Important Information From Legal Aid Chicago:
Employment – Sick Leave and Unemployment Insurance
- How to Get Your IRS Stimulus Payments (Updated 2022.02.04) – en Español: Cómo obtener sus pagos de estímulo del Servicio de Impuestos Internos
- Chicago & Cook County Paid Sick Leave (Updated 2022.01.31) – en Español: Al pago por incapacidad de Chicago & Cook County
- Illinois Unemployment Benefits FAQ (Updated 2022.1.27)– en Español: Preguntas frecuentes sobre los Beneficios de Desempleo de Illinois
- Family and Medical Leave Act Information (FMLA) – Información sobre la Ley de Ausencia Familiar y Médica
- Unemployment Benefits in Illinois (Non-Citizens) (Updated 2022.02.09) – en Español Beneficios de desempleo (inmigrantes)
Health Information and Benefits
- Health Insurance During COVID-19 (Updated 2022.02.09)
- Illinois Department of Human Services Telephone Application Help – en Español
- Legal Aid Chicago Youtube: Illinois Department of Human Services SNAP and Medicaid Benefit
Food AccEsS
- COVID-19 SNAP Supplemental Benefits End (2023.03.21)
- COVID-19 SNAP (Food Stamps) (Updated 2021.04.01)
- SNAP for College Students during COVID-19 – 2022.04.28
- Food Pantry Locator – Localizador de Despensa de Alimentos
Utilities
- Keeping Utilities on During COVID-19 (Updated 2021.08.13) – en Español: Mantener los servicios públicos activados durante la crisis de COVID-19
- EXTERNAL RESOURCE: LIHEAP Utility Bill Assistance Program Flyer 2021-22
- EXTERNAL RESOURCE: LIHWAP Utility Bill Assistance Program Flyer 2021-22
Debt Collection and Consumer Scams
- Federal Student Loans and COVID-19 (Updated 2022.01.06)
- Private Student Loan Relief (Updated 2022.01.06) – en Español: Préstamos Privados para Estudiantes (Updated 1.6.2022)
- Medical Debt During the COVID-19 Crisis
Housing
- COVID-19 Ombudsman Right to Know
- Mortgage Relief (Updated 2022.02.08) – en Español
- Foreclosure + COVID-19: Tips to Help Keep Your Home (Updated 2022.02.08) – en Español: Ejecución Hipotecaria y COVID-19: Consejos para Ayudar a Conservar su Casa
- Mortgage Forbearance (Updated 2020.05.04) – en Español: Indulgencia Hipotecaria
- Nursing Homes and COVID-19 Information (Updated 3.9.2022)
Domestic Violence
- Safe Home Solutions for Survivors – 2020.04.17
- IN THE NEWS Chicago Tribune: Abuse Doesn’t Stop During a Pandemic – 2020.03.19
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