Legal Aid Chicago’s 2019 Annual Luncheon
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
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Meet Kevin
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
Meet Richard
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
Meet Kathy
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
Meet Veronica
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
Meet Julia
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
Meet Johnnie & Dariaye
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
Meet Jerry
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
Meet Vincent
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
Crain’s Chicago: 20 in Their 20s
Rachel Zemke 28 | Staff attorney | LAF Chicago legal aid lawyer Rachel Zemke has carved out a necessary practice at the intersection of … Continued
John Gallo Talks Legal Aid Chicago with Joan Esposito
WCPT-AM 820 – Chicago’s Progressive Talk Interviewed on: May 10, 2019 Interviewer: Joan Esposito
Legal Aid Chicago’s Bankruptcy Help Desk
VISTA Martin Martinez and Dan Lindsey from consumer chat with Nubia about the Bankruptcy.
How A DLA Piper Help Desk Is Aiding Tenants Facing Eviction
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
School Closing Victory—The Fight to Save NTA
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
Legal Aid Chicago Ambassador Chair performs for Law Rocks on September 27th
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
Honoring Tim Hufman, a Legal Aid Chicago Legend
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
Legal Aid Matters: Employment, Harassment, and #MeToo
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
We stand with National Teachers Academy (NTA)
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