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CBF Investing in Justice Campaign Raised $900,000 to Address Legal Aid Crisis.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 20-APR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
CHICAGO, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) has raised a remarkable $900,000 in its inaugural, three-week long fundraising effort, the "Investing in Justice Campaign," to help provide special grants to Chicago's pro bono and legal aid attorneys and thereby help keep them in their critical posts.

"We estimate that this year's funding will increase the average salary of the City's legal aid attorneys by eight to ten percent," said Jenner & Block Partner Anton R. Valukas, who chaired the 2007 Campaign, which took place between March 5th and March 23rd and...

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