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While the Attorney General acts as an advocate for the people of Illinois - both in and out of court - the Office cannot
represent individual Illinois residents in lawsuits.

A number of law schools, bar associations and nonprofit organizations across the state offer pro bono legal advice and
representation for those who are unable to afford legal services.

To locate an organization that may be able to provide you with legal assistance, please consult the following pro bono
providers:

z Chicago Area Legal Aid Providers

z Rockford and Downstate Illinois Legal Aid Providers

z University Provided Legal Services in Chicago

z University Provided Legal Services in Downstate Illinois

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CHICAGO AREA LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS

AIDS Legal Council of Chicago

180 N. Michigan Ave.
Suite 2110
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-427-8990
Fax: 312-427-8419
E-mail Address: info@aidslegal.com
Web Address: www.aidslegal.com
Service Area(s): people living with HIV/AIDS, low-to-moderate income clients in
Cook County; Social Security cases, discrimination issues, insurance problems,
public benefit issues, bankruptcy, employment discrimination; 9:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday.

Asian Human Services

4753 N. Broadway
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-728-2235
Fax: 773-728-4751
E-mail Address: info@aidslegal.com
Web Address: www.asianhumanservices.org/legal.htm
Service Area(s): direct legal services to primarily low income Asian immigrants
and refugees in the areas of personal well-being and family law, such as
immigration, divorce, child custody, housing, employment, and public assistance.

Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic

740 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60642
Phone: 312-738-2452
Fax: 312-850-4783
E-mail Address: info@cgla.net
Web Address: www.cgla.net
Service Area(s): housing law, family law, criminal matters; intake by phone.

Center for Disability and Elder Law

79 W. Monroe Street
Suite 919
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-376-1880
Fax: 312-376-1885
E-mail Address: info@probonocdel.org
Web Address: www.probonocdel.org
Service Area(s): persons with disabilities and senior citizens (age 60 or older);
civil matters such as ADA cases, bankruptcy, debt collection, consumer fraud,
elder law, family law, public benefits, housing matters, wills/probate; intake by
phone.

Centro Romero
6216 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60660
Phone: 773-508-5300
Fax: 773-508-5399
Web Address:
http://login.npwebsiteservices.com/CentroRomero/LegalDepartmentCR.asp
Service Area(s): immigration assistance to Latino immigrants; walk-ins accepted.

Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)

70 East Lake St.
Suite 1120
Chicago, IL 60601-5959
Phone: 312-675-0912
Web Address: www.claim-il.org
Service Area(s): incarcerated or formerly incarcerated mothers; family law cases
only; intake by phone or in person. Volunteer lawyers conduct law classes at the
Cook County Jail, Decatur Correctional Center, Lincoln Correctional Center,
Dwight Correctional Center, Fox Valley Work Release Center, and the
Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago.

Chicago Legal Clinic

2938 E. 91st St.
Chicago, IL 60617
Phone: 773-731-1762
Fax: 773-731-4264
E-mail Address: info@clclaw.org
Web Address: www.clclaw.org
Service Area(s): bankruptcy, guardianship, adoption, domestic violence,
landlord/tenant matters, tort defense, contract law, wills, immigration.

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

100 N. LaSalle St.
Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-332-1624
Fax: 312-332-1460
E-mail Address: cvls@cvls.org
Web Address: www.cvls.org
Service Area(s): civil cases, general practice (low income), bankruptcies, divorce,
guardianship, adoption, tort defense, collection defense, landlord/tenant.
Community Economic Development Law Project
100 N. LaSalle St.
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-630-9744
Fax: 312-630-1127
Web Address:
www.clccrul.org/projects/community_economic_development_law_project.html
Service Area(s): non-profit community-based organizations focused on housing
and economic development, and individuals pursuing small business
development with the goal of economic self-sufficiency.

Coordinated Advice & Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS)

17 N. State St.
Suite 1850
Chicago, IL 60602
Hotline: 312-738-9200
Web Address: www.carpls.org
Service Area(s): family law, consumer fraud, landlord/tenant matters, bankruptcy,
debt collection cases, garnishments, contract law, housing discrimination,
disability law, Medicare/Medicaid cases, elder law, veterans’ matters; intake via
hotline 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with hours extended on
Wednesday until 7:30 p.m.

DuPage Bar Legal Aid Service

126 S. County Farm Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: 630-653-6212
Fax: 630-653-6317
Service Area(s): family law, appellate advocacy, bankruptcy, guardianship,
adoption, wills, not-for-profit corporate advice for charities serving low-income
persons, tort defense, collection defense, criminal misdemeanor, Social Security
cases.

Equip for Equality

20 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-341-0022
Voice: 800-537-2632
TTY: 800-610-2779
Fax: 312-341-0295
Web Address: www.equipforequality.org
E-mail Address: contactus@equipforequality.org
Se Habla Español and other languages
American Sign Language (ASL)
Service Area(s): Discrimination, special education, advocacy in the areas of
community integration, self-determination, and safety from abuse and neglect.

James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy

1123 Emerson, Suite 203
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 847-492-1410
Fax: 847-492-9828
E-mail Address: info@moran-center.org
Web Address: www.moran-center.org
Service Area(s): free legal representation and social work services to Evanston
youth in the following areas: juvenile delinquency; adult felony and misdemeanor
(21 and under); school advocacy (discipline and special education); code
violations; and criminal records expungement.

Lawyers Committee for Better Housing, Inc.

100 W. Monroe
Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-347-7600
Fax: 312-347-7604
E-mail Address: info@lcbh.org
Web Address: www.lcbh.org
Service Area(s): landlord/tenant matters, unsafe housing, evictions, lockouts,
utility shutoffs; potential cases reviewed twice weekly.

Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services

One North Dearborn
Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60602
Intake: 312-986-4200
E-mail Address: contactus@metrofamily.org
Web Address: www.metrofamily.org
Service Area(s): the Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services provides
free legal services in consumer, domestic violence, family law, housing issues,
elder abuse and financial exploitation. To make an appointment, call the Intake
Line Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – noon or 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Spanish language
assistance is available.

Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago

111 W. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312-341-1070
Fax: 312-341-1041
Web Address: www.lafchicago.org
Service Area(s): family law, public aid matters, Social Security, migrant issues,
domestic violence.

Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy

20 E. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312-408-1210
Fax: 312-408-1223
E-mail Address: life-span@life-span.org
Web Address: www.life-span.org
Service Area(s): domestic violence cases (Cook County), divorce, orders of
protection, custody cases; intake by phone 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; no walk-ins
accepted.

The Domestic Violence Legal Clinic

555 W. Harrison St.
Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 312-325-9155
Fax: 312-827-2425
24-Hour: 877-863-6338
E-mail Address: info@dvlcchicago.org
Web Address: www.dvlcchicago.org
Service Area: domestic violence cases/civil orders of protection for low-income
residents of Cook County; walk-ins accepted from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.

Uptown Peoples Law Center

4413 North Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60640
Phone: 773-769-1411
Fax: 773-769-2224
Service Area(s): public aid, disability law, evictions.

Will County Legal Assistance Program

5 W. Jefferson, LL
Joliet, IL 60432
Phone: 815-727-5123
Fax: 815-727-5152
Web Address: http://will.illinoislegalaid.org
Service Area(s): civil legal services to low-income and indigent residents of Will
County; intake via telephone.
PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES, INC.
Web Address: www.pslegal.org

Bloomington Office
316 West Washington Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone: 309-827-5021
Toll Free: 800-874-2536
(Livingston, McLean and eastern Woodford)

Fox Valley Office

1024 West Main
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: 630-232-9415
Toll Free: 800-942-4612
(Kane, DeKalb and Kendall)

Galesburg Office
1614 East Knox Street
Galesburg, IL 61401
Phone: 309-343-2141
Toll Free: 800-331-0617
(Knox, Warren, Henderson, McDonough and Fulton)

Joliet Office
5 West Jefferson St., LL
Joliet, IL 60432
Phone: 815-727-5123
(Will)

Kankakee Office
191 South Chicago Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone: 815-935-2750
Toll Free: 800-346-2864
(Iroquois and Kankakee)

Ottawa Office
1021 Clinton Street
Ottawa, Illinois 61350
Phone: 815-434-5903
Toll Free: 800-892-7888
(Bureau, Grundy, LaSalle, Lee and Putnam)
Peoria Office
331 Fulton Street, #600
Peoria, IL 61602
Phone: 309-674-9831
Toll Free: 800-322-2280
(Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Stark and western Woodford)

Rock Island Office

1705 Second Avenue
Suite 314
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309-794-1328
Toll Free: 800-322-9804
(Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Whiteside)

Rockford Office
303 North Main Street
Suite 600
Rockford, IL 61101
Phone: 815-965-2902
Toll Free: 800-892-2985
(Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago)

Waukegan Office
325 West Washington Street, #100
Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone: 847-662-6925
Toll Free: 800-942-3940
(Lake and McHenry)

Wheaton Office
400 West Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: 630-690-2130
Toll Free: 800-690-2130
(DuPage)

Woodstock Office
400 Russel Court
Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-206-5828
Toll Free: 800-942-3940
(McHenry)
ROCKFORD AND DOWNSTATE LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS

IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES, INC.
LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION OFFICES
EQUIP FOR EQUALITY

IMMIGRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Immigration Project
P.O. Box 3065
Bloomington, IL 61702-3065
Phone: 309-829-8703 (Central Illinois)
Phone: 618-452-7018 (Southern Illinois)
Fax: 309-807-2753
Intake: 800-298-3235
E-mail Address: info@immigrationproject.org
Web Address: www.immigrationproject.org
Service Area(s): family law, domestic violence cases; does not serve clients in
detention and does not handle employment-based cases.

PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES, INC.

Web Address: www.pslegal.org

Bloomington Office
316 West Washington Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone: 309-827-5021
Toll Free: 800-874-2536
(Livingston, McLean and eastern Woodford)

Fox Valley Office

1024 West Main
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: 630-232-9415
Toll Free: 800-942-4612
(Kane, DeKalb and Kendall)

Galesburg Office
1614 East Knox Street
Galesburg, IL 61401
Phone: 309-343-2141
Toll Free: 800-331-0617
(Knox, Warren, Henderson, McDonough and Fulton)
Joliet Office
5 West Jefferson St., LL
Joliet, IL 60432
Phone: 815-727-5123
(Will)

Kankakee Office
191 South Chicago Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
Phone: 815-935-2750
Toll Free: 800-346-2864
(Iroquois and Kankakee)

Ottawa Office
1021 Clinton Street
Ottawa, Illinois 61350
Phone: 815-434-5903
Toll Free: 800-892-7888
(Bureau, Grundy, LaSalle, Lee and Putnam)

Peoria Office
331 Fulton Street, #600
Peoria, IL 61602
Phone: 309-674-9831
Toll Free: 800-322-2280
(Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell, Stark and western Woodford)

Rock Island Office

1705 Second Avenue
Suite 314
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309-794-1328
Toll Free: 800-322-9804
(Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and Whiteside)

Rockford Office
303 North Main Street
Suite 600
Rockford, IL 61101
Phone: 815-965-2902
Toll Free: 800-892-2985
(Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago)
Waukegan Office
325 West Washington Street, #100
Waukegan, IL 60085
Phone: 847-662-6925
Toll Free: 800-942-3940
(Lake and McHenry)

Wheaton Office
400 West Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone: 630-690-2130
Toll Free: 800-690-2130
(DuPage)

Woodstock Office
400 Russel Court
Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-206-5828
Toll Free: 800-942-3940
(McHenry)

LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION OFFICES

Web Address: www.lollaf.org

Administration
Dorothy O. Cook Community Law Center
8787 State Street, Suite 201
East Saint Louis, IL 62203
Phone: 618-398-0574
Fax: 618-398-0681

Alton Office
310 Easton Street
Suite 330
Alton, IL 62002
Phone: 618-462-0029
Toll Free: 800-642-5570
(Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison,
Montgomery, Pike and Schuyler)

Champaign Office
302 North First Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-356-1351
Toll Free: 800-747-5523
(Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar,
Effingham, Ford, Jasper, Moultrie, Piatt and Vermilion)
East St. Louis Office
Dorothy O. Cook Community Law Center
8787 State Street
East St. Louis, IL 62203
Phone: 618-398-0958
Fax: 618-398-4813
(Clinton, Fayette, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington)

Springfield Office
3180 Adloff Lane
Suite 201
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: 217-529-8400
Toll Free: 800-252-8629
Fax: 217-529-8411
(Cass, Christian, Logan, Macon, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott and
Shelby)

EQUIP FOR EQUALITY OFFICES

Web Address: www.equipforequality.org

Central Regional Office

235 South Fifth Street
P.O. Box 276
Springfield, IL 62705
Phone: 217-544-0464
Toll Free: 800-758-0464
TTY: 800-610-2779
Fax: 217-523-0720
Web Address: www.equipforequality.org
E-mail Address: contactus@equipforequality.org
Se Habla Español and other languages
American Sign Language (ASL)
(Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Coles,
Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Greene, Hancock, Iroquois, Jersey,
Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery,
Morgan, Moultrie, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Vermillion)
Northwestern Regional Office
1515 Fifth Avenue, Suite 420
Moline, IL 61265
Phone: 309-786-6868
Toll Free: 800-758-6869
TTY: 800-610-2779
Fax: 309-786-2393
Web Address: www.equipforequality.org
E-mail Address: contactus@equipforequality.org
Se Habla Español and other languages
American Sign Language (ASL)
(Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Fulton, Henderson, Henry, Jo Daviess, Knox,
LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, McDonough, Mercer, Ogle, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island,
Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Warren, Whiteside, Winnebago, Woodford)

Southern Regional Office

300 East Main Street, Suite 18
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618-457-7930
Toll Free: 800-758-0559
TTY: 800-610-2779
Fax: 618-457-7985
Web Address: www.equipforequality.org
E-mail Address: contactus@equipforequality.org
Se Habla Español and other languages
American Sign Language (ASL)
(Alexander, Bond, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette,
Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson,
Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph,
Richland, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White,
Williamson)
UNIVERSITY PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS

Southern Illinois University School of Law

104 Lesar Law Building
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618-536-4423
Phone/Services to Older Persons Clinic: 800-673-6130
E-mail Address: clinic@siu.edu
Web Address: www.law.siu.edu/clinics.asp
Service Area(s): The Legal Services to Older Persons program provides a full range of
legal services to persons 60 and over who are U.S. citizens and who live in the 13
southernmost counties in Illinois. Services include the drafting of simple wills, powers of
attorney, and assistance in obtaining public benefits including Social Security,
Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans’ benefits. The clinic
also handles family law, consumer, and public utilities matters. The Domestic Violence
Clinic provides representation to victims of domestic violence in obtaining orders of
protection. The clinic serves victims who cannot afford a private attorney and live in
Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski,
Saline, Union, and Williamson Counties.

University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

University of Illinois College of Law Clinic
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-0931
Fax: 217-333-5775
E-mail Address: clinic@law.uiuc.edu
Web Address: www.law.uiuc.edu/clinic/index.asp
Service Area(s): Civil litigation Clinic, Domestic Violence Clinic, Family Advocacy Clinic,
Federal Civil Rights Clinic, International Human Rights Clinic.
UNIVERSITY PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES IN CHICAGO

Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
565 W. Adams St.
Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60661-3691
Phone: 312-906-5053
E-mail Address: jdecator@kentlaw.edu
Web Address: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic/tax
Service Area(s): Provides representation to clients with matters before the Internal
Revenue Service who lack the financial means to hire a private attorney.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Public Interest Law Initiative

565 W. Adams St.
Chicago, IL 60661-3691
Phone: 312-906-5000
Fax: 312-906-5280
E-mail Address: lawoffices@kentlaw.edu
Web Address: www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic/probono.html#pili
Service Area(s): Two criminal defense attorneys represent defendants in felony cases
(including death penalty cases) in the federal and state trial and appellate courts. Three
civil litigation attorneys work on employment discrimination and civil rights cases. One
civil litigation attorney represents low income persons with disputes before the Internal
Revenue Service, U.S. Tax Court, and the U.S. District Court. One attorney represents
clients with Social Security disability issues.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

John Marshall Law School

Fair Housing Legal Clinic
28 E. Jackson Blvd.
Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: 312-786-2267
Fax: 312-786-1047
E-mail Address: fairhousingcenter@jmls.edu
Web Address: www.jmls.edu/fairhousingcenter/index.shtml
Service Area(s): Provides legal assistance to those private or public organizations that
seek to eliminate discriminatory housing practices.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Business Law Center Clinic
1 E. Pearson St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-915-7120
E-mail Address: jstone3@luc.edu
Web Address: www.luc.edu/law/academics/special/center/business/clinical.html
Service Area(s): Provides legal representation at low fees to small business
entrepreneurs, mainly business and community-based organizations. In appropriate
cases, representation may be provided on a pro bono basis.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Northwestern University School of Law

Bluhm Legal Clinic
357 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-503-8576
Fax: 312-503-8977
E-mail Address: legalclinic@law.northwestern.edu
Web Address: www.law.northwestern.edu/clinic
Service Area(s): Provided by the Bluhm Legal Clinic centers – Children and Family
Justice Center, Center for International Human Rights, and Center on Wrongful
Convictions, Small Business Opportunity Center, Investor Protection Center.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

University of Chicago Law School

Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
6020 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-702-99611
Fax: 773-702-2063
E-mail Address: NA
Web Address: www.law.uchicago.edu/mandel
Service Area(s): Provided through the following programs – Civil Rights and Police
Accountability Project, Criminal & Juvenile Justice Project, Employment Discrimination
Project, Federal Criminal Justice Project, Housing Initiative, Mental Health Project,
Social Service Project.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Immigrant Child Advocacy Project
6020 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-702-9560
E-mail Address: info@immigrantchildadvocacy.org
Web Address: www.immigrantchildadvocacy.org
Service Area(s): The mission of the Immigrant Child Advocacy Project is to promote the
best interest - safety and well-being - of unaccompanied and separated immigrant,
migrant and refugee children who are in the United States.