Ten Muslim men have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the government has violated their civil rights by denying them U.S. citizenship.

Ten Muslim men have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the government has violated their civil rights by denying them U.S. citizenship.

Ten Chicago area Muslim men filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government Thursday alleging their quest to become U.S. citizens is being delayed because of their Islamic faith and male gender.

Ten Chicago-area Muslim men filed a federal lawsuit against the government Thursday claiming their citizenship applications have been postponed for years because of their national and religious background.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.