Chicago Jewish leaders pressure mayor as antisemitic hate crimes surge 58%
By Joshua Q. Nelson, Fox News
Published March 6, 2026, 12:16 p.m. ET
Jewish leaders are pressuring Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to establish an antisemitism task force, because they believe he’s not doing enough to protect the Jewish community, Fox News Digital has learned.
“There was a 58 percent rise in hate crimes,” Rebecca Weininger, the senior regional director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Midwest, told Fox News Digital, specifically referring to anti-Jewish hate crimes. “So to be clear, that’s not hate incidents. It’s hate crimes, bias-motivated crimes against Jews in the city of Chicago.”
The Chicago Commission on Human Relations in July last year found that the Jewish community experienced a 58 percent increase in hate crimes from 2023-2024. Other groups experienced a decline.
The ADL held a press conference on Monday to demand that Johnson adopt recommendations of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/us-news/chicago-jewish-leaders-press-mayor-brandon-johnson-over-hate-crimes-rising-58/
