Posts by Legal Council
New Law Promises Improvements for Medicaid
A new Illinois law aims to improve access to health coverage for low-income Illinoisans.
Read MoreFeature: Win for Lead-Poisoned Children
Georgetown CCF’s Say Ahhh! blog invited our Children & Families program to write a feature on Legal Council’s legislative victory that ensures children exposed to lead receive Early Intervention services. Effectively linking…
Read MoreClient Focus: Pete
Pete was a 56 year-old insurance company retiree living with severe breathing problems, a symptom of his HIV-related pneumonia. After three hospitalizations, he was permanently in need of oxygen therapy.…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Claire Mattson
Staff Spotlight is a blog series featuring a member of Legal Council’s expert and growing team. Today’s Spotlight features Claire Mattson, a Healthy Futures VISTA. What brought you to Legal…
Read MoreLetter From the Executive Director, July 2019
Dear friends, I wanted to personally thank you for making a difference in the lives of thousands of Illinoisans. Because of you, 1,500 clients received life-changing legal care from Legal…
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: S.T. Conner
Staff Spotlight is a blog series featuring a member of Legal Council’s expert and ever-growing team. Today’s Spotlight features S.T. Conner, a Behavioral Health MLP VISTA. What brought you to…
Read More5 Ways the Administration Is Legalizing Discrimination
Proposed changes to federal healthcare law would make discrimination legal.
Read MoreIntroducing Legal Council’s Interns, Part 2
Legal Council welcomes a new class of interns to the fight for health justice in Illinois.
Read MoreIntroducing Legal Council’s Interns, Part 1
Introducing Legal Council’s Interns, Part 1 July 3, 2019 Every summer, Legal Council welcomes a group of law students and interns interested in advancing health justice in Illinois. Learn…
Read MoreClient Focus: Nicole
Nicole was struggling in school. She couldn’t identify two digit numbers and was having a hard time communicating. She already had an individualized education program (IEP), but Nicole and her…
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