The IL Pride Connect Legal Hotline offers free, confidential legal advice and referrals across Illinois for LGBTQIA+ individuals (or concerned family members or friends) who are facing legal issues that impact their health, safety, or access to care. Assistance can include legal issues related to- *Access to health care, including gender-affirming care *Discrimination or harassment *Public benefits like Medicaid or SNAP *Identity documents *Housing or safety concerns *Other legal issues impacting your well-being You'll speak with a trained advocate who can offer one-time advice or refer you to trusted legal partners.

The Illinois Armed Forces Legal Aid Network (IL-AFLAN) provides civil legal services across Illinois for military personnel, veterans, and their families. Common areas of legal assistance include discharge upgrades, benefits appeals, and civil legal problems like Family, Housing, and Consumer issues.

Prairie State Legal Services offers free legal services for low income persons and those over 60 who have serious civil legal problems and need legal help to solve them. -------------------------- The Victims Legal Advice line may be able to address the following areas for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault: -Questions related to housing safety, the Safe Homes Act, breaking a lease -Questions concerning emergency protective orders -Advice for victims who fled to Illinois with their children from another state. -Questions about visitation rights for abusers. -Questions about victims’ rights within the criminal court process -Questions about special protections for victims abused by fellow students. -Advice concerning legal options for victims of sexual assault or stalking

The Peoria County Courthouse Legal Self-Help Center offers general legal information, explanations of court processes, and simple legal forms.