Illinois JusticeCorps Information
The Illinois JusticeCoprs program places college and law student volunteers in courthouses to help people without lawyers navigate the legal system. Illinois JusticeCorps Members serve as guides to make the courts more welcoming and less intimidating to people who are navigating the complex and daunting civil legal system.
https://www.illinoisbarfoundation.org/illinois-justicecorps
JusticeCorps Members Assist the public by:
- Providing legal information and connecting them to available legal aid resources
- Accompanying people without lawyers around the courthouse to help them complete the necessary steps to move forward with their legal maters
- Answering general questions about legal process and making referrals to legal aid and other services when necessary
JusticeCorps locations
- Bloomington-Normal
- Champaign-Urbana
- Chicago
- Edwardsville
- Galesburg
- Joliet
- Kankakee
- Knox
- Lake
- Madison
- McLearn
- Rockford
- Waukegan
- Winnebago
Helpful Legal Information Websites
- www.IllinoisLegalAid.org– Provides free access to legal information (articles, court forms, videos) that is written and reviewed by attorneys and designed to help low-income and venerable people in Illinois understand and resolve their own legal issues.
- https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-information/optoins-decaling-foreclosure -List some counties that have foreclosure mediation programs (and links to further info about those programs, when available)
- http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/forms/forms.asp-Links to court forms that can be used in any county Illinois. These forms are designed for use by self-represented litigants (people who are not represented by an attorney).
- http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/CircuitCourt/CircuitCourtJudges/Judges.asp- Lists addresses and phone numbers for circuit court clerks by county.
- http://www.ilcourtclerks.org/illinois-court-clerks/– Lists email addresses and website links for circuit court clerks by county.
