Legal Assistance

Serving Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Pike & Schuyler counties.

Bloomington

Prairie State Legal Services - Bloomington Office

201 West Olive Street, Ste. 203

Bloomington, IL 61701

Phone:

(309) 827-5021

Phone 2:

(800) 874-2536

Fax:

(309) 828-3776

URL:

Serving Livingston, McLean, and Woodford counties.

Carbondale

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance - Carbondale Office

First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust Building, 3rd Floor

509 South University Avenue

Carbondale, IL 62901

Phone:

(618) 457-7800

Phone 2:

(800) 642-5335

URL:

Serving Alexander, Clay, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Richland, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White & Williamson counties.

Champaign

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance - Champaign Office

302 North First Street

Champaign, IL 61820

Phone:

(217) 356-1351

Phone 2:

(800) 747-5523

URL:

http://www.ascendjustice.org

Serving Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Ford, Jasper, Moultrie, Piatt & Vermilion counties.

Chicago

Ascend Justice - Emergency Services

555 W. Harrison Street, Suite 1900

Chicago, IL 60607

Phone:

(312) 325-9155

Fax:

(312) 251-9801

URL:

Ascend Justice provides financial, housing, family, domestic violence, and immigration legal services to survivors of gender-based violence. Ascend Justice also provides family defense legal services for families who have DCFS investigations or appeals.

Ascend Justice – Extended Services Office

17 N. State St, Suite 1390

Chicago, IL 60602

Phone:

(312) 971-5932

Fax:

(312) 251-9801

URL:

https://www.ascendjustice.org/

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services

Chicago, IL

Phone:

312-332-1624

URL:

https://www.cvls.org

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) offers civil legal aid for the poor and working poor in Chicago on family law matters like divorce, adoption, guardianship, and child support. CVLS also offers representation on other civil matters, like eviction, foreclosure, and more issues affecting Chicago residents. To see what kinds of cases they take and how to apply for help, please visit the CVLS website.

Legal Aid Chicago

Chicago, IL

Phone:

(312) 341-1070

URL:

https://www.legalaidchicago.org/

Legal Aid Chicago provides free civil legal representation to residents of Chicago and Suburban Cook County and statewide representation for migrants and victims of human trafficking. Their representation is limited to those who have limited income or special legal needs in specific areas, including domestic violence and elder abuse, custody and divorce, DCFS investigations, and special education and school discipline. You can also reach their client intake by phone with options in English and Spanish and interpreters for all other languages, or through their online application at Illinois Legal Aid Online.

Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services

One North Dearborn, Suite 1000

Chicago, IL 60602

Phone:

312-986-4200

Fax:

312-986-4289

URL:

https://www.metrofamily.org/legal-aid-society/about-las/

Metropolitan Family Services has a main office in Chicago and seven community centers in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs,. Their staff includes clinical social workers and counselors, case managers, mental health professionals, early childhood educators, and lawyers who provide counsel and services. The Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services helps low-income clients with a wide range of legal issues from cases of domestic violence, family and elder law, and housing and consumer issues. To reach the Legal Aid Society, please call 312-986-4200. You can find their full list of community centers on their website.

Life Span Center for Legal Services and Advocacy

70 E Lake Street, Suite 600

Chicago, IL 60601

Phone:

(312) 408-1210

Fax:

(312) 408-1223

URL:

http://life-span.org/

Email:

https://www.milmujeres.org/

Life Span provides free legal services in Chicago and Suburban Cook County for issues related to domestic violence and sexual assault, including direct legal representation, in English, Spanish, Polish, and Arabic. They provide legal services and counseling in domestic violence and sexual assault situations, including orders of protection, divorces, custody cases, and immigration cases.

Mil Mujeres

310 S. Peoria St., Suite 305

Chicago, IL 60607

Phone:

(312) 219-2031

Fax:

(312) 219-2424

URL:

Email:

Mil Mujeres offers immigration legal services to low-income individuals in the Latino community. They specialize on immigration benefits for survivors of violent crimes in the United States. However, they also provide services to other survivors.

Des Plaines

Life Span - Des Plaines office

701 Lee Street #700

Des Plaines, IL 60016

Phone:

(847) 824-0382

Fax:

(847) 824-5311

URL:

http://life-span.org/

Email:

East St. Louis

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance - East St. Louis Office

Dorothy O. Cook Community Law Center

8787 State Street, Suite 101

East St. Louis, IL 62203

Phone:

(618) 398-0958

URL:

Serving Clinton, Fayette, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair & Washington counties.

Galesburg

Prairie State Legal Services - Galesburg Office

311 East Main Street, Suite 302

Galesburg, IL 61401

Phone:

(309) 343-2141

Phone 2:

(800) 331-0617

Fax:

(309) 343-7647

URL:

Serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Warren counties.

Joliet

Prairie State Legal Services - Joliet Office

18 West Cass Street, 5th Floor

Lower Level

Joliet, IL 60432

Phone:

(815) 727-5123

Fax:

(815) 727-5152

URL:

Email:

Serving Grundy and Will counties.

Kankakee

Prairie State Legal Services - Kankakee Office

191 South Chicago Street.

Kankakee, IL 60901

Phone:

(815) 935-2750

Phone 2:

(800) 346-2864

Fax:

(815) 935-0906

URL:

Serving Iroquois and Kankakee counties.

McHenry

Prairie State Legal Services – McHenry Office

5320 West Elm Street

McHenry, IL 60050

Phone:

(815) 344-9113

Phone 2:

(877) 480-3020

Fax:

(815) 344-9183

URL:

Serving McHenry County.

Ottawa

Prairie State Legal Services - Ottawa Office

1021 Clinton Street

Ottawa, IL 61350

Phone:

(815) 434-5903

Phone 2:

(800) 892-7888

Fax:

(815) 434-2642

URL:

Serving Bureau, LaSalle, and Putnam counties.

Peoria

Prairie State Legal Services - Peoria Office

411 Hamilton Boulevard, Suite 1812

Suite 600

Peoria, IL 61602

Phone:

(309) 674-9831

Phone 2:

(800) 322-2280

Fax:

(309) 674-3802

URL:

Serving Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, and Tazewell counties.

Rock Island

Prairie State Legal Services - Rock Island Office

1600 Fourth Avenue, Suite 200

Suite 202

Rock Island, IL 61201

Phone:

(309) 794-1328

Phone 2:

(800) 322-9804

Fax:

(309) 794-0265

URL:

Serving Henry, Lee, Mercer, Rock Island, and Whiteside counties.

Rockford

Prairie State Legal Services - Rockford Office

303 North Main Street, Suite 600

Rockford, IL 61101

Phone:

(815) 965-2902

Phone 2:

(800) 892-2985

Fax:

(815) 965-1081

URL:

Serving Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago counties.

Saint Charles

Prairie State Legal Services – St. Charles Office

1024 West Main

Saint Charles, IL 60174

Phone:

(630) 232-9415

Phone 2:

(800) 942-4612

Fax:

(630) 232-9402

URL:

https://www.ywca-ens.org/domestic-violence-program/support-services/

Serving DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall counties.

Skokie

YWCA Evanston/North Shore Legal Advocacy

Cook County Circuit Court Second Municipal District

5600 Old Orchard Road

Skokie, IL 60077

Hotline:

Crisis Line: 877-718-1868

Phone:

Legal Advocacy: (847) 864-8445

Fax:

847-864-8498

URL:

YWCA Evanston/ North Shore provides services to victims and survivors of domestic violence with a legal advocacy program at the District Two Courthouse in Skokie, as well as other supportive services including a 24-hour crisis line. The legal advocacy program helps with orders of protections and safety planning..

Springfield

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance - Springfield Office

3085 Stevenson Drive, Suite 202

Springfield, IL 62703

Phone:

(217) 529-8400

Phone 2:

(800) 252-8629

Fax:

(217) 529-8411

URL:

Serving Cass, Christian, Logan, Macon, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott & Shelby counties.

Waukegan

Prairie State Legal Services - Waukegan Office

325 West Washington Street, Suite 100

Waukegan, IL 60085

Phone:

(847) 662-6925

Phone 2:

(800) 942-3940

Fax:

(847) 662-6986

URL:

Serving Lake County.

Wheaton

Prairie State Legal Services – Wheaton Office

400 West Roosevelt Road

Wheaton, IL 60187

Phone:

(630) 690-2130

Phone 2:

(800) 690-2130

Fax:

(630) 690-2279

URL: