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.
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.
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