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Press Room » Newsletters » Legal Aid Hotlines Here to Help
JUSTICE FOR ALL

The Illinois Equal Justice Foundation funds civil legal aid programs across
the state, ensuring that all residents have equal access to the justice system.

These programs build stronger communities and a stronger Illinois.

Legal Aid Hotlines Here to Help

If people in your community need free or low cost legal assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, please contact the following:

CARPLS Legal Aid Hotline for legal information, advice and referrals for Cook County residents, 312-738-9200.
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, for free legal assistance in southern and central Illinois, 1-877-342-7891.
Prairie State Legal Services, for free legal assistance in northern and western Illinois, 1-800-531-7057.
Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network, for free legal assistance for veterans, active service members, reservists and their dependents, 1-855-452-3526.
Illinois Legal Aid Online, for online legal research, forms, guidance and statewide legal aid directory.
Illinois Free Legal Answers, a virtual legal clinic where low-income Illinois residents can submit a question online to ask a lawyer for help with a civil legal issue.
Rentervention.com is a free, online chatbot that can assist Chicago renters 24/7 by providing legal information about renters’ rights and connecting tenants that need help with free lawyers.
GetBennyFits, a free, statewide unemployment benefits virtual assistant/chatbot that helps people get on the right path to applying for unemployment benefits.
COVID H.E.L.P, a free legal assistance tool for people who are facing housing and employment and other economic problems because of COVID-19.

Legal-Aid-Hotline

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