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April 20, or 4/20, is a day that many people associate with smoking weed, which has been legal in Illinois since January 2020. This year, lawyers across Illinois are using the “holiday” to help people convicted of cannabis crimes get a fresh start.
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McLean County saw a decline in the number of eviction filings in the final two months of last year, soon after evictions were allowed to resume.
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McLean County saw a big increase in eviction filings in October after the state lifted its COVID-related moratorium on evictions.
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The legal community and housing advocates anticipate an eviction diversion program in McLean County will see demand grow, now that the state has lifted the eviction moratorium.
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For some landlords, the end to the eviction moratorium can't come soon enough.
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A pilot program at Illinois State University that is helping low-income people get their lives back after a conviction will continue, with the help of university funding and an endowment.
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McLean County's legal community and housing advocates have a new plan to avoid—or at least minimize—a spike in evictions once the statewide moratorium is lifted in August.
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A Bloomington attorney is part of a national cohort confronting the "hidden epidemic" of elder abuse.Megan McGlothlin Wood is an attorney with Prairie…
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Two Twin City nonprofit agencies will expand services in areas of high need after being awarded state grants funded by marijuana tax money.Project Oz and…
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In a virtual meeting on Tuesday night, the Normal Human Relations Commission heard a presentation from Prairie State Legal Services about fair housing…