Upcoming Events

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Law Day/May Day Community Resource Fair

Friday, May 1
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 
Freedom Defense Center of Austin
5500 W Madison Street, Chicago, IL 

Join us at the Freedom Defense Center of Austin for a resource fair on National Law Day. Together with partner organizations. We will provide free legal resources and services. Please RSVP by emailing fdca@cookcountyil.gov or by calling 312-738-7399.

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Family Defense Office Hours

Tuesday, May 5*
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 
Freedom Defense Center of Roseland
11437 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL

Need help navigating interactions with DCFS? Join our community office hours to learn about your parental rights and steps to reunify families. Connect with a Public Defender in a safe and welcoming space. Walk-ins are welcome; advanced registration is not required. To register, click here 
To join the Zoom, click here. (Zoom meeting ID: 836 7816 0057, Passcode: 285786)
*This is a recurring event, held the first Tuesday of every month.

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Attorney Office Hours 

Wednesday, May 6*
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 
Freedom Defense Center of Roseland
11437 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 

Have a question about a civil legal issue? Attorneys from The Village and Legal Community Project will be available to provide brief advice and counsel, limited representation, and full representation on the following civil legal issues: child support, sealing and expungement, Power of Attorney, parenting time, debt collection, landlord and tenant rights, and driver's license reinstatement. Walk-ins are welcome!  
*This is a recurring event, held the first and third Wednesday of each month.

Free Record Expungement & Sealing Workshop

Monday, May 11
9:30 AM (Doors close at 10:00 AM) 
Freedom Defense Center of Austin
5500 W. Madison St., Chicago, IL

Join our partners CARPLS and New Leaf Illinois at the Freedom Defense Center of Austin for a workshop about expungement and record sealing. We will present information on the Illinois expungement and sealing law and we will help you get started with clearing your record. This event is free but we ask you register by calling 312-738-7399 or emailing fdca@cookcountyil.gov.

Light blue graphic that reads "2026 Attorney Office Hours" with a logo for the Village Legal and Community Project and a logo for the Freedom Defense Center of Roseland.

Attorney Office Hours 

Wednesday, May 20*
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 
Freedom Defense Center of Roseland
11437 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 

Have a question about a civil legal issue? Attorneys from The Village and Legal Community Project will be available to provide brief advice and counsel, limited representation, and full representation on the following civil legal issues: child support, sealing and expungement, Power of Attorney, parenting time, debt collection, landlord and tenant rights, and driver's license reinstatement. Walk-ins are welcome!  
*This is a recurring event, held the first and third Wednesday of each month.

A close up of four hands together - two belonging to children, the others to a mother and a father. Text across the front of them reads "Family Defense Office Hours" and a logo in the corner shows it is for the Freedom Defense Center of Austin.

Family Defense Office Hours

Thursday, May 28*
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM 
Freedom Defense Center of Austin
5500 W. Madison St., Chicago, IL
(Located inside the Aspire Center)

Need help navigating interactions with DCFS? Join our community office hours to learn about your parental rights and steps to reunify families. Connect with a Public Defender in a safe and welcoming space. Walk-ins are welcome; advanced registration is not required. To register, click here 
To join the Zoom, click here. (Zoom meeting ID: 898 1449 6627, Passcode: 590501)
*This is a recurring event, held the last Thursday of every month.