Legal Assistance

Updated:

September 27, 2019

Included in this list are organizations that provide free or low-cost legal services to victims and survivors of abuse, as well as to others who qualify. Even if the organization does not have a lawyer available to represent you in court, you may want to ask if there is a lawyer with whom you can consult to obtain advice. We list the organizations by the county where the office is located, but many offices serve multiple counties. We indicate the “counties served” whenever possible. You can click “View All” to look through the complete list of organizations.

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Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence Virtual Legal Clinic

URL: https://www.ilcadv.org/virtual-legal-clinic/

The Virtual Legal Clinic provides domestic violence survivors with free, confidential, face-to-face consultations with attorneys via online technologies. Victims set up appointments through their local domestic violence agency and connect from a computer in a private room set aside by the agency. The attorney connects from his/her office anywhere in the state to provide legal advice on a limited-scope basis for approximately one-hour. Common topics covered in these consultations include divorce, custody, property, money, employment, immigration, and abuse.

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: https://lincolnlegal.org/

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

Cook

Ascend Justice - Emergency Services

555 W. Harrison Street, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312) 325-9155
Fax: (312) 251-9801
URL: http://www.ascendjustice.org

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.

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://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 - Des Plaines Office

701 Lee Street, Suite 700
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone: (847) 824-0382
Fax: (847) 824-5311
URL: https://life-span.org/
Email: life-span@life-span.org

Life Span provides legal representation, counseling, court advocacy, and immigration legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Legal representation is offered for orders of protection, no-contact orders, divorce, and immigration cases such as VAWA, U visas, and battered spouse waivers. Legal services are available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Polish, Czech, Assyrian, and Greek, as well as in other languages through interpretation services. Individual, group, and child/teen counseling is available in English, Spanish, and Polish. Serves Chicago and suburban Cook County.

Life Span - Downtown Office

70 E. Lake Street, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 408-1210
Fax: (312) 408-1223
URL: https://life-span.org/
Email: life-span@life-span.org

Mil Mujeres

310 S. Peoria St., Suite 305
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312) 219-2031
Fax: (312) 219-2424
URL: https://milmujeres.org/
Email: chicago@milmujeres.org

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.

DuPage

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: https://pslegal.org/

Serving DuPage County.

Jackson

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: https://lincolnlegal.org/

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.

Kane

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://pslegal.org/

Serving DeKalb, Kane, and Kendall 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: https://pslegal.org/

Serving Iroquois and Kankakee counties.

Knox

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: https://pslegal.org/

Serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough, and Warren counties.

Lake

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: https://pslegal.org/

Serving Lake County.

LaSalle

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: https://pslegal.org/

Serving Bureau, LaSalle, and Putnam counties.

Madison

Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance - Alton Office

310 Easton Street, Suite 330
Alton, IL 62002
Phone: (618) 462-0029
Phone 2: (800) 642-5570
URL: https://lincolnlegal.org/

Serving Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Pike & Schuyler 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: https://pslegal.org/

Serving McHenry County.

McLean

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: https://pslegal.org/

Serving Livingston, McLean, and Woodford 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: https://pslegal.org/

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: https://pslegal.org/

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

Sangamon

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/

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: https://lincolnlegal.org/

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

St. Clair

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: https://lincolnlegal.org/

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

Will

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: https://pslegal.org/
Email: administrator@willcolegalaid.org

Serving Grundy and Will counties.

Winnebago

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: https://pslegal.org/

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

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