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Chicago Tribune: Muslims sue for citizenship, allege gender, religious bias
Ten Muslim men allege that they have been denied U.S. citizenship for up to two years, in violation of their civil rights, despite passing every test and interview, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.
The News Sentinel: Anti-Islamic ravings are shameful
It is a tremendous public disservice for The News-Sentinel to publish the unfounded and misguided ravings of an extremist.
Associated Press: Nationwide Immigrant Rallies Under Way
Illegal immigrants and their allies gathered Monday for marches, prayers and demonstrations on a planned national day of economic protest, boycotting work, school and shopping to show their importance to the country.
Chicago Defender: Chicago Protest Draws Diverse Support
Standing on the front lines of the immigrant rights movement is a network of eager volunteers and tech-savy organizers who have labored for weeks to make Monday's rally in downtown Chicago possible.
Daily Southtown: Sticker Shock
The soldier's silhouette leans against his rifle as he kneels at the foot of a small cross. For more than six years, that veterans' memorial has stood at a busy Burbank intersection without complaint. But when the city decided to make it the centerpiece of the 2006-07 vehicle sticker, that riled lifelong resident Nichole Schultz.
Rolling Meadows Review: No protest before protesters please guilty charge
Four protesters arrested outside a Chicago Minuteman meeting in Arlington Heights last October pleaded guilty to battery Tuesday, but before leaving the courthouse some denied they did anything wrong.
Associated Press: Muslim Woman Who Hit Cops Over Scarf: Guilty
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - A 24-year-old Muslim woman has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery after a clash with Arlington Heights police last year at an immigration rights demonstration.
WGN-TV: Muslim woman says police forcibly removed her headscarf
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Associated Press: Muslim woman pleads guilty to battery charge
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - A 24-year-old Muslim woman has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery after a clash with Arlington Heights police last year at an immigration rights demonstration.
Daily Herald: Rhetoric flows as 4 plead guilty in protest
The court cases against four young adults arrested in Arlington Heights during an October protest aimed at the Chicago Minuteman Project, an anti-illegal immigration group, ended Tuesday with guilty pleas by all.
Chicago Tribune: 4 plead guilty for roles in protest
After months of complaints about the conduct of Arlington Heights police, four protesters pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor battery charges for their roles in a demonstration last fall outside a meeting of the Chicago Minuteman Project.
CBS 2 News: Muslim Woman Who Hit Cops Over Scarf: Guilty
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - A 24-year-old Muslim woman has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery after a clash with Arlington Heights police last year at an immigration rights demonstration.
Chicago Sun-Times: Protesters plead guilty but claim victory
Four activists accused of fighting with police during a raucous immigration protest in Arlington Heights were sentenced Tuesday to court supervision and community service work after they pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery.
Daily Herald: Police criticized for hijab incident
Leaders of an Islamic civil rights organization appeared in court Tuesday to criticize Arlington Heights police for pulling off the hijab, or head scarf, of Rehana Kahn while she was being arrested during an October protest.
Chicago Tribune: Protester at center of controversy pleads guilty
After months of complaints about the conduct of Arlington Heights police, four protesters pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor battery charges for their roles in a demonstration last fall outside a meeting of the Chicago Minuteman Project.
Daily Herald: Protester trial will have protest of its own
The Cook County sheriff’s police are mobilizing additional officers to the Rolling Meadows courthouse today for the start of a jury trial of five Chicago residents arrested during an immigration protest in Arlington Heights in October.
ABC 7: VIDEO: Protestors plead guilty to charges from immigration rally
Four young protesters pleaded guilty to charges from an immigration rights rally in Arlington Heights last October. Tuesday's negotiated court settlement does not settle the claim of one of the protesters that her religious rights were violated.
NBC 5: VIDEO: Muslims Claim Police Tore Headscarf Off
Tonight`s "Under the Radar" segment comes to us from Arlington Heights, Illinois. That`s where a 24-year-old Muslim woman, Rehana Khan, says police violated her religious principles by removing her head scarf after arresting her for battery, to which she later pled guilty.
MSNBC: Ahmed Rehab Discusses The Arlington Heights Hijab Case on MSNBC's "The Situation With Tucker Carlson"
Tonight`s "Under the Radar" segment comes to us from Arlington Heights, Illinois. That`s where a 24-year-old Muslim woman, Rehana Khan, says police violated her religious principles by removing her head scarf after arresting her for battery, to which she later pled guilty.
Chicago Tribune: Scarf pulled off by cops, Muslims say
Dozens of area Muslims have placed protest calls to Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder demanding that charges against a Muslim civil rights protester be dropped after allegations were made that police ripped off the woman's headscarf during her October arrest.
