The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago was officially formed in 1992, with twenty member mosques and organizations. Since then, with the growth of the Chicago area Muslim community, the Council has grown to include almost 50 formal members, including the largest mosques and Islamic centers, established small mosques, full-time accredited Islamic parochial elementary and high school, institutions of higher education, community service institutions, civil rights groups, and professional associations - several smaller Islamic organizations, although not formal members, are loosely affiliated or otherwise within the networking sphere of the Council. Today, the Council is the premiere federated body representing the cross-section of over 400,000 Muslim Americans in the Greater Chicago area. By way of its membership, the Council has the knowledge, contacts and long-standing relationships to both reach out to and represent this diverse Muslim American community.
