Anti-Defamation League releases annual report on antisemitic incidents
Rebecca Weininger, senior director of ADL Midwest, joins CBS News Chicago to discuss the
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Rebecca Weininger, senior director of ADL Midwest, joins CBS News Chicago to discuss the
On Wednesday alone, two Jewish students at DePaul University were physically attacked on campus, and a group of protesters vandalized the Chicago Loop Synagogue downtown. Darius Johnson reports.
The Chicago Commission on Human Relations says hate crimes are up from 50 reports all of last year to 72 reports so far this year. Megan Hickey reports.
After two Jewish students at DePaul University were attacked on Wednesday, and two men were arrested for trespassing and vandalizing a Loop synagogue the same day, the Anti-Defamation League said a recent string of antisemitic incidents in Chicago underscores a trend it has been tracking all year. Megan Hickey reports.
In the year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, setting off a yearlong war in Gaza, the ripple effect has been felt across the U.S., as anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes have surged.
These alarm from the Anti-Defamation League is another challenge to pro-Palestinian protest organizers, who have faced a legal battle with the City of Chicago to get permits to protest near the convention.
These alarm from the Anti-Defamation League is another challenge to pro-Palestinian protest organizers, who have faced a legal battle with the City of Chicago to get permits to protest near the convention. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Many of the incidents reported were for harassment.
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has been combing through the new report, which highlights a rise in antisemitism, incidents involving white supremacists, and attacks on LGBTQ+ businesses.
Hate crimes are being reported more frequently - even though it is believed that they're still very much underreported in Illinois. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has been combing through the new report, which highlights a rise in antisemitism, incidents involving white supremacists, and attacks on LGBTQ+ businesses. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
