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Letter 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…
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Meet Our Award-Winning Attorney
On July 23, the Chicago Bar Foundation honored Legal Council’s program director Lisa Parsons with the most prestigious award given to Chicago public interest lawyers, the Thomas H. Morsch Award.…
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Staff 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…
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5 Ways the Administration Is Legalizing Discrimination
Proposed changes to federal healthcare law would make discrimination legal.
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Introducing Legal Council’s Interns, Part 2
Legal Council welcomes a new class of interns to the fight for health justice in Illinois.
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Introducing 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…
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Legal Council Attorney Honored with Prestigious Award
On July 23, Legal Council’s Program Director Lisa Parsons will receive the most prestigious award given to Chicago public interest lawyers. This award, the Thomas H. Morsch Award, is presented…
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Client 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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New Statewide Coalition Created to End Criminalization of People Living With HIV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2019 CONTACT: illinois.haa@gmail.com New Statewide Coalition Created to End Criminalization of People Living With HIV Chicago, Ill.-The Illinois HIV Action Alliance is a new statewide coalition…
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