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.
Read MoreThe DuPage County Board has reached a $445,000 settlement with the Irshad Learning Center.
Read MoreIn light of the success of CAIR-Chicago's case against DuPage County on behalf of the Irshad Learning Center, the County Board on Tuesday reversed its position and approved plans for an Islamic prayer center near West Chicago.
Read MoreKevin 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.
Read MoreNaperville Television 17 reports on the current status of the Irshad Learning Center's developments in the Naperville community.
Read MoreThe Daily Herald reports on CAIR-Chicago's efforts in reversing the decision by DuPage County's board to reject a planned Islamic education facility near Naperville.
Read MoreWBEZ 91.5 FM reports on a Federal judge decision that DuPage County's zoning denial is 'arbitrary and capricious.'
Read MoreCBS Chicago reports on the ruling by a federal judge that voted in favor of a suburban Islamic religious center and their right to open.
Read MoreCAIR-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.
Read MoreCAIR-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.
Read MoreRepresentatives 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.
Read MoreCAIR-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.
Read MoreCAIR-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.
Read MoreThe 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.
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Read MoreCAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce the decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer this week to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county on behalf of the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.
Read MoreCAIR-Chicago is pleased to announce the decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer this week to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county on behalf of the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.
Read MoreCAIR, which advocates for religious freedom and civil liberties in the Muslim community, also maintains that Irshad officials tried to pursue remedies for the permit refusal through normal administrative channels before filing the federal suit. Kevin Vodak, the attorney arguing the case for CAIR and Irshad, was pleased overall with the ruling.
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