Almost one million of the most vulnerable residents of Cook County are eligible for our services.For those who are low-income, elderly, or disabled, our legal assistance is often crucial for them to protect their homes, their employment, their public benefits, or to protect their constitutional or statutory rights.

LAF is dedicated to helping those who cannot afford legal counsel navigate the legal system and understand and safeguard their rights as a step toward achieving economic self-sufficiency for themselves and their families.

You can learn more About LAF, our Services, how to become a Volunteer, and how your Support will make a difference by exploring our website.

LAF provides legal assistance to low-income residents of Cook County in civil cases only.  We help individuals and families with problems in the areas listed below.  LAF does not do criminal, traffic, personal injury cases or wills/estates. 

• Family Problems; Domestic Violence
• Housing; Evictions
• Public Benefits; SSI; Social Security; Food Stamps; Health Law
• Home Ownership; Foreclosure
• Migrant Worker Problems
• Immigration
• Elder Law
• Crime Victims
• Consumer Problems; Bankruptcy; Medical Debt
• Special Education; Suspensions & Expulsions
• Employment Problems; Unemployment Compensation
• Children’s Law
• HIV/AIDS
• Representing  Groups
• Veteran’s Problems
• Nursing Home Problems
  

Please contact the Ward office to add your Community Group to our list.

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COMMUNITY GROUPS

Rogers Park Community Council
1530 W. Morse Ave.
Chicago, IL 60626
Telephone: 773.338.7722
Facsimile: 773.338.7774
Web: http://rogerspark.org

Hollywood-North Park Community Association
PO Box 59285
Chicago, IL 60659
Web: www.hnpca.org

Edgewater Community Council (E.C.C.)
6044 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 60660
Telephone: 773.334.5609
Web: www.sites.google.com/a/edgewatercommunitycouncil.org/home

Bowmanville Community Organization (B.C.O.)
Telephone: 866.837.1006
Web: www.bcochicago.org

North Edgewater Organization of Neighbors (N.E.O.N.)
Email: gnthr1001@aol.com

Ravenswood Community Council
1756 W Wilson Ave
Chicago, IL 60640
Telephone: 773.784.0400
Facsimile: 773.784.7841
Web: www.ravenswoodcommunity.org

West Edgewater Area Residents (W.E.A.R.)
Web: www.neighborhoodlink.com/chicago/wear

West Andersonville Neighbors Together (W.A.N.T.)
Web: www.westandersonville.org

Address:

The mission of Equality Illinois is to secure, protect and defend equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Illinois. We envision a fair and unified Illinois where everyone is treated equally with dignity and respect and where all people live freely regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

Equality Illinois belongs to all those who believe in our vision and mission. We will be accessible to and proactively engage others in our statewide community as owners of our vision and mission.

Equality Illinois believes in the value of others—their opinions and their work. It is our respect for others that builds our collaborations and partnerships.

Equality Illinois believes that everyone should have the same rights, responsibilities and opportunities afforded to them regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

Equality Illinois believes that success comes from the highest impact approaches to achieving our vision and mission.

Our Goals

• Promote legislation to protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals with regard to safe schools, hospital visitation, inheritance rights, bereavement leave and the many other rights that affect LGBT citizens across Illinois.
• Maintain the visibility of LGBT issues in the Illinois General Assembly, the community and the workplace.
• Oppose legislation which seeks to limit the civil rights of the LGBT community, such as anti-gay adoption bills, constitutional bans on same-sex marriage or attempts to rescind or restrict the Illinois non-discrimination bill signed into law in January 2005 (SB3186).
• Expand statewide grassroots support through an enhanced communication network, technical assistance and on-site support.
• Mobilize support and increase statewide participation in the legislative process through activities such as conferences and lobby days.

Here is a list of local Chambers of Commerce who make your neighborhood continually grow in a positive directions.

Please contact the Ward Office to add your Chamber to our list.

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CHAMBERS

Andersonville Chamber of Commerce
5356 N. Clark St.
2nd Floor 
Chicago,
Illinois 60640
Telephone: 773.728.2995
Facsimile: 773.728.6488
Web: http://www.andersonville.org

Edgewater Chamber of Commerce
1210 W Rosedale Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
Telephone: 773.561.6000
Facsimile: 773.561.8584
Web: http://www.edgewater.org

Lincoln Bend Chamber of Commerce
5700 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60659
Telephone: 773.334.0614
Facsimile: 773.334.2413
Web: 
http://www.lincolnbend.org

Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce
4732 North Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
Telephone: 773.728.3890
Facsimile: 773.769.4855
Web: http://www.lincolnsquare.org

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