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New Leaf Illinois Launches Statewide Alliance to Assist with Cannabis Conviction Relief
GCLC joins other nonprofits to provide legal services for people in Illinois with cannabis-related convictions, helping remove barriers to secure employment and housing
A Justice Social 2020
GCLC’s annual fundraising and recognition event, A Justice Social, provides the opportunity to honor champions for equal access to justice in Greater Chicago and raise money to support the Clinic’s important work. This year, thanks to our community’s extraordinary generosity, the Clinic raised just under $126,000!
GCLC Joins Cannabis Expungement Network
GCLC has been selected to join the Cannabis Expungement Network. Created by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, the program will help remove barriers to secure employment and housing for people with cannabis-related misdemeanor convictions in Illinois.
Chicago Legal Clinic Announces New Name
Chicago Legal Clinic, a community-based provider of affordable legal services that helps underserved families and individuals in the Chicago area navigate the justice system, revealed its new name today: Greater Chicago Legal Clinic.
GCLC to Serve as a Community Partner for Illinois Emergency Housing Assistance Programs
Tapped by the Illinois Housing Development Authority, GCLC will help connect Illinois renters and homeowners impacted by COVID-19-related economic disruptions with programs designed to assist in securing their housing.
Foreclosure Advice Desk Renamed in Memory of Justice Laura Liu
In response to the growing crisis of housing insecurity driven by the economic disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, GCLC is launching a series of initiatives to help address the needs of people in Cook County who face foreclosure or eviction. Central to this effort is the recognition of Justice Liu’s work for housing justice.
McAndrews, Held & Malloy Makes Big Pro Bono Commitment to GCLC’s Criminal Records Program
In October 2019, Chicago intellectual property law firm McAndrews Held & Malloy made a huge commitment to GCLC when more than 20 attorneys signed on to provide pro bono legal services through the Clinic’s Criminal Records Program.