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Illinois advocates call for lead paint abatement funding

Call For Capital Bill Investment In Lead Paint Abatement

April 29, 2019

Last week was the 5th year anniversary of the Flint lead crisis. Lead poisoning and exposure continues to be a prominent problem in the country. In Illinois, the burden of…

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Client Focus: Jackson

April 25, 2019

Dana is a mother of three children struggling to balance a variety of medical and income problems. She had been seeking consistent medical treatment to ensure that her children were…

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Sexual Violence and Persons with Disabilities

April 22, 2019

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Over the last couple of years, thanks to the #MeToo movement, sexual assault has become a major topic of conversation. Survivors are coming forward…

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Staff Spotlight: Adoley Jordan

April 11, 2019

Staff Spotlight is a blog series featuring a member of Legal Council’s expert and ever-growing team. Today’s Spotlight features Adoley Jordan, Legal Council’s Grants Manager.  What brought you to Legal…

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Policy Update: Creating healthy futures for Illinoisans

April 9, 2019

The fight for health justice continues in Illinois with many bills to protect and expand access to healthy futures in Illinois.

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Client Focus: Trent

April 9, 2019

When Legal Council met Trent, he was waiting for approval for a heart and lung transplant.

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Staff Spotlight: Jada Tinnin

April 2, 2019

Staff Spotlight is a blog series featuring a member of Legal Council’s expert and ever-growing team. Today’s Spotlight features Jada Tinnin, a Health and Disability Medical Legal Partnership Coordinator, AmeriCorps…

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Policy Update: Protecting Special Education for Illinois Children

April 1, 2019

UPDATE, 8/26/2019: After passing both the House and the Senate unanimously, Gov. Pritzker signed both bills into law on August 23. Two special education bills crafted in collaboration with Legal…

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Exploring the health and well-being of the transgender community

March 31, 2019

On this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility, we want to celebrate the accomplishments made towards expanding and protecting the rights and well-being of the trans community. But we must also…

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