Illinois

 
ACLU of Illinois
Jay Miller
180 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 2300
Chicago, IL 60601-7401
(312) 201-9740
Civil rights; priority given to class actions

AIDs Legal Council of Chicago
220 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60604-2102
(312) 427-8990
Must be from Cook County. Case must be HIV related and be a civil legal matter.

Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area
PO Box A3782
Chicago, IL 60689
(312) 554-2044
Immigration cases.

Center for Wrongful Convictions
Northwestern Univ. School of Law
357 East Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-503-2391

Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.
100 N. La Salle St.
Chicago, IL 60602
(312) 630-9744
Cases must involve questions of civil rights or the inclusion of people of color or poor people into the social, political, and economic systems of the United States.

Chicago Legal Aid to Incarcerated M others
205 W. Randolph St., Suite 830
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 332-5537
Provides legal services to enable incarcerated mothers throughout Illinois to maintain contact with their children; individual legal services to mothers at Cook County Jail, Dwight, Logan, Kankakee, and Dixon; also provides support services.

Chicago Legal Clinic Pro Bono Program
2938 E. 91st. St.
Chicago, IL 60617-4208
(773) 731-1762

Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
100 N. La Salle St., Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60602-2405
(312) 332-1625

Downstate Illinois Innocence Project
University of Illinois at Springfield, Institute for Legal, Administrative & Policy Studies
P. O. Box 19243
Springfield, IL 62794
(217) 206-6535

First Defense Legal Aid
3645 West Chicago Ave #240
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 826-6550

Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois
PO Box 64359-0359
Chicago, IL 60664-0359
(312) 923-2645
Immigration cases.

Institute of Women Today
Sister Rut Mutchler
7315 S. Yale Avenue
Chicago, IL 60621
(773)651-8372
Civil rights actions; habeas corpus; direct referrals; legal research; prison health care; etc.

Legal Assistance Foundation Inc., AIDS Advocacy
828 Davis St., Suite 201
Evanston, IL 60201-4489
(847) 475-3703

Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite Fl3
Chicago, IL 60604-3589
(312) 341-1070

Legal Clinic for the Disabled Inc.
710 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60611-3006
(312) 908-4463

MacArthur Justice Center
Jean Maclean Snyder
111 E 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 753-4405
Impact litigation on criminal justice issues, especially prison conditions. Federal and state prisoners.

Medill Innocence Project
Medill School of Journalism
Northwestern University
1845 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL  60208
(847) 467-1882

Midwest Immigration Rights Center
208 S. La Salle St.
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 629-1960

Prairie State Legal Services Inc. Peoria County Pro Bono Plan
331 Fulton St., Suite 600
Peoria, IL 61602-1467
(309) 674-9831

Prisoners Rights Research Project
University of Illinois College of Law
504 East Pennsylvania
Champaign, IL 61820
Students provide back-up legal research assistance for prisoners in midwest; students cannot give advice or represent prisoners; mail correspondence only.

The Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc.
180 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60601-1287
(312) 201-9740

Springfield AIDS Resource Association
514 E. Lawrence Ave.
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 523-2191

Uptown People's Law Center
4404 North Broadway
Chicago, Illinois  60640
Tel: (773) 769-1411
Fax: (773) 769-2224
 

West Central Illinois Legal Assistance]
1614 E. Knox St.
Galesburg, IL 61402-5347
(309) 343-2141

Support Organizations:

Family Resource Coalition
200 S. Michigan Avenue #1520
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 341-0900
Provides information about family programs, including prison projects.

Gateway Foundation, Inc.
624 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 663-1130

John Howard Association for Prison Reform
300 West Adams Street, Suite 617
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 782-1901
Monitors correctional facilities and provides referrals

Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers
Gail T. Smoth
220 S. State St., Ste. 830
Chicago, IL 60604
(312)332-5537
Provide legal services to enable women prisoners to maintain contact with their children and eventually reunite families.

Prisoner Release Ministry, Inc.
37 E. Cass St.
P.O. Box 69
Joliet, IL 60434-0069
(815) 723-8998
Job counseling, training, and placement; clothing; transportation

Safer Foundation
571 West Jackson
Chicago, IL 60661
(312) 922-2200
Job readiness training; job placement; basic education; drug abuse counseling; emergency shelter services by referrals for food, clothing, and short/long-term halfway house; intensive outpatient care; counseling.
 

Books Through Bars
4722 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215) 727-0882 ext 2
Sends books to prisoners.

Chicago Bar Association Library
29 S. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60611

Loyola University Law Library
1 E. Pearson St.
Chicago, IL 60611

Midwest Books to Prisoners Project
1573 N. Milwaukee Dr.
PO Box 460
Chicago, IL 60622
Sends books to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

Southern Illinois University
School of Law Library
Carbondale, IL 62901

University of Illinois Law Library
104 Law Building
504 East Pennsylvania Ave.
Champaign, IL 61820
Support Services.

Illinois Supreme Court Library
Supreme Court Building
Springfield, IL 62706

Updated June, 2005