News & Updates

2010 Census: standing Up and Getting Counted
by Aquil Charlton In 2000, less than 50% of Chicago Lawn residents returned their Census forms to the U.S. Census Bureau. Since Census data is used to determine allocations of […]

Illinois Muslim Action Day – 2010
by Hazel Gomez IMAN leaders joined over 1,200 Muslims on Thursday, April 22, for Illinois Muslim Action Day in Springfield to advocate for issues that are important to our communities. […]
Moving the Debate on Immigration Reform
by Fatima Bahloul, Gemali Ibrahim, and Haroon Najam In April’s Community Forum, attendees learned and discussed how particular legal policies regarding immigration, detention, and surveillance affect communities. The forum was […]