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CGLA in the News
Law school grads use deferred time to work at legal aid groups
04/04/2010
Chicago Tribune
Do Justice, Love Mercy: An Evening with Dr. Tony Campolo
01/19/2010
Quinn Approves 133 Clemency Petitions
12/01/2009
Chicago Daily Law Bulliten
Gov. Patrick L Quinn has begun making inroads in the enormous back log of over 2,500 clemency petitions left behind by the former governor.
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Laura Zumdahl Named Chicago Community Trust Fellow
11/16/2009
CGLA's associate executive director, Laura Zumdahl, is one the recipients of the 2010 Chicago Community Trust Fellows, offered to further professional development opportunities for leaders in the nonprofit and public sectors.
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Pro Bono Creates Tangible Impact on the Lives of Thousands
11/02/2009
CBA Record (Oct. 2009)
In the last three-and-a-half years, pro bono attorneys and law students have provided free legal assistance to over 14,000 visitors to the CGLA Expungement Help Desk. Click here to read more from the October issue of the CBA Record.
Chicago Bar Foundation Sun-Times Fellowship Awarded to Beth Johnson
10/21/2009
CGLA Staff Attorney, Beth Johnson was awarded one of five Chicago Bar Foundation Sun-Times Public Interest Law Fellowships for her work as the director of CGLA’s Expungement, Sealing & Clemency program. Click here to read more.
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