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Legal Council for Health Justice Advocates Selected as 2024 Racial Justice Institute Fellows
Legal Council’s Kenya Garrett-Burnett, Liesl Pereira, and Nooreen Reza have been selected for the Shriver Center on Poverty Law’s 2024 Racial Justice Institute.
Read MoreLegal Council for Health Justice Receives $2 Million Gift from the Yield Giving Open Call
As the largest contribution in Legal Council’s 37-year history, these funds will support ongoing legal and policy advocacy to advance health equity for low-income community members in Chicago and throughout Illinois.
Read MoreStatement: Legal Council Staff Hold Innovations Families in our Hearts
The Legal Council team is heartbroken over the deaths of two students from the high school who are our neighbors in our downtown office. The laughter and friendship we have…
Read MoreReflecting on Tom Yates’ Tenure as Executive Director at Legal Council for Health Justice
As Legal Council for Health Justice celebrates the retirement of Executive Director, Tom Yates we are filled with gratitude for his commitment to our work. Tom served as Executive Director…
Read MoreLegal Council’s Annual Summer Soirée Awardees 2023
At Legal Council’s Annual Summer Soirée we have the honor to recognize individuals and organizations who contribute to our clients’ access to quality, affordable, and equitable healthcare. These awards highlight…
Read MoreAnnouncing Our New Executive Director, Julie Justicz
Legal Council for Health Justice is pleased to announce that Julie Justicz (she/her) has been selected by our Board of Directors to serve as the next Executive Director following Tom…
Read MoreAdvocates Push to End Prior Authorization Requirement for Hepatitis C Cures
On Thursday, in coalition with over 100 healthcare providers and organizations, Legal Council for Health Justice urged the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services to end its use of…
Read MoreLegal Council for Health Justice Seeks Summer 2023 Law Student Interns
Legal Council for Health Justice seeks 1L and 2L law student interns to join us this summer (2023). Students are expected to work full-time for 8 to 10 weeks. We…
Read MoreUPDATE: Illinois Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Protecting SNAP Recipient & Places the Burden of Proof on IDHS
January 20, 2023 UPDATE: The Illinois Supreme Court has decided today in favor of the Appellee, in CHAUDHARY v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Within this opinion, the Court ruled that the…
Read MoreLegal Council Postpones Summer Fundraiser Amid Recent COVID Spike
Given the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Chicago and neighboring states, Legal Council for Health Justice has made the difficult decision to cancel our Summer Soirée: Spanish Holiday event scheduled for August 26 at Sidetrack and postpone the event to August 2022.
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