Since 2020, CAIR-Chicago has observed Juneteenth by closing its office to celebrate the emancipation of the last enslaved Black Americans and honor the lives lost to slavery. Juneteenth has since replaced the office’s observance of Columbus Day.

CAIR-Chicago's 2024 Annual Banquet is set for October 27th, 2024. Mark your calendars as we celebrate two decades of defending civil rights for Muslims in America. Join us at Drury Lane for a night of reflection, recognition, and renewed commitment to our mission.

 The Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago), a chapter of nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned antisemitic remarks reportedly shouted during a high school soccer game. 

On May 16th, an information session titled ‘My Rights My Life’ was held at the CAIR-Chicago's Azima Center

Emma Melton of the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Abuatelah against the village of Oak Lawn and the three officers involved in the beating.

CHICAGO - CAIR-Chicago hosted a news conference following the grand jury indictment of Oak Lawn Police officer, Patrick O’Donnell.

CAIR-Chicago’s Staff Attorney Emma Melton, ESQ. responds to grand jury indictment of Oak Lawn police officer in bruutal beating of 17-year-old Hadi Abuatelah in July 2022.

CAIR-Chicago, the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, will hold a news conference welcoming the grand jury indictment of Oak Lawn Police Officer, Patrick O’Donnell, in the brutal beating of then 17-year-old Hadi Abuatelah in July 2022.  

It’s time for a change: CAIR-Chicago’s 2022 annual event. This is the first in-person in over two years! This year’s theme is “The Next Level.”