In Bridgeview and Justice, Illinois, members of the Arab-American community have lived under surveillance for nearly twenty years. Assia Boundaoui grew up there.

Tuesday’s headline from the Chicago Sun-Times, "ISIS in Chicago", was not only sensational but inaccurate and misleading. A more accurate headline would have been: "A Chicagoan in ISIS?" (The added question mark underscoring that it is as of yet an allegation, not a finding).

Our office works with a number of youth, immigration, civil rights and interfaith organizations, and we have also presented on these issues with our partner organizations. Please contact our office if you have any questions, suggestions or would like us to come to your community to give a presentation on any of these topics, or meet to discuss any of these issues.

Chicagoland based LiveCheapr Inc. has announced its second annual Chicago Halal Food Festival to take place at the UIC Forum in Chicago on Saturday, October 25 from 11am to 10pm and Sunday, October 26, from 11am to 7pm.

CAIR-Chicago is still accepting applications for our Graphic Designer position. Apply today!

Join CAIR-Chicago tomorrow at the Mosque Foundation for Your Voice, Your Vote - National Voter Registration Day!

Looking to get experience as a civil rights lawyer? Come help us out at CAIR-Chicago.

Join CAIR-Chicago Saturday, August 30th for the Chairman Fred Hampton Annual Street Party.

CAIR-Chicago is currently seeking Communications, Outreach, and Government Affairs interns who want to work on defending the civil liberties of Muslim Americans, and the civil rights of all Americans.

Saying goodbye and hello to a new Communications Coordinator at CAIR-Chicago. We also welcome our new MYLS fellow!

August 21st 2014, CAIR Chicago's Staff Attorney Rabya Khan spoke on a panel concerning Data Deficit, Underreporting, and Community Concerns.

Evan Taylor of University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has written an open letter to faculty, staff, students, and alum of UIC (below), inviting all to join in offering a moment of silence in solidarity with Justice for Mike Brown. His

Join CAIR-Chicago Tomorrow to Testify at U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Illinois Advisory Committee Hearing On Hate Crimes

Yesterday, interns and law clerks attended a ceremony where their work was personally commended. Following an office-wide luncheon, supervisors gathered to present law clerks and interns with certificates of appreciation.

The CAIR-Chicago team wishes you a joyful and blessed Eid!

On July 23, 2014 Iraqi students visited CAIR-Chicago's office for a workshop to discuss and share their American experience and their interests in sports and the arts.

There have been several high-profile cases in other parts of the country where Muslims got fired over prayer breaks and sued, with mixed outcomes. But the Chicago Council on American-Islamic Relations reports it’s received no formal complaints here.