Study finds most Illinois poor lack civil legal aid
A UPI report on the Illinois Legal Need Study, funded by the Illinois Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association, shows about 80 percent of residents living in poverty cannot obtain a lawyer for civil problems. The study cites funding cuts, triage by clinics, and calls for expanded legal aid, bilingual staff, and easier lawyer referrals.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois
Illinois Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Legal Services Corporation
Legal Services
Hartigan to meet sides to avert Supreme Court clash
Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan called a Chicago meeting of Dr Richard Ragsdale state officials and ACLU leaders to avert a ruling on abortion clinic regulations. Ragsdale argues state limits curb a woman's right. lower courts blocked enforcement of 1978 79 measures. Supreme Court argument set for December 5. Vermont Gov Kunin and nine other governors filed a brief urging the high court to uphold Illinois ruling.
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UPI
Illinois
Neil Hartigan
U.S. Supreme Court
Hartigan
Richard Ragsdale
Rockford
Supreme Court
Bernard Turnock
American Civil Liberties Union
Ragsdale
Washington
Vermont
Madeline Kunin
Teachers walkout rocks Ball-Chatham district in Illinois
In Chatham Illinois 130 teachers began a walkout closing all Ball-Chatham schools and leaving 2600 students at home after failed talks with a federal mediator. Picketing started at 645 a.m. with no new negotiations scheduled. The dispute centers on wages with teachers seeking 9 percent raises for three years while the district offered 7 percent for two years. Salaries in the district range from 16880 to 30460 dollars.
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Chatham, Ill
UPI
Ball-Chatham
Springfield
Illinois
Gary Soevensen
Ball-Chatham Education Association
Soerensen
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