Securing RACIAL EQUITY and ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYfor ALL.

The Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the only Lawyers' Committee affiliate in the Midwest. For over five decades, we have mobilized volunteer attorneys, partnered with community leaders, and fought in courts, statehouses, and neighborhoods to protect the rights of those most impacted by poverty and racial discrimination.

We serve individuals and communities across Illinois and Indiana — providing free legal help, running the nation's largest nonpartisan voter protection coalition, and advocating for the policy changes that make lasting equity possible.

We are civil rights lawyers and advocates working to secure racial equity and economic opportunity for all. We provide legal representation through partnerships with the private bar, and collaborate with grassroots organizations and other advocacy groups to implement community-based solutions that advance civil rights.

We are committed to the unfinished business of civil rights.

That belief shapes every case we take, every coalition we build, and every law we push to change. The communities we serve — including racial and ethnic groups, religious minorities, women, immigrants, LGBTQ people, and people with disabilities — deserve more than sympathy. They deserve justice.

"We believe in the power of the law to uplift and give voice to those individuals, organizations, and communities most impacted by poverty and racial disparity — and our vision is to root out and dismantle deeply entrenched systems of discrimination, racism, and economic oppression."