workers’ pension fund to divest from Iran

Published on April 19, 2012

The Chicago City Council urged the city's largest employee pension fund to divest from Iran.

Ex-Mich. Rep. gets year for role in terrorism funding

Published on January 13, 2012

A former Michigan congressman was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison on for assisting a charity accused of funding Hamas and other terrorist groups.

Finding Jewish leadership in far-flung Iceland

Published on October 19, 2011

For Mark Levin, a native of Chicago, it took a move to Iceland to turn him into a Jewish leader.

NBA lockout prompts a new motive for aliyah: Basketball

Published on October 12, 2011

Call it circumstantial Zionism. There’s been a recent uptick in North American aliyah -- of basketball players.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel lauds Chicago federation

Published on September 21, 2011

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel praised the city's Jewish federation for its work in and out of the Jewish community.

Chicago Jewish population sees 8 percent growth

Published on July 19, 2011

The Chicago Jewish community grew by 8 percent over the past decade, or more than 21,000 people, according to a new demographic study.

Mezuzah case goes to federal court in Chicago

Published on July 13, 2011

A federal trial involving a condo association that removed mezuzahs from residents’ doorposts opened in Chicago.

Pilot interfaith outreach program set for Chicago

Published on May 26, 2011

A project to help interfaith families connect Jewishly will launch soon in Chicago.

Emanuel sworn in to lead Chicago

Published on May 16, 2011

Rahm Emanuel was sworn in as the first Jewish mayor of Chicago. Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, took the oath of office on Monday. He was elected mayor of the country's third-largest city in February after sitting mayor Richard Daley declined to seek a seventh term in office.

Jewish activist Judy Gaynor named to scholars commission

Published on May 4, 2011

Judy Gaynor, a Chicago-area human rights and Jewish activist, was named to the federal body that recognizes outstanding high school scholars. President tapped Gaynor on April 27 as one of two new members of the Commission on Presidential Scholars.

Farrakhan spews anti-Jewish rhetoric at meeting

Published on March 2, 2011

Minister Louis Farrakhan at the Nation of Islam's annual meeting accused the Jewish community of pushing the United States into war with Libya and Iran. “President Obama, if you allow the Zionists to push you, to mount a military offensive against Gadhafi, and you go in and kill him and his sons as you did with Saddam Hussein and his sons, I’m warning you this is a Libyan problem, let the Libyans solve their problem among themselves,” Farrakhan said Feb. 27 during an address to the Nation of Islam’s 2011 Saviours’ Day convention in Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago.

Rahm Emanuel elected mayor of Chicago

Published on February 23, 2011

Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago.

Rahm Emanuel Wins Chicago Mayor’s Race: Outright Victory Means No Runoff

Published on February 22, 2011

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Richard M. Daley.

Ladies of the View and Hasselbeck…

By Julia Bendis
Published on February 19, 2011

Deportation order against Chicago man upheld

Published on February 15, 2011

A U.S. appeals court upheld a deportation order against a Chicago man who was stripped of his citizenship for his role in a Nazi-operated Ukrainian police unit. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Monday upheld the 2007 deportation order against Osyp Firishchak, who immigrated to the United States in 1949 from what is now Ukraine and became a U.S. citizen five years later.

Illinois Supreme Court: Rahm Emanuel on Chicago mayor ballot

Published on January 27, 2011

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that Rahm Emanuel can stay on the ballot for mayor of Chicago, saying in a unanimous decision that he meets the state's residency requirements despite spending most of the last year as White House chief of staff.

Rahm Emanuel’s name back on ballot, for now

Published on January 25, 2011

The Illinois Supreme Court ordered Rahm Emanuel's name back on the ballot for Chicago mayor. A day after a state appellate court panel ordered that Emanuel's name be removed from the ballot because he had not lived in the city for a year before the election, as stipulated by the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, the state's high court agreed to examine his appeal, based on already filed briefs, on an expedited basis. The court ordered that any ballots printed in the interim include his name, according to reports. Emanuel has spent the last two years living in Washington while serving as President Obama's White House chief of staff.

Court exes Emanuel from Chicago ballot [VIDEO]

Published on January 24, 2011

An Illinois court ruled Rahm Emanuel ineligible to run for mayor of Chicago. The state's Appellate Court in a 2-1 decision ordered that Emanuel's name be removed from the ballot. Opponents of the former White House chief of staff had said his two years in Washington disqualified him from running because the city's Board of Election Commissioners requires that a mayoral candidate live in Chicago for a year before the election, which takes place in February.

Judge rules Rahm Emanuel’s name can appear on Chicago ballot

Published on January 4, 2011

Rahm Emanuel cleared another hurdle in his bid for mayor of Chicago on Tuesday when a Cook County judge agreed with the city’s election board that his name should appear on the ballot.

Jewish runners decry post-Yom Kippur marathon

Published on January 4, 2011

Jewish marathon runners are racing to complain about the timing of the Chicago Marathon, which is set for the day after Yom Kippur. The runners have called and sent e-mails to the Bank of America Chicago, the marathon's sponsor, saying that they will not be able to take in enough carbohydrate-laden food following the fast in time to prepare for the 26.2-mile run on Oct. 9, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday.

Homeland Security in Chicago to beef up Jewish security

Published on November 1, 2010

Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are in Chicago to beef up security at Jewish institutions.

Rahm Emanuel is a fighting policy wonk with a Jewish soul [VIDEO]

By Ron Kampeas
Published on November 13, 2008

One thing Rahm Emanuel is not, all agree, is the president-elect's conciliatory signal to the Jewish community after a campaign fraught with worries that Obama would tip toward even-handedness in dealing with the Middle East

Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s pick for Chief of Staff, is tough, direct and wedded to his Jewish roots

Published on November 6, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama’s pick of Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) will put a tough, proven political operator at the center of a new Administration. It also raises the profile of a Chicago Jewish family firmly rooted in the worlds of Hollywood, medicine, politics . . . and Judaism.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel dead at 96

Published on October 31, 2008

" . . . My mother came from Bialystock, near the Russo-Polish border, a very cosmopolitan town decimated by the Nazis. My father came from a suburb [and was] a tailor. Chicago is the biggest Polish population of any city outside of Warsaw . . . "

Jewish pitcher smashes a grand slam

Published on October 1, 2008

Jason Marquis became the first Jewish pitcher to hit a grand slam since 1950.

VIDEO: Jewish Americans for Obama

Published on September 30, 2008

Jewish friends, colleagues and supporters from Chicago say Barack Obama's Yiddishe neshumah -- Jewish soul -- makes him the right candidate. Official campaign video.

Rabbis for Obama seen as a first in American politics; Michelle Obama’s rabbi cousin signs up

Published on September 17, 2008

The grass-roots organization was formed when two Chicago-area rabbis came to the Democratic candidate's campaign wanting to help counter rumors that they feel have been spread about the senator

Chicago rabbis organize nationwide Rabbis for Obama group, 300 sign on [VIDEO]

Published on September 10, 2008

More than 300 rabbis from across the country and across the denominations are publicly backing Barack Obama for president. Said the rabbis: 'We feel it is our duty as Jewish leaders to fight for the truth and against Lashon Hara.'

The sport of sleep deprivation

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on August 14, 2008

VIDEO: Joan Nathan, the real Sara Lee and America’s favorite cheesecake

Published on July 22, 2008

The namesake of the famous company Sara Lee discusses her father's early expeierments with cheesecake and how he decided to name the company he founded after her. From Jewish Cooking In America with Joan Nathan.

Who says you can’t go home?

By Mrs. Shoshana F
Published on March 13, 2008

Library Group Draws Fire Over Web Site

By Marc Ballon
Published on January 19, 2006

With more than 64,000 members, the American Library Association (ALA) is the oldest and largest organization of its type in the world. The group aims to improve the quality of libraries and to ensure equal access to information for all. This mission has included advocacy when libraries or librarians are in danger.

Get ‘Wicked’ in the Windy City

By Shoshana Lewin-Fischer
Published on June 2, 2005

More than 2.77 million Chicagoans work, live and play in nearly 100 distinctive neighborhoods, divided by ethnicity, class and geography.

Irv “Kup” Kupcinet

Published on November 20, 2003

Irv Kupcinet, the legendary Chicago Sun-Times columnist for 60 years, died Monday, Nov. 10 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

‘Living’ in Chitown

By Darlene Basch
Published on October 10, 2002

From my seat on the stage of the ornate Grand Ballroom at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, I look out from behind a beautiful bouquet of purple and red flowers at the assembling audience of nearly 1,000 people. I study the faces of Shoah survivors, sitting with their sons, daughters and grandchildren.