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STATEMENT: Protecting Immigrant Families – Illinois applauds Cook County Board’s Resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Manuel Gonzales, Communications Manager, Latino Policy Forum 303-880-5954, [email protected] Protecting Immigrant Families – Illinois applauds Cook County Board’s Resolution Coalition of Advocates Calls on All…
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New publication: Advocating for automatic eligibility for EI services
Legal Council’s Children and Families Partnerships Director Amy Zimmerman recently published a special issue article titled “Advocating for Automatic Eligibility for Early Intervention Services for Children Exposed to Lead.” The…
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Celebrating 30 years of Legal Council!
Legal Council’s 30th Anniversary Gala was a hit! Thank you to everyone who supported this special, one-time, sold out event. Special thank you to Gala Co-Chairs Kimball R. Anderson and Karen…
Read MoreM.A. vs. Patricia R. Bellock: Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement and Hearing
A settlement has been proposed that may affect the rights of Medicaid-eligible persons in the State of Illinois who are under the age of 21, receive in-home shift nursing services,…
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Sexual Assault in America
Last year, women and men spoke out about being sexually assaulted by powerful men in Hollywood. Since then there have been multiple stories of people being abused by powerful men.…
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Senate passes package of bills to fight opioid crisis
On Sept 17th, in a isolated moment of bipartisanship, the Senate passed a package of bills meant to address America’s opioid epidemic. Opioids were responsible for almost 50,000 deaths last year. This package,…
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Protecting Immigrant Families – Public Charge Developments
This post was updated on October 5, 2018. See below for updates. On Sept. 28, Protecting Immigrant Families Illinois–a statewide coalition of which Legal Council is a leading agency–held a…
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BREAKING: Legal Council Statement on Proposed Public Charge Rule
This weekend, the Department of Homeland Security published an unofficial “public charge” proposed rule. As of now, the official proposed rule has not yet been filed in the Federal Register and…
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Staff Spotlight: Megan Harkins
Legal Council just keeps growing! In just this month, we welcomed over 10 new employees in our legal programs, development team, and administrative team. Legal Council has many exciting projects…
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