Chicago has recently become a canvas for hate, with antisemitic flyers targeting Jewish communities in both Bucktown and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, leaving residents shaken and authorities on alert. The flyers, linked to a white supremacist group known as Goyim Defense League, were found plastered on cars, disseminating vitriolic antisemitism and creating an atmosphere of fear.

In Bucktown, Lloyd Schoen, 63, spotted these signs while walking his dogs and swiftly removed them deeming them as baselessly "antisemitic stuff," according to an interview in the Chicago Sun-Times. The incident which took place in the 1600 block of North Honore Street, is now under investigation with no arrests made yet, Ald. Scott Waguespack expressed that his office was coordinating with the Chicago Police Department and the Chicago Commission on Human Relations to tackle the hate incidents.

Matching these concerns, Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) from Lincoln Park shared that about 50 flyers had surfaced around Magnolia Avenue, emphasizing that Jewish families were the likely targets of these actions; Hopkins noted a worrying trend of such acts in the neighborhood, as reported by CBS News Chicago. Referencing global tensions, Hopkins underscored the domestic impacts such conflicts can have, stating, "There's an escalation in anger and a lot of that is now being targeted towards Jewish residents of our city - and it's unacceptable."

Community leaders are pushing back, urging unity and vigilance, Waguespack said, "We have zero tolerance for hate incidents or hate crimes," a sentiment echoed by state Sen. Natalie Toro, D-Chicago, as both went door to door in Bucktown distributing information on reporting hate incidents; Kris Miya, a resident, also condemned the hatred, hoping for a quick apprehension of those responsible, "That definitely has to stop. That's something awful," Miya told the Chicago Sun-Times. Meanwhile, the Sheffield Neighborhood Association president, Brian Comer, reflected on the need to address the core issues behind these actions, rather than merely disclaiming them.