Resources near you
Verified legal-aid organizations, court clerks, and self-help centers.
Statewide help (all Illinois)
Statewide court rules, standardized forms, and self-represented resources.
Post a civil legal question online; a licensed Illinois lawyer answers for free.
Trained navigators in courthouse self-help centers around the state.
Free legal information, forms, and self-help guides for every Illinois county.
Lawyer referral service; also lists free legal aid providers by area.
Free civil legal help across 65 Central & Southern Illinois counties, including Sangamon (Springfield).
Free civil legal help across 36 Northern & Central Illinois counties (housing, family, benefits, seniors).
By county
Civil legal help in western Illinois.
6th Judicial Circuit — court records for Urbana area.
Civil legal help in Champaign/Urbana and surrounding counties.
Free legal advice hotline for Cook County residents.
Free legal help for low-income Cook County residents.
Official court records and filing information for Cook County.
Tenants' rights and eviction defense in Cook County.
Free legal help in housing, family, consumer, and public benefits.
Court information, case lookup, and self-help.
Free civil legal services for low-income and senior residents.
16th Judicial Circuit — court records and filings.
Civil legal aid for Kane County residents.
Civil legal aid for Kankakee County.
Self-help center for pro se litigants.
Civil legal aid in Lake County.
Civil legal help for Macon County residents.
Civil legal help in Madison County.
3rd Judicial Circuit — court records for the Metro-East.
11th Judicial Circuit — court records for Bloomington area.
Civil legal aid for McLean County residents.
10th Judicial Circuit — court records and filings.
Civil legal aid for Peoria County residents.
Civil legal aid across the Illinois Quad Cities.
14th Judicial Circuit — court records for the Quad Cities.
Full-service civil legal help for Sangamon County residents.
Local lawyer referral for Springfield-area residents.
Court records, filing, and case lookup for the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Civil legal help in the Metro-East region.
20th Judicial Circuit — court records for Belleville/East St. Louis.
Civil legal help for east-central Illinois.
12th Judicial Circuit — court records and filings.
Legal aid referrals in Will County.
Civil legal help for Southern Illinois (serves Williamson, Jackson, and neighboring counties).
Civil legal aid in Rockford and Winnebago County.
17th Judicial Circuit — court records for Rockford area.