More than two weeks have passed since Congressman Mark Kirk made the troubling statements that bring us here today. We want Congressman Kirk to know that we are not OK with discrimination on the basis of national origin or religion, just as we are not on the basis of race or gender.

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) announced today that a coalition of 25 diverse Chicagoland-based organizations have joined forces to issue a joint statement in response to recent controversial comments made by US Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL,10th District) in which he said: “I’m OK with discrimination against young Arab males from terrorist-producing states.”

The Chicago chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), in conjunction with the Law Offices of Robert M. Mihelich, will hold a press conference to discuss a complaint filed by a Muslim police officer for race, religious and national origin discrimination against the Milwaukee Police Department.

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that the Mosque Foundation of Bridgeview will recognize a local High School for its accommodation of its Muslim students and a Chicago Tribune reporter for her fair reporting. The awards will be presented during the Annual Mosque Foundation Community Dinner

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is calling on local Mosques and Islamic centers to hold prayers and collect donations tonight for those killed, injured or left homeless by the recent massive earthquake in South Asia.

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that a prominent local Chicago Mosque will mark the month of Ramadan with daily open house meals, or iftars, for neighbors and the homeless.

The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced that the Muslim community in Chicago’s Southwestern Suburbs is marking the start of Ramadan by opening its doors to neighbors, interfaith leaders, law enforcement and elected officials.

Civil liberties and Muslim groups criticized Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Thursday for suggesting that authorities should spend more time monitoring mosques and their attendees, possibly with wiretaps.

The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT), a national coalition of major American-Muslim organizations, today cautioned Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to not allow his address to the American Jewish Congress be misconstrued as an endorsement of the state of Israel’s conduct towards occupied Palestinians.

More than six million American television viewers have already seen CAIR’s “Not in the Name of Islam” public service announcement (PSA) since its release in June.