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Legal Aid Chicago’s 2019 Annual Luncheon honored Sidley Austin LLP partner and Legal Services Corporation Board Chair, John G. Levi as our Champion of … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago focuses on particularly vulnerable populations including seniors and veterans. Kevin is a U.S. Army veteran and a single father to his … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago focuses on accessing and protecting benefits for basic human needs. Over 25% of Legal Aid Chicago’s clients are people with disabilities. … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago works to help survivors of violence and trafficking begin new lives. Legal Aid Chicago attorneys, specializing in several different areas of … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago advocates for the safety and well-being of families in Cook County. We handle an array of cases involving personal safety and … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago focuses on cases that protect safe and affordable housing for tenants and homeowners, including preventing eviction or termination from subsidized housing, … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago advocates for the safety and well-being of Chicagoland families. Take Johnnie – proud mother of Dariaye … At 13-months-old Dariaye was … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago works to ensure that low-wage Chicagoland workers receive the equitable support that they deserve. We help our clients receive unemployment insurance … Continued

Legal Aid Chicago focuses on cases that protect safe and affordable housing for tenants and homeowners, including preventing eviction or termination from subsidized housing, … Continued

Rachel Zemke 28 | Staff attorney | LAF Chicago legal aid lawyer Rachel Zemke has carved out a necessary practice at the intersection of … Continued

Naeem from Legal Aid Chicago’s Children and Family Practice Group joins Nubia to discuss the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority and how it applies … Continued

WCPT-AM 820 – Chicago’s Progressive Talk Interviewed on: May 10, 2019 Interviewer: Joan Esposito

VISTA Martin Martinez and Dan Lindsey from consumer chat with Nubia about the Bankruptcy

By Emma Cueto of Law 360 www.law360.com Walking into a Chicago eviction courtroom can be intimidating — it’s crowded, noisy, chaotic, and the average … Continued

If Chicago Public Schools (CPS) decides to close your school, you get two minutes. Whether you are a parent, a student, or a community … Continued

Happy Women’s History Month Legal Aid Chicago’s own Kathryn Socha shares her work on the women veterans project

Episode 10 Attorney Myka Held from Children and Family Services chats with Nubia about Legal Aid Chicago’s CLASP project.

Michelle Weinberg of Legal Aid Chicago’s consumer practice groups chats consumer law in Chicago and the work she does, supporting and advocating for seniors.

In this episode of Legal Aid Matters, Lisa Palumbo director of our Immigrants and Workers Rights Practice Group interviews our show’s host Nubia Willman. … Continued

The Legal Aid Chicago (formerly LAF) Ombudsman project advocates for senior citizens living in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Listen as Nubia, Robert, … Continued

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, this October Caitlin Cervenka of Legal Aid Chicago’s Children and Families Practice Group joins Nubia in conversation … Continued

On September 27th at Lincoln Hall, Barry Horwitz, co-chair of LAF’s Young Professionals Board will be competing alongside his band Guy Incognito in the … Continued

Regina Hernandez is a staff attorney with Legal Aid Chicago’s (formerly LAF) volunteer services unit where she recruits and manages volunteers to stretch our … Continued

Advocating for people living in poverty is a demanding job. Doing so requires a level of caring and devotion that is difficult for the … Continued

On the latest episode of the Legal Aid Matters podcast, Nubia sits down with her colleague within Legal Aid Chicago’s Immigrants and Workers’ Tights Practice Group, … Continued

In today’s episode, we hear from Larry Wood Director Legal Aid Chicago’s (formerly LAF) Housing Practice Group Larry has spent the last 28 years … Continued

In the debut episode of Legal Aid Matters, we hear from Legal Aid Chicago (formerly LAF) CEO & Executive Director John Gallo about how … Continued

Chicago Public Schools (CPS)  wants to close a high-performing elementary school in the South Loop. We’re teaming up with Eimer Stahl LLP and Chicago … Continued

In honor of Law Day the Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association presented our own Carolyn Faller with the Liberty Bell Award! … Continued