Advocacy
Policy Update: Special Education Rights and Decriminalizing HIV
Legal Council advocates worked tirelessly alongside partners to advance policies that improve special education services for Illinois students, as well as a long overdue bill that would end the criminalization of HIV in Illinois.
Read MoreCelebrating Health Justice Leaders: Kimball & Karen Anderson
Kimball Anderson and Karen Gatsis Anderson are longtime Legal Council supporters and devoted leaders in the health justice movement.
Read More5 Ways the New Administration Can Advance Health Justice
The new Administration and majority in Congress could allow for a variety of new advances in health care and services.
Read MoreIllinois Workers and Families Need Fair Tax Now
Economic equity is the basis of any just society. Illinoisans cannot reach their full potential without the financial security that allows them to meet their basic needs. Yet the state’s current tax system places a higher burden on middle and lower-income families by taxing everyone at the same rate, regardless of income. But Illinoisans have the…
Read MoreLegal Council Calls on CPS to Remove Police from Schools
Legal Council joins others across the city in calling for the removal of police from Chicago Public Schools.
Read MoreSNAP Work Requirements for ABAWDs Temporarily Suspended During State of Emergency
Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed by the Congress temporarily suspends work requirements for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) during state of emergency.
Read MoreCPS Reinstates Transportation Services for Young Children
Chicago children who are enrolled in Early Childhood Special Education are finally entitled to receive comprehensive transportation services.
Read MoreNew Law Promises Improvements for Medicaid
A new Illinois law aims to improve access to health coverage for low-income Illinoisans.
Read MorePolicy Update: Creating healthy futures for Illinoisans
The fight for health justice continues in Illinois with many bills to protect and expand access to healthy futures in Illinois.
Read MoreEarly Intervention Pilot Study for Lead-Exposed Kids
Last week, Huffington Post featured Legal Council’s first-of-its-kind Early Intervention (EI) pilot for infants and toddlers. The pilot provides lead-exposed kids with the support they need to overcome potential learning disabilities and developmental delays before they go to school. As of right now there are only 18 states that offer automatic eligibility for EI to lead-exposed kids…
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