Posts by Emily Decker
New Year, New Rules: Leading the Lead Fight
This past Tuesday, a state panel approved groundbreaking policies in the fight to protect children and prevent childhood lead poisoning.
Read MoreNew Program Gives Justice-Involved Persons Living with Serious Mental Illness Free Legal Support
Justice-involved individuals living with serious mental illness now have access to civil legal assistance, thanks to a new partnership between Legal Council for Health Justice and Thresholds. Under the partnership,…
Read MoreLegal Council partner Dr. Hamp receives high honor
Longtime Legal Council advocate and friend Dr. Nicole Hamp recently was awarded the Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Nicole Hamp, Ann Hilton Fisher…
Read More#LegalCouncil30 – A note from Legal Council Executive Director Tom Yates
#LegalCouncil30 – A note from Executive Director Tom Yates Legal Council is officially 30! Because of loyal friends like you, we have accomplished so much over the past three decades.…
Read MoreCPS Special Education Issues Survey Results: Fall 2018
This survey examines the current development and implementation of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) special education program.
Read MoreISBE and CPS Far Behind Schedule to Reform Special Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 12, 2018 Contact: Matt Cohen, Matt Cohen and Associates 312-961-4179 or mdcspedlaw@gmail.com, Chris Yun at Access Living 312-640-2134 or cyun@accessliving.org Barbara Cohen at Legal Council for…
Read MoreIllinoisans now have access to a life-saving cure to hepatitis C
After receiving a formal threat of litigation, officials at the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services (HFS) negotiated with Legal Council lawyers to end the department’s policy of rationing…
Read MoreIllinois Medicaid Finally To Provide Life-Saving Medication To Cure Hepatitis C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2018 Contacts: Dani Hunter, dhunter@legalcouncil.org, 312-605-1957 Ruth Edwards, redwards@legalcouncil.org, 312-605-1970 Najeema Holas-Huggins, nholashuggins@law.harvard.edu, 617-390-2624 Illinois Medicaid Finally to Provide Life-Saving Medication to Cure Hepatitis…
Read MoreBREAKING: Joint Statement on Medicaid Hepatitis C Treatment Restrictions
AIDS Foundation of Chicago and Legal Council for Health Justice Statement on Medicaid Hepatitis C Treatment Restrictions Legal Council for Health Justice and AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) laud the…
Read MoreSTATEMENT: Protecting Immigrant Families – Illinois applauds Cook County Board’s Resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Manuel Gonzales, Communications Manager, Latino Policy Forum 303-880-5954, mgonzales@latinopolicyforum.org Protecting Immigrant Families – Illinois applauds Cook County Board’s Resolution Coalition of Advocates Calls on All…
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