June 25, 2026 Last fall, the CBF introduced the rebranded and expanded Patton Legal Aid Training Academy (PLATA), and the program is off to a great start in its first year. Through the generous...
February 27, 2025 The Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee celebrated the impressive achievements of our legal aid community in 2024 and released its annual highlights...
July 25, 2022 A comprehensive new study of the legal aid community in Illinois conducted by Mercer for the CBF gives a sobering yet inspiring view of what it is like to be a legal aid lawyer today...
August 2, 2021 As state and federal moratoriums on evictions are expiring, the free services offered through the Cook County Legal Aid for Housing and Debt (CCLAHD) program have never been more...
A new research report based on a comprehensive study in California shows that access to civil legal aid has a broad range of significant positive impacts. Specifically, the report underscores that access to legal assistance improved case outcomes, significantly increased perceptions of fairness, and…
All pro bono and legal aid organizations will see a spike in the need for their services in the coming weeks and months, particularly when the courts are back to fully functioning. These are free resources for the public on some of the most immediate legal needs in the early days of the crisis.