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Provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.
After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.
Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.
Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.
Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.
Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.
Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.
Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).
Provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.
After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.
Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.
Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.
Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.
Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.
Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.
Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).
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Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.
Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).
Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.
Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.
Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.
Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.
Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.
Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.
Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.
End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.
Drivers License.
Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.
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Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
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Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
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Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
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Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
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Helps those with limited income who are facing civil legal issues. Legal advice, legal coaching, and legal document assistance are available. Assists with the following cases:
-Family Law (divorce, paternity, child support, custody, guardianship).
-Housing (foreclosure & landlord/tenant disputes).
-Consumer law (fraud, contract disputes, identity theft, debt collection).
-Employment law (unlawful termination, discrimination, wage disputes).
-Probate issues (asset distribution after death).
-Expungement/Sealing of prior criminal records.
-Human Trafficking and Immigrant victims of abuse of violent crime.
Offers referrals when unable to assist with a case.
Helps those with limited income who are facing civil legal issues. Legal advice, legal coaching, and legal document assistance are available. Assists with the following cases:
-Family Law (divorce, paternity, child support, custody, guardianship).
-Housing (foreclosure & landlord/tenant disputes).
-Consumer law (fraud, contract disputes, identity theft, debt collection).
-Employment law (unlawful termination, discrimination, wage disputes).
-Probate issues (asset distribution after death).
-Expungement/Sealing of prior criminal records.
-Human Trafficking and Immigrant victims of abuse of violent crime.
Offers referrals when unable to assist with a case.
Free legal aid for low income veterans, active military, reserve, and National Guard members, and their spouses and dependents who meet income guidelines. Assists with civil legal cases such as family, housing, and consumer law issues as well as military specific issues such as VA benefits appeals and Discharge Upgrades.
Legal issue needs to be resolved in Illinois, but the person can reside or be stationed anywhere. For VA issues, the VA facility that is providing treatment or is part of the dispute should be in Illinois or the client should reside in Illinois.
Free legal aid for low income veterans, active military, reserve, and National Guard members, and their spouses and dependents who meet income guidelines. Assists with civil legal cases such as family, housing, and consumer law issues as well as military specific issues such as VA benefits appeals and Discharge Upgrades.
Legal issue needs to be resolved in Illinois, but the person can reside or be stationed anywhere. For VA issues, the VA facility that is providing treatment or is part of the dispute should be in Illinois or the client should reside in Illinois.
Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
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Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
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Monthly program offering free legal advice for low-income residents, as well as other legal resources and self-help forms. Available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Civil law questions only; no criminal law, no appeals.
Monthly program offering free legal advice for low-income residents, as well as other legal resources and self-help forms. Available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Civil law questions only; no criminal law, no appeals.
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Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
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Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
Helps increase access to education and employment, among other supports. Services include:
- Seeking expungements and sealing criminal records, restoring driver's licenses, and removing other barriers to employment, education and housing.
- SNAP and TANF denials, calculations, overpayments and sanctions.
- Special education, school discipline, and school enrollment issues.
- Community Care Program and Home Services Program issues.
- Tax disputes with IRS, including innocent spouse relief, identity theft, and collections.
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Provides free legal information and court forms so that people who cannot afford a lawyer can resolve their own legal issues and go to court on their own.
Self-help legal resources help people understand and enforce their legal rights and understand how to represent themselves in court, if necessary.
Provides legal resources for a wide range of legal issues, including divorce, child support, restraining orders, criminal records, public benefits, immigration, housing, and much more.
People who wish to apply for free legal aid may be able to get a local legal aid referral or apply online for legal aid help through the website.
Provides free legal information and court forms so that people who cannot afford a lawyer can resolve their own legal issues and go to court on their own.
Self-help legal resources help people understand and enforce their legal rights and understand how to represent themselves in court, if necessary.
Provides legal resources for a wide range of legal issues, including divorce, child support, restraining orders, criminal records, public benefits, immigration, housing, and much more.
People who wish to apply for free legal aid may be able to get a local legal aid referral or apply online for legal aid help through the website.
Provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.
After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.
Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.
Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.
Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.
Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.
Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.
Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).
Provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.
After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.
Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.
Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.
Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.
Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.
Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.
Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).
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Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
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Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
Offers to match the caller's legal problem with available resources, such as advice, extended representation, or referral. For most low-income applicants. Callers are screened for eligibility, and a determination is made whether eligible callers have a legal problem that falls within the priorities. If the caller's legal problem is eligible for review for extended services, the caller is referred to one of our five regional offices. If the callers are not eligible for referral to a regional office, attorneys provide the caller with immediate advice or quick access to other information and resources.
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