Libraries Become Legal Self-Help Centers

Centralia, Odin, and Sandoval libraries, all in the Centralia Regional Library District, are now Marion County Legal Self-Help Centers. Library staff are being trained to help new users navigate the internet-based legal self-help center at http://marion.illinoislegalaid.org. Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to make use of this website. A link can also be found in the Resource Section of the library's website.

Illinois Coalition For Equal Justice press release: "On April 27 at the Marion County Courthouse, Judge George Lackey and Circuit Clerk Ronda Yates announced the opening of a new internet-based Marion County Legal Self-Help Center. The legal self-help center was developed to provide accurate information on Illinois law to the growing number of people who must come to court and represent themselves. Individuals using the self-help center will be able to access information about a wide variety of civil legal problems, including videos on going to court, court pleadings and information on legal organizations..."  More...