Civil Rights

Chicago Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
The Chicago Lawyers’ Committee handles only cases in which successful results will benefit the community or class and not solely an individual client.
http://clccrul.org/

Equal Rights Advocates
Equal Rights Advocates has led the legal fight for women’s equality for more than 30 years. Since 1974, ERA’s mission has been to protect and secure equal rights and economic opportunities for women and girls through litigation and advocacy.
http://equalrights.org



Immigration

Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center
The Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center (MIHRC) provides direct legal services to and advocates for low-income and impoverished immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.
http://www.heartlandalliance.org/mihrc/

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Created as a separate bureau by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, USCIS allows the DHS to improve the administration of benefits and immigration services for applicants by exclusively focusing on immigration and citizenship services.
http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm



Legal Aid

Chicago Legal Aid Incarcerated Mothers (C-L-A-I-M)
CLAIM was formed in 1985 to address the gap in legal aid and advocacy for women prisoners and their families. CLAIM has grown from a one-woman office to a dependable source of legal aid, education about the law, and systems change advocacy for and with women prisoners and their families.
http://www.claim-il.org/

Community Economic Development Law Project
As Cook County’s legal assistance hotline, CARPLS strives to help lower income individuals address their legal needs in a timely and cost effective manner.
http://carpls.org/

Pro Bono Advocates
Pro Bono Advocates mission is to provide free legal services and referrals to low income Cook County residents who have been subjected to domestic violence to help them achieve safety from abusive relationships.
http://www.probonoadvocates.org/

The Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
For over 30 years the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (LAF) has been providing free legal aid to hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable women, men, and children in Cook County.
http://lafchicago.org/

Women's Law.Org
WomensLaw.org was founded in February 2000 by a group of lawyers, teachers, activists, and web designers interested in seeing the power of the Internet work for more disadvantaged people and specifically for survivors of domestic violence. We pulled together our experiences and resources and launched this website in October 2001.
http://www.womenslaw.org/



Legal Services in Illinois

AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
The AIDS Legal Council of Chicago exists to preserve, promote and protect the legal rights of men, women and children in the Chicago metropolitan area living with HIV/AIDS.
312-266-1345
http://www.aidslegal.com/

The Chicago Bar Association
The Chicago Bar Association is one of the largest and most active metropolitan bar associations in the country. Their purpose is twofold: To provide professional services and benefits to our members and to provide educational programs and services about the law to the general public.
http://chicagobar.org/