The Chicago Bar Foundation's rapid response immigration group has created the attached PDF of resources for communities facing the threat of deportation.

• This list of free legal resources can be used to help someone - or the family member of someone - who is currently incarcerated.

• Doing legal research for your court case (ILAO article)

• Secondary sources for legal research (ILAO article)

• Overview of common law (ILAO article)

• How to Research a Legal Problem: A Guide for Non-Lawyers (American Association of Law Libraries) 

In Illinois, e-filing is the required filing method for the courts. 

• E-Filing Basics on IllinoisLegalAid.org (available in English, Spanish, and Polish). This article answers a number of basic e-filing questions. Also see Efile Illinois FAQs

• E-Filing Service Providers (EFSP) - This page provides a list of approved EFSPs, including those that are free (these are free to use, but the usually court fees still apply). Many counties use the Odyssey File & Serve tool. See How to E-File through Odyssey Illinois and Information for E-Filer's Without Lawyers for detailed instructions.

• ILAO's Form Library has court forms, legal documents, and letters for many kinds of legal problems - use the search box on this page to find specific forms. People without lawyers can use our Easy Form programs to create court forms on their own. There are also blank forms that can be downloaded and filled out on a computer or by hand.

• Standardized Statewide Forms are required to be accepted in all Illinois courts. The forms are ADA accessible, and people without lawyers can handwrite or type into the PDF form. Many of these have been translated into other languages (the translated forms are for reference only). Here is a flyer to make referrals to the forms website.

Remote appearance resources - These resources provide step-by-step instructions - in multiple languages - for going to court by phone or video, and how to go to court using Zoom.