Many resources exist for those who can't afford legal services. If you can't afford a lawyer, this doesn't mean a lawyer will not help you.To give you the best referrals, we will ask you questions about your legal problem, your location or the location of your legal problem, and your income. Contact your local office for help. The "Apply Online" button will redirect you to the Illinois Legal Aid website, where PSLS hosts its online intake system. Our mission is to provide eligible low-income and senior residents of central and southern Illinois with high quality civil legal services. Illinois Free Legal Answers is a secure website where low-income Illinoisans can ask a lawyer for help with a civil legal issue. Legal Aid Resources ; Prairie State Legal Services - free legal services for low-income persons and those over age 60 who have serious civil legal problems. Legal Aid Chicago provides free civil legal services to people living in poverty in Cook County. Call us at 312-341-1070.