Prairie State Legal employees protest job cuts

Prairie State Legal Services employees and union supporters picketed in downtown Moline on Nov. 10, opposing proposed job cuts and seeking higher wages in their first labor contract. The nonprofit, which provides free legal services to low-income and other vulnerable residents in northern Illinois, plans to lay off 56 client-services staff statewide, mostly paralegals. The union has been negotiating its first contract since workers organized in November 2024.