The Illinois Coalition for Equal Justice

The Coalition’s mission is to create a more transparent, responsive, and accessible justice system in Illinois, particularly for low income individuals and families. The Coalition works with judges, lawyers, the organized bar, elected officials and private individuals and groups to achieve this mission.

The Equal Justice Illinois Campaign

The Equal Justice Illinois Campaign is designed to help build a stronger, more stable base of funding for Illinois' legal aid system that includes adequate state funding for these essential services. 

Pro Bono Initiative

The PBI's mission is to increase the availability of pro bono legal services in the Chicago area and throughout Illinois for low-income and under-represented individuals who lack access to the justice system.  For more information, click here.

The Illinois Task Force on Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

The Task Force was formed to address the complex and unique challenges this vulnerable population faces in our immigration system. The Task Force advocates for necessary policy reforms at the local and national level,  recruits pro bono attorneys to represent children, helped launch a groundbreaking pilot project to provide trained child advocates for these minors, and works with the courts, relevant government agencies and other stakeholders.

The Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee

The Committee brings together local legal aid agencies and other interested stakeholders each month to share information, hear about the latest issues impacting the legal aid community, and work together to address common needs and solve systemic problems facing these organizations.  For more information, contact Dina Merrell at 312/554-1206 or dmerrell@chicagobar.org.