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Justice Looks Good on You. Show your support for equal justice with official Legal Aid Chicago merchandise. Every purchase helps raise awareness of our … Continued

Thank you for visiting Legal Aid Chicago’s newsroom. Please click below to read our July 2026 Newsletter, featuring our Medical-Legal Partnerships Practice Group. Want … Continued

Thank you for visiting Legal Aid Chicago’s newsroom. Please click below to read our June 2026 Newsletter, featuring our Pro Bono & Community Partnerships … Continued

Celebrating Our Medical-Legal Partnership This short film was first screened at Legal Aid Chicago’s Annual Luncheon on June 11, 2026. At this year’s event, we … Continued

Attorney Benna Crawford with Legal Aid Chicago admits the judicial process surrounding protective orders can be grueling. “I think it can be a really … Continued

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Thank you for visiting Legal Aid Chicago’s newsroom. Please click below to read our April 2026 Newsletter, featuring our Housing Practice Group. Want to … Continued

Thank you for visiting Legal Aid Chicago’s newsroom. Please click below to read our special Donor Edition newsletter from March 2026, featuring our recent … Continued

Thank you for visiting Legal Aid Chicago’s newsroom. Please click below to read our March 2026 Newsletter, featuring our Consumer Practice Group. Want to … Continued

This article first appeared on Austin Weekly News. by Jessica Mordacq November 25, 2025 Austin Coming Together recognized a group of leaders in Austin at … Continued

November 13, 2025 Important changes are currently being made to the distribution of funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , the federal … Continued

This article first appeared in U.S. News & World Report on October 21, 2025. To read more about Legal Aid Chicago’s Recovery Legal Care … Continued

This article first appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times on Jun 20, 2025 By Mariah Rush When Kathy Ismar’s husband left her in 2014, taking … Continued

This article first appeared in Block Club Chicago on May 20, 2025. By Mina Bloom Content warning: This story contains descriptions of domestic violence and abuse. … Continued

This article first appeared in LSC’s Justice Rising on December 18, 2024 By Amy Chapple We all went to law school to help people. … Continued

This article first appeared in The Chicago Sun-Times on December 12, 2024. By  Stephanie Zimmermann A dispute between the city of Markham and a landlord … Continued

By Marissa Perlman, Michele Youngerman This story first appeared on CBS News on: October 20, 2024 / 10:53 PM CDT / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) — A Rogers … Continued

Recovery Legal Care helps patients harmed by violence access benefits and social services. Early signs show that it’s helping to prevent readmissions. By Rita Oceguera … Continued

WASHINGTON (CN) — Congress must act to ensure all Americans can afford adequate legal representation, a group of experts told the Senate Judiciary Committee … Continued

CHICAGO (CBS) — Maria Roque was just 34 years old when she was shot and killed on the steps outside her West Side Chicago home, in front … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago is pleased to announce a new three year contract with the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW Local 2320, AFL-CIO (NOLSW). … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEGAL AID CHICAGO RECEIVES $3.6M GIFT FROM MACKENZIE SCOTT COOK COUNTY, IL – Today, Legal Aid Chicago received a $3.6 million … Continued

Since launching in 1988 to commemorate Skadden’s 40th anniversary, the Skadden Foundation has sponsored more than 990 fellows across 44 states. The program funds … Continued

Closure for Sterigenics cases and leading major legislative plaintiff’s bar victories earn Patrick Salvi II Chicago Lawyer 2023 Person of the Year! READ MORE

By:Max Blaisdell, staff writer at hpherald Before 5 p.m. on a cold and drizzly evening in early November, nearly 20 people filled the lobby … Continued

In the summer of 2022, the farmworker project at Legal Aid Chicago, with the support of a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), … Continued

By Roshan Abraham July 28, 2023, 10:04am   IMAGE: JEREMY POLAND VIA GETTY IMAGES Legal aid groups in Chicago filed a lawsuit and a complaint with … Continued

Affiliate: ACLU of Illinois July 25, 2023 11:49 am CHICAGO – In two historic filings, housing advocates are challenging policies of two large landlords in … Continued