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DuPage Co. OKs mosque near Willowbrook

Jamshid Jahedi, a structural engineer, MECCA President Abdulgany Hamadeh and MECCA board member Bassam Osman react the DuPage County has voted 13-5 to approve zoning relief for a conditional use permit for MECCA to build a mosque in Willowbrook on Tuesday in Wheaton. Opponents expressed concerns that the mosque would negatively impact residents near the site, but their opinions didn't sway the board. <a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/local/ct-met-dupage-mosque-0323-20110322,0,2345393.story" target="new">Read more&nbsp;&#62;&#62;</a>
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( Chuck Berman, Chicago Tribune / March 22, 2011 )

Jamshid Jahedi, a structural engineer, MECCA President Abdulgany Hamadeh and MECCA board member Bassam Osman react the DuPage County has voted 13-5 to approve zoning relief for a conditional use permit for MECCA to build a mosque in Willowbrook on Tuesday in Wheaton. Opponents expressed concerns that the mosque would negatively impact residents near the site, but their opinions didn't sway the board. Read more >>

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