Thank you for letting your state legislators know just how vital civil legal aid funding is.

Your advocacy efforts paid off as $1.4 M in funding for the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation was included in the state budget. The IL Armed Forces Legal Aid Network was included in the budget at $1.4 M as well.  A particular thanks to all of the grantees who joined the IEJF in Springfield for meetings with legislators and key staff.

Pictured:  State Senator Pat McGuire (D-43) and Michael O’Connor of Prairie State Legal Services in the State Capitol Building.