Chicago Jewish News | |
Type: | Weekly newspaper |
Foundation: | 1994 |
Circulation: | 10,000[1] |
Headquarters: | Skokie, Chicago, Illinois |
Website: | Formerly available at chicagojewishnews.com [2] |
Founder: | Joseph Aaron |
Ceased Publication: | 2019 |
Chiefeditor: | Joseph Aaron |
Chicago Jewish News was a newspaper mainly serving the Jewish population in Chicago. The newspaper won two Simon Rockower Awards in 2015, where it is categorized as a newspaper with a circulation of less than 15,000 copies.[3] At its peak the newspaper had a readership of over 40,000.
The Chicago Jewish News was founded by Joseph Aaron in 1994. He served as the paper's editor-in-chief and wrote a weekly column for the publication. The paper ceased after Aaron died of a heart attack outside a restaurant in Jerusalem on November 16, 2019. He was 64.[4] [5]