Jun 13, 2022 | Recent News & Articles
Legal Service Corp. presents findings on the unmet civil legal needs of low-income Americans Legal Services Corporation (LSC) presented its 2022 report, “The Justice Gap: The Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans,” on April 28. For the full...
Jun 13, 2022 | Recent News & Articles
State Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) held his 2022 Second Chances Summit on May 20 at the Nordlof Center in downtown Rockford. More than 170 people attended for one-on-one meetings with volunteer attorneys for free legal assistance in preparing petitions to...
Jun 13, 2022 | Recent News & Articles
Prairie State Legal Services and New Leaf Illinois recently launched a new transit and outdoor ad campaign to increase awareness and the numbers of individuals applying for cannabis expungement in our service areas. Ads appear on and in buses, shelters and benches...
Jun 13, 2022 | Recent News & Articles
From Bloomington to Waukegan, and Rock Island to Kankakee, rising second and third year law students—serving as Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS) interns—will spend their summer immersing themselves in the amazing public service PSLS does for its clients. PSLS...
Jun 13, 2022 | Recent News & Articles
Tuesday, May 31 was a special day: PSLS’ 45th anniversary! We’ve accomplished a lot during our first 45 years and proved to be nimble and creative in responding to challenges as we’ve remained committed to our mission of providing equal access to justice and...
Jun 13, 2022 | Recent News & Articles
Leaving a legacy of promoting access to justice for all Joseph (Joe) A. Dailing passed away early the morning of June 9, leaving an incredible legacy of promoting access to justice for all. He was 78. Joe was the founding Executive Director of Prairie State Legal...