

Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
VerifiedCivil Litigation Lawyer
101 SW Adams St Ste 800, Peoria, IL 61602
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About Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.
Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. (PSLS) has championed equal access to justice for low-income, elderly, and vulnerable individuals across Northern and Central Illinois since 1977. The organization's vision is a community where everyone can readily access legal assistance to meet their fundamental needs.
Mission and Reach
PSLS dedicates its efforts to individuals and families facing depleted resources for basic human necessities. The organization works to secure safe housing, food security, income stability, and personal safety for its clients. Operating for nearly 50 years, PSLS serves 36 counties in Northern and Central Illinois through its 11 offices located in Bloomington, Galesburg, Joliet, Kankakee, Moline, Ottawa, Peoria, Rockford, Waukegan, West Suburban (West Chicago), and Woodstock.
Areas of Service
PSLS provides high-quality legal services in various critical areas, including:
- Fair Housing: Investigating and challenging instances of housing discrimination.
- Low Income Tax Clinic: Assisting individuals with tax disputes involving the IRS and offering educational outreach.
- Veterans & Military Members (IL-AFLAN): Offering free legal aid for issues such as discharge upgrades, appeals for VA benefits, and other civil legal matters.
- Financial Stability: Addressing issues like debt relief, bankruptcy, and public benefits.
- Housing Security: Providing support for eviction defense and securing reasonable accommodations.
- Personal Safety: Assisting with matters related to domestic violence and guardianship.
- Education: Advocating for students' academic accommodations.
Hours of Operation
- Monday
- 8:30 AM–12 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM–12 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM–12 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM–12 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM–12 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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Client Reviews
8 reviews- Becky Brown
Scammers and of no help to citizens needing their assistance. Use the excuse they have limited funds and won't do what you need. Our taxes ultimately pay their salaries, so you would think they would and could do anything a citizen needs, instead of making excuses. Found out you have to pay per page reviewed, $100's of dollars. I can't afford their peo-bono assistance. What a joke! They must enjoy being an embarrassment to the poor people of Illinois! Must have been Ameren executives in their prior lives!
- Sunshine Hardy
Would not even talk to me or refer me to somebody who could help! I'm a single mom living paycheck to paycheck! I am raising my daughter alone but I'm told I make to much much for them to help me! Where do I go when I don't have $4,000 for a retainer! Your system is messed up! I need a pro bono attorney and I'm left to fight on my own! No one will help me!!!!
- Shatona Kelly
I feel that the attorney really don't fight hard enough for their clients. I feel like my eviction could have been avoid. I'm a take it as a blessing because the apartment me and my kids was residing was falling apart and PHA didn't even want to fix the decaying walls, the rusted pipes that was in the kids room rusted completely out of the ceiling. I was being charge for repairs that was never done, and the fact in had proof. Pictures that go back almost two years and recent ones as well. Not the fact of my money order I had paid Aug 7, 2017 of $212.00, went missing i didnt know that until the middle of September when I went in to pay rent. The fact they put in my hands to fix, knowing a chance of unfortunate circumstances or events to happen. Bottom line my story can go on for days but I feel like I really didn't get justice. Wasn't that what we was fighting for any way.
- Trina Parkman
We emailed back and forth received a phone call they asked all the questions told me they would get back with me to let me know if they could represent me and if not they would let me know what I needed to know to get legal help . The case was for my granddaughter her high school wanted to expell her over a fight she didn't start never heard back from them and my granddaughter did get expelled with three months left to graduate I was so disappointed in this so called law firm
- tarra smith
I was told by one of them to try to obtain guardianship of my adult son with disabilities (but that they don't help with guardianship so didn't help with that), then call back when his ssi case gets denied a second time. (They said they could only help after it gets denied a second time). So I call back during second denial and then was told by another of their "attorney" that they couldn't help me because of a "conflict of interest " because I had previously called about getting help with guardianship? (which they didn't help me with, I called the first time about his ssi appeal..they only recommended I get guardianship from what I recall). She told me it was hard to explain.. ok well made no sense either! I believe she was saying the guardianship was for me and the ssi for my son? Well sorry but I don't need the guardianship or ANY of it for myself.. believe me! I'd very much just like to live my own life and not have to worry about my adult son! I feel she may have thought I was lying about something with my son. I have no reason to lie just a frustrated parent unable to seem to get any help for my son because he turned the magic number of 18 and unable to care for himself on his own. Honestly, this woman wouldn't have been able to represent him anyways with the impression I got from her. No thank you. It's pretty sad that this seems to be the only "pro bono" attorney s around in Illinois and they are of zero help only add to the stress, frustration and confusion in my case.
- Dominique Sizelove
Posting on behalf of Travis & Dominique- My attorney was the person who carried both of the weight when my husband and I could not any longer! The fight she put up And the team's guidance helped us understand that when you feel like you're alone reach out and prarrie State Legal services hold your hand. Out of respect for our attorney I won't mention the her name. I will tell you my name is Dominique and I greatly appreciate how you were mindful of medical conditions and I admit I'm a lot to handle but I appreciate the fight and wins
- Felix
like to request a phone call from you. I have received nothing , supar performance. I'm signing things that are making no sense. I am requesting the everything be put on hold. Especially the power of story they just had me sign. Attorney Molly racar. I feel is not qualified not really care. My next step will be to drive down to peoria and come in person to the office. I don't think her and I are a fit.
- S Rosenfeld
Absolutely the worst. Represent yourself, you'll be better off. If they assign Gabby to you, forget getting any help. She is extremely lacking in knowledge and expertise. Run, don't walk.

