Ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas: an analysis

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas calls for the release of dozens of hostages and prisoners on both sides, and will allow for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Gaza to return to what remains of their homes. William Muck, a professor of political science at North Central College, breaks down what still has to happen for the ceasefire to take effect and the role that the incoming Trump administration had in securing it.

• Jan 15, 2025
• 3:04

Chicago Israeli, Palestinian advocates optimistic about new plan for ceasefire

Advocates are cautious because there have been ceasefire talks that have failed in the past, but they are optimistic nonetheless.

• Jan 14, 2025

Chicago advocates for each side react to possible Gaza ceasefire

Advocates are cautious because there have been ceasefire talks that have failed in the past, but they are optimistic nonetheless. Sara Machi reports.

• Jan 14, 2025
• 2:27

Pope Francis holds video call with Palestinian Christians

This is the second year Christians living in the Gaza Strip will have a Christmas season without celebrations.

• Dec 24, 2024
• 0:53

New video released in alleged hate crime attack on Palestinian couple

Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, of Darien, Illinois, was charged with two felony hate crime counts and one count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct.

• Dec 6, 2024

Illinois woman charged after fight with man wearing "Palestine" sweatshirt

A 64-year-old woman from Chicago's western suburbs is facing hate crime charges and accused of assaulting a Palestinian-American couple in a video that went viral.

• Nov 19, 2024

Suburban Chicago woman accused of assaulting man wearing "Palestine" shirt

The 64-year-old woman from Chicago's western suburbs is facing hate crime charges, accused of assaulting a Palestinian American couple in a Panera in Downers Grove. Tara Molina reports.

• Nov 18, 2024
• 2:28

Protesters turn out as comedian Michael Rapaport appears in Chicago

Advocates for the Palestinian cause have called Rapaport a "racist Zionist."

• Nov 8, 2024

Palestinian advocates protest in Chicago after Trump win

Organizers of the protest said the current administration was warned of a Trump win if the War in Gaza persisted and U.S. funding to Israel continued.

• Nov 6, 2024

Group supporting Palestinian cause protests Trump win of presidency

Organizers of the protest said the current administration was warned of this out come if the War in Gaza persisted and U.S. funding to Israel continued. Meanwhile, as Charlie De Mar reports, immigrants' rights advocates are also concerned about what will happen in the new Trump administration.

• Nov 6, 2024
• 2:39

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 78 Palestinians, including at least 20 children

Two Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least 78 Palestinians, many of them women and children, according to Gaza's health ministry.

• Oct 29, 2024
• 1:19

Blinken to push for ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon during Middle East visit

Displaced Palestinians ordered to evacuate their neighborhoods were fleeing the northern Gaza Strip amid Israeli military operations, as calls continue to grow for the fighting to stop in Gaza. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will push to resume ceasefire talks during his tour of the Middle East.

• Oct 22, 2024
• 1:19

Israel says Yahya Sinwar, top Hamas leader, killed by troops in Gaza

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar "is an important landmark in the decline of the evil rule of Hamas," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

• Oct 18, 2024

Heavy bombardment in Gaza as U.N. says Lebanon peacekeepers fired on again

The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said its headquarters in Naqoura was hit again​, with a peacekeeper struck by gunfire late Friday and in stable condition.

• Oct 12, 2024

Vigils held in support of Palestine after a year of war in Gaza

Vigils were held for the Palestinian cause in Uptown and Logan Square Monday night. Darius Johnson reports.

• Oct 7, 2024
• 2:23

After coming to Chicago for treatment, injured Gaza boy bonds with UFC champ's family

In response to the deadly Hamas terrorist attack on Oct. 7, Israel responded by launching an intense bombing campaign in Gaza, which has killed 42,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry. The U.N. called Gaza a "graveyard" for children. Amid the uncertainty and chaos, the story of one toddler with a broken heart and a shattered leg escaping the brutality of war offers a tale of resilience.

• Oct 7, 2024
• 4:19

Doctors returning from Gaza to Chicago share what they saw treating patients

Two doctors who just returned from Gaza on humanitarian medical missions shared their experience treating Palestinian patients at a hospital there.

• Oct 2, 2024
• 0:48

University of Chicago accused of anti-Palestinian discrimination in federal complaint

The complaint alleges "a pattern of discrimination that has caused an increasingly hostile environment at UChicago for Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students and students associated with them."

• Sep 27, 2024

University of Chicago accused of anti-Palestinian discrimination in complaint

A federal civil rights complaint alleges “a pattern of discrimination that has caused an increasingly hostile environment at UChicago for Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students and students associated with them.” Megan Hickey reports.

• Sep 27, 2024
• 2:55

Durbin holds U.S. Senate hearing on rise in hate crimes, which ends up turning hostile

In the audience was the mother of Wadee Alfayoumi, the 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was tragically stabbed to death in Plainfield, Illinois, last fall.

• Sep 18, 2024

U.S. Senate hearing on rising number of hate crimes grows heated

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) invited the mother of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was stabbed to death in Plainfield, but hate crimes like this against the Palestinian American community otherwise got very little attention. Megan Hickey reports.

• Sep 17, 2024
• 3:26

Sen. Dick Durbin holds hearing on rising number of hate crimes

Durbin invited the mother of a Palestinian American boy who was stabbed to death in Plainfield, but most senators shifted focus to what they said is unchecked antisemitism experienced on college campuses. Megan Hickey reports.

• Sep 17, 2024
• 2:44

Security guard claims DePaul fired him for being "too friendly" with Palestinian students

Surrounded by supporters, Terrance Freeman spoke out about his firing at a news conference on campus late Thursday afternoon.

• Sep 13, 2024

Family travels to U.S. on behalf of son held hostage in Gaza for 342 days

The death toll in the Israel-Hamas War is growing as the call for a cease-fire and to bring hostages home is getting louder.

• Sep 13, 2024

Uptown cafe's Palestinian flag display vandalized overnight

Chicago police would not say if the vandalism was being investigated as a hate crime.

• Sep 3, 2024

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