Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.

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About Prairie State Legal Services, Inc.

From the firm’s website

Attorneys

• Adrian Barr — Managing Attorney
• Thomas Dennis — Managing Attorney
• Ketura Baptiste — Managing Attorney
• Paul Zukowski — Managing Attorney
• Gretchen Farwell — Managing Attorney
• Don Dirks — Managing Attorney
• Jesse Hodierne — Managing Attorney
• Megan Brady — Managing Attorney
• Amber Moore — Managing Attorney

Services listed

Safety, Housing, Financial Stability, Fair Housing, Low Income Tax Clinic, Legal Aid Through IL-AFLAN, Divorce and Custody, Minor and Adult Guardianship, Simple Wills and Powers of Attorney, Criminal Records Expungement and Sealing, Eviction Negotiation, Bankruptcy and other Consumer Issues

Founded

1977

Fees

The firm provides free legal services to eligible low-income individuals, and clients may be eligible to have court fees waived.

Offices

• 201 West Olive Street Suite 203 Bloomington, IL 61701
• 311 East Main Street Suite 302 Galesburg, IL 61401
• 14A W. Cass Street 3rd Floor Joliet, IL 60432
• 187 South Schuyler Avenue Suite 350 Kankakee, IL 60901
• 3929 Mercy Drive, Unit B McHenry, IL 60050

Source: pslegal.org · checked October 6, 2026. Lawyers Near Me hasn’t independently verified these details.

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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• Becky Brown· via Google

  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!

  Edited 3 years ago
• Sunshine Hardy· via Google

  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!!!!

  4 years ago
• Shatona Kelly· via Google

  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.

  8 years ago
• Trina Parkman· via Google

  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

  a year ago
• tarra smith· via Google

  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.

  3 years ago
• Dominique Sizelove· via Google

  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

  2 years ago
• Felix· via Google

  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.

  11 months ago
• S Rosenfeld· via Google

  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.

  Edited 8 months ago