Racist propaganda, antisemitic acts spiked in Illinois last year, report shows

Patriot Front, a group that the Southern Poverty Law Center classifies as a white nationalist hate group, march down South Michigan Avenue in the Loop as anti-abortion activists march across the street during a March for Life rally in January 2022. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Racist propaganda campaigns and antisemitic acts more than doubled last year in Illinois, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League that details alarming examples of extremism across the state.

The report, titled “Hate in the Prairie State,” provides a comprehensive list of radical forces targeting Illinois, including white supremacist groups, anti-LGBTQ+ zealots and adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory that vehemently supports former President Donald Trump.