In Illinois’ growing legal deserts, finding a lawyer can be difficult – particularly in civil cases – WSIU (Carbondale)

The shortage is felt particularly in civil matters. "An order of protection is heard in civil court. Eviction court is a civil court. So people being removed from their homes. Foreclosure is also a civil matter," said Illinois Legal Aid attorney Teri Ross. "So there's a lot of heavy, life changing issues that affects people in civil courts where they don't have a right to a lawyer."

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