The University of Illinois violated the principles of academic freedom and tenure in rescinding the appointment of Steven Salaita over anti-Semitic tweets, a professors’ association found. The American Association of University Professors released a report this week with its findings. It will vote next month on whether to censure the university at its annual meeting,…
The largest art gift in the history of the Art Institute of Chicago has been donated to the museum by Stefan Edlis, a Vienna-born Jewish industrialist and art collector, and his wife Gael Neeson. The over 40 works from Edlis’ collection of Pop and contemporary art that will go to the museum include nine silkscreens…
Northwestern University police are investigating a swastika that was drawn on a wall of a bathroom in the school library. “It is deeply saddening to know that hatred still exists, and even on our own campus,” said Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein, director of the Tannenbaum Chabad House in Evanston, the Illinois city where the university…
(Reuters) — Rahm Emanuel may have been elected to a second term as Chicago’s mayor on Tuesday but now he faces a stark choice: inflict pain on the city’s population in the form of unpopular measures such as higher taxes or kick its problems further down the road and risk a fiscal crisis that could…
(Reuters) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel tried to show a softer side during his successful battle against challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, but political observers doubt his sometimes abrasive style will change much as he struggles with the city’s mounting fiscal problems. Emanuel, former aide to President Barack Obama, won re-election on Tuesday in the city’s…
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won re-election on Tuesday against challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in a hard-fought race, and heads into a second term with a mandate to lead a city on the brink of financial crisis and plagued by violent crime. Emanuel, 55, spent millions of dollars on television and radio ads in his bid…
(Reuters) — Chicagoans vote on Tuesday in the city’s first ever mayoral runoff, pitting well-funded incumbent Rahm Emanuel against underdog Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. Emanuel, 55, who has spent millions of dollars on television and radio ads, was well ahead of Garcia, 58, a former state senator and alderman, in a poll released…
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in a race to retain his job against Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, a career politician with strong ties to Chicago’s progressive community. And, the upcoming Chicago mayoral election being held on Tuesday, April 7, has been characterized by some as Jews for Jesus versus Jews for “Mayor 1 Percent.” After ailing…
