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Tag: DuPage County

Community Update: Settlement reached for Irshad Learning Center

June 27, 2013
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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.

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Posted in Features, Our News Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak

Naperville Sun: Settlement reached concerning Islamic center near Naperville

June 27, 2013
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The DuPage County Board has reached a $445,000 settlement with the Irshad Learning Center.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak

Daily Herald: DuPage County Board to vote to end legal dispute with Islamic group

June 13, 2013
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Kevin 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.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, DuPage County, education, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Naperville, permit

CAIR-Chicago wins judgment for Muslim Center's freedom of religion

April 1, 2013
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CAIR-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.

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Posted in Features, Our News, Press Center Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak

CAIR-Chicago wins judgment for Muslim Center’s freedom of religion

April 1, 2013
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CAIR-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.

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Posted in Features, Our News, Press Center Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak

Chicago Sun-Times: Irshad Islamic center case delayed again

October 2, 2012
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Representatives 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.

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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged CAIR, CAIR Chicago, Council on American Islamic Relations, court, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, law, mosque, Muslim, Naperville, zoning

USA TODAY: Proposed mosques spark opposition in some U.S. communities

May 29, 2012
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CAIR-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.

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Posted in Anti Hate Center, Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged ACLU, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Islamic Society, Kevin Vodak, Litigation Director, mosque, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, USA TODAY

The Doings Hinsdale: Lawsuit urged after DuPage board spurns mosque request

May 9, 2012
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CAIR-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.

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Posted in Features, In the Media Tagged Army Trail Road, DuPage County, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Litigation Director, mosque, Naperville

Naperville Sun: Naperville Islamic center suit continuing

June 10, 2011
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The 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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Posted in Civil Rights Center, Features, In the Media Tagged Amina Sharif, discrimination, DuPage County, ILC, Irshad Learning Center, Kevin Vodak, Lisle, mosque, Naperville, U.S. District Court

Call DuPage County, Support MECCA Mosque

March 16, 2011
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The vote is next week! Call the DuPage County Board and show your support for MECCA as well as the other mosques seeking permits: the Islamic Center of the Western Suburbs (ICSW) and the Irshad Learning Center (ILC).

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Posted in Action Alerts, Features, Our News Tagged Development Committee, DuPage County, MECCA, mosque, Muslim Education and Cultural Center of America, permit, Vote, Zoning Board
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