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General Legal Aid | Tazewell County Legal Self Help Center & Self-Represented Litigant Help Desk

342 Court Street, Tazewell County Courthouse - Law Library - Room 103, Pekin, IL 61554

Eligibility

Legal Self-Help Center: Anyone needing legal information ========================================= Self-Represented Litigant Help Desk: -The litigant must be proceeding in the matter for which they are seeking assistance on a self­-represented basis and not be receiving the assistance of an attorney in the matter; -The litigant’s household must be within 200% of federal poverty guidelines; and -The litigant must not have received assistance through the Help Desk previously on this matter.

Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
309-478-5870

Voice - Main Line

https://tazewell.illinoislegalaid.org

Languages

English with possible accommodations for additional languages

Application process

Please call or walk-in.

Fees

None

Service area

Tazewell County, IL

Description

This site houses two services/programs: A. Tazewell County Legal Self-Help Center Provides information to Tazewell County residents about their legal rights and responsibilities, instructions on how to handle common legal problems, assistance with some legal documents and forms, and referrals to free and low-cost legal services. The Legal Self-Help Center does not provide legal advice to its patrons. Instead, it offers legal information to customers on such topics as instructions for available forms, answers to general legal questions, and information on court procedures. ========================== B. Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee of the Public Interest Law Initiative's (PILI) Self-Represented Litigant Help Desk The Help Desk is staffed virtually by pro bono attorneys who provide brief advice referrals, and limited scope representation to eligible self-represented litigants for approximately 30 minutes per litigant at designated areas in the Peoria and Tazewell County Courthouses. To be eligible for assistance, the self-represented litigant must meet the following criteria: -The litigant must be proceeding in the matter for which they are seeking assistance on a self­-represented basis and not be receiving the assistance of an attorney in the matter; -The litigant’s household must be within 200% of federal poverty guidelines; and -The litigant must not have received assistance through the Help Desk previously on this matter.

Last Assured

11/26/2025

Providing organization

Tazewell County Legal Self Help Center Self Represented Litigant Help Desk

This site houses two services/programs: A. Tazewell County Legal Self-Help Center Provides information to Tazewell County residents about their legal rights and responsibilities, instructions on how to handle common legal problems, assistance with some legal documents and forms, and referrals to free and low-cost legal services. The Legal Self-Help Center does not provide legal advice to its patrons. Instead, it offers legal information to customers on such topics as instructions for available forms, answers to general legal questions, and information on court procedures. ========================== B. Tenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee of the Public Interest Law Initiative's (PILI) Self-Represented Litigant Help Desk The Help Desk is staffed virtually by pro bono attorneys who provide brief advice referrals, and limited scope representation to eligible self-represented litigants for approximately 30 minutes per litigant at designated areas in the Peoria and Tazewell County Courthouses. To be eligible for assistance, the self-represented litigant must meet the following criteria: -The litigant must be proceeding in the matter for which they are seeking assistance on a self­-represented basis and not be receiving the assistance of an attorney in the matter; -The litigant’s household must be within 200% of federal poverty guidelines; and -The litigant must not have received assistance through the Help Desk previously on this matter.