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Chicago Tribune: Small mosque easily wins approval from DuPage

July 5, 2011
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“It’s basically the ideal zoning application for DuPage County, with absolutely no controversy surrounding it,” said Amina Sharif, communications coordinator with the Chicago Council on American-Islamic Relations. “The area where it’s located is already commercially zoned, next to a synagogue, and there is more than adequate parking there. If the DuPage County Board had rejected this, then we’d have an obvious problem. This is a very easy thing to approve.”

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Irshad Learning Center Update: Judge Denies DuPage County's Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit

March 31, 2011
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CAIR-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.

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Irshad Learning Center Update: Judge Denies DuPage County’s Attempt to Dismiss Lawsuit

March 31, 2011
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CAIR-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.

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Naperville Sun: Naperville Islamic center refusal going to court

March 30, 2011
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CAIR, 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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Chicago Tribune: Judge: Suit over proposed mosque will proceed

March 29, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago, which said the center would serve about 30 families, “will continue to pursue the Center’s right to use the facility they own to accommodate the needs of the community,” said Kevin Vodak, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney.

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PRESS RELEASE: Judge Denies DuPage County’s Attempt to Dismiss Mosque’s Complaint

March 29, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago welcomes today’s decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county by the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.

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PRESS RELEASE: Judge Denies DuPage County's Attempt to Dismiss Mosque's Complaint

March 29, 2011
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CAIR-Chicago welcomes today’s decision by District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer to deny DuPage County’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the county by the Irshad Learning Center, a Naperville mosque.

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