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Islamic center request turned down by panel
By Jack Komperda

An Islamic center’s efforts to host religious events at a house it owns near Carol Stream has been dealt a setback.

The DuPage County Board’s development committee on Tuesday recommended against Almadina Islamic Center’s request to use the single-family house along Morton Road for various religious activities.

Board member Pamela Rion was one of the development committee members who voted against the permit request. She said the center doesn’t meet the county’s standards for the permit.

A final decision is slated to happen next week when the full county board considers the plan.

If the center’s request is denied, it still could host religious activities, but under a different set of zoning guidelines that regulate activities for unoccupied buildings.

However, the lawyer representing the center said it’s unclear whether the group can use the home at 2N579 Morton Road without anyone objecting in the future.

“The members are just hoping the property will be able to be used for gatherings … within the county’s permissible uses,” attorney Mark Stauber said.

Almadina’s representatives have said the vacant house would be used once or twice a week for prayer services by a small group of Sufi Muslims.

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