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CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury has found that a Chicago suburb didn't violate the civil rights of a Muslim group that claims city officials conspired to foil its plans to turn a vacant church into a mosque and school.
The Al Salam Mosque Foundation sued the city of Palos Heights in 2000, alleging religious discrimination and breach of contract, but the jury rejected the claims Friday.
The City Council had offered the foundation $200,000 to drop its plan to buy the Reformed Church of Palos Heights. At the time, aldermen insisted they offered the payment so the city could buy the church and convert it into much-needed recreation space.
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