Antisemitic Flyer Delivered In Elmhurst

ELMHURST, IL – An antisemitic flyer was distributed overnight Friday in south Elmhurst, local police said.

Police said they received several calls Saturday morning about the flyer being dropped on driveways.

The flyers were not specifically threatening, but were political in nature and included messaging from an antisemitic social media group, police said.

The police department said it was canvassing the area, seeking home security video of the people or cars involved.

"The City of Elmhurst condemns these actions and does not support distribution of hate propaganda of any kind," the city said in a news release. "The City stands for an inclusive and welcoming community where people are treated with dignity and respect."

On Saturday, a resident in the 500 block of South Cedar Avenue emailed Patch and Alderman Guido Nardini copies of the flyer sent to her house.

The flyer identified Jewish members of President Joe Biden's administration and stated, "End the Zionist occupations."

The document refers to a website that the Anti-Defamation League calls the work of a "loose network of individuals connected by their virulent antisemitism."

The flyers were dropped with baggies of pebbles, presumably to weigh them down.