Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

ELDER LAW / LEGAL SERVICES

Metropolitan Tenants Organization 2150 S. Canalport Suite 2-B2 Chicago, IL 60608

1515 5th Ave., Suite 200 Moline, IL 61265 309-764-1328 or 800-322-9804 Serving Henry, Lee, Mercer, Rock Island and Whiteside Counties

Squared Away Chicago www.squaredawaychicago.com

This is a web-app ran by Metropolitan Tentants Organization. It helps tenants solve home-related problems with their landlords. University of Illinois Chicago Law 315 W. Plymouth Court Chicago, IL 60604 312-786-2267 312-427-2737 - Main number law.uic.edu/experiential-education/ clinics/fairhousing Offer a variety of community legal clinics where JD candidates have the opportunity to develop real legal experience. These clinics include Conflict Resolution, Domestic Violence, Fair Housing Legal Support, International Human Rights, and Veterans Legal Support. University of Illinois College of Law 504 E. Pennsylvania Ct. Champaign, IL 61820 217-333-0931 www.law.illinois.edu Hosts clinical programs so students can work with real clients with real problems. Coordinate access to legal services for veterans through direct referrals to attorneys & legal aid organizations; support veteran’s legal aid programs; and assist in the management of an OBRA Trust to benefit veterans & their families. Consults with veterans, surviving spouses, and their families to determine their planning options when they have limited income & high out-of-pocket health care expenses.Assist with VA pension applications & appeals. Referrals to member network for qualified attorneys in areas such as estate planning, elder law, personal injury, debt consolidation, family law, and criminal law. Veterans Legal Aid Society 773-340-3838 info@veteranslegalaid.org www.veteranslegalaid.org

773-292-4988 (hotline) www.tenants-rights.org

Provides information and answers for questions about leases, solutions and/ or referrals to other agencies that may be able to assist in court or provide financial assistance.

1021 Clinton Street Ottawa, IL 61350

815-434-5903 or 800-892-7888 Serving Bureau, Grundy, LaSalle and Putman Counties. 411 Hamilton Blvd., Suite 1812 Peoria, IL 61602 309-674-9831 or 800-322-2280 Serving Fulton, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and Tazewell Counties. 303 North Main Street, Suite 600 Rockford, IL 61101 815-965-2902 or 800-892-2985 Serving Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago Counties.

Northern Illinois University Elder Law Clinic

DeKalb, 60115 815-962-9980 www.niu.edu

Pairs law students with mentoring attorneys who engage in legal work on behalf of people of limited means, underserved populations, charitable organizations, and groups who wish to secure or protect civil rights. Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. www.pslegal.org Offers free legal services for low-income persons and those age 60 and over who have serious civil legal problems and need legal help to solve them. Local Offices

325 West Washington Street, Suite 100 Waukegan, IL 60085

847-662-6925 800-942-3940 Serving Lake County.

31W001 E. North Ave., Suite 200 West Chicago, IL 60185 630-690-2130 or 800-690-2130 Serving DeKalb, DuPage, Kane and Kendall Counties

201 W. Olive St. #203 Bloomington, IL 61701

309-827-5021 or 800-874-2536 Serving McLean, Livingston, and Woodford Counties.

400 Russel Court Woodstock, IL 60098 815-344-9113 877-480-3020 Serving McHenry County

311 E. Main Street, #302 Galesburg, IL 61401 309-343-2141 or 800-331-0617 Serving Henderson, Knox, McDonough and Warren Counties.

Southern Illinois University Elderly Clinic 1150 Douglas Dr. Carbondale, IL 62901 800-673-6130 www.law.siu.edu Senior law students are given the opportunity to provide legal assistance to persons who could not otherwise secure representation.

14A W. Cass St.., 3rd Floor Joliet, IL 60432 815-727-5123 Serving Will County

187 S. Schuyler Ave., Suite 350 Kankakee, IL 60901 815-935-2750 or 800-346-2864 Serving Iroquois and Kankakee Counties.

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