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Community Update: Settlement reached for Irshad Learning Center
On Tuesday, June 25, the County announced its agreement to a monetary settlement of $445,000 with CAIR-Chicago's client, the Irshad Learning Center.
Naperville Sun: Settlement reached concerning Islamic center near Naperville
The DuPage County Board has reached a $445,000 settlement with the Irshad Learning Center.
Daily Herald: DuPage County Board to vote to end legal dispute with Islamic group
Kevin Vodak, CAIR-Chicago's Litigation Director, defends the Irshad Learning Center near Naperville and aims to help them restore the center with a conditional-use permit.
CAIR-Chicago wins judgment for Muslim Center's freedom of religion
CAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce the decision by Federal District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer on Friday, March 29, 2013, granting summary judgment to its client the Irshad Learning Center, which is an Islamic religious institution primarily serving the Iranian community.
CAIR-Chicago wins judgment for Muslim Center's freedom of religion
CAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce the decision by Federal District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer on Friday, March 29, 2013, granting summary judgment to its client the Irshad Learning Center, which is an Islamic religious institution primarily serving the Iranian community.
Chicago Sun-Times: Irshad Islamic center case delayed again
Representatives for each side were scheduled to submit responses by Monday to motions for summary judgment filed by both parties. The deadline for turning in that paperwork to Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois was moved to Wednesday.
USA TODAY: Proposed mosques spark opposition in some U.S. communities
CAIR-Chicago's Litigation Director, Kevin Vodak, comments on the struggles of the Irshad Learning Center and the opposition to proposed mosques in the U.S.
The Doings Hinsdale: Lawsuit urged after DuPage board spurns mosque request
CAIR-Chicago Litigation Director, Kevin Vodak, responds to DuPage County's objections to a proposed mosque in the Western Suburbs - making parallels to the difficulties in the development of the Irshad Learning Center in Naperville.
Naperville Sun: Naperville Islamic center suit continuing
The lawsuit naming DuPage County for its refusal to allow an Islamic prayer center just east of Naperville is moving ahead after attempts to settle the issue apparently fell short.
Call DuPage County, Support MECCA Mosque
The vote is next week! Call the DuPage County Board and show your support for MECCA as well as the other mosques seeking permits: the Islamic Center of the Western Suburbs (ICSW) and the Irshad Learning Center (ILC).
Daily Herald: Mosque requests raising questions in DuPage
For area Muslims, practicing their faith can require traveling to mosques outside their communities or gathering in residential homes to pray. Now after years of fundraising and preparation, several groups want to move ahead with plans for their own places of worship in DuPage County.
ACTION ALERT: Call DuPage County, Support MECCA Mosque
The DuPage County Development Committee (CDC) voted yesterday to recommend granting a permit to the MECCA Mosque, but the issue is not over yet. The County Board will vote on the matter next week. Call the County Board and show your support for MECCA as well as the other mosques seeking permits.
Interfaith Leaders Hold Press Conference; Support DuPage Mosque
CAIR-Chicago participated in an interfaith press conference held on behalf of the Muslim Education and Cultural Center of America (MECCA), the third mosque denied a permit in DuPage County in the past year.
Chicago Tribune: Religious leaders urge approval of DuPage mosque
"How many mosques constitute an oversaturation in unincorporated DuPage County, according to the Zoning Board of Appeals?" asked Ahmed Rehab, director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, at a news conference. "The answer would be one. One would be one too many apparently, and that's very disconcerting to us."
Medill Reports: Islamic group puts pressure on DuPage to change stand banning mosque
In tough economic times most neighborhoods would welcome development. But in suburban Willowbrook, they’re waving it off for an unusual reason: religious oversaturation.
Press Conference Tomorrow to Support DuPage County Mosques
Christian, Muslim, Jewish and civic leaders affirm religious freedom and call on the DuPage County Development Board to reconsider the Zoning Board's decision to deny a permit for MECCA, a mosque in Willowbrook.
Chicago Tribune: DuPage zoning panel opposes plan for mosque near Willowbrook
Amina Sharif, with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said she is concerned that officials are trying to limit religious institutions. In April, the group filed a lawsuit against the county alleging discrimination in rejecting a zoning proposal for an Islamic education center and place of worship near Naperville.
ACTION ALERT: Call DuPage County to Support Mosques Seeking Permits
Call the DuPage Country Board and show your support for: the Islamic Center of the Western Suburbs (ICSW), the Muslim Education and Cultural Center of America (MECCA), and the Irshad Learning Center (ILC). Make your voice heard and make a difference!