Antisemitic group calls for National Day of Hate: local authorities stress vigilance
By Brenda Ordoñez Medill Reports Local and national Jewish communities and businesses are remaining vigilant this weekend after a neo-Nazi group based in Iowa declared Feb. 25 as the National Day of Hate. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: FOLLOWING A STRING OF ANTISEMITIC HATE CRIMES EARLIER THIS YEAR, LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITIES ARE BACK ON HIGH ALERT AFTER […]
Jews have been the target of most hate crimes this year, Chicago police data shows
By Caroline Tanner Medill Reports There have been 50 reported hate crimes in Chicago during the first nine months of 2017, according to data released by the Chicago Police Department in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. This follows a 20 percent rise in hate crimes in Chicago from 2015 to 2016, from […]
