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OFFICE OF STATE GUARDIAN | ILLINOIS GUARDIANSHIP AND ADVOCACY COMMISSION

830 South Spring Street, Suite 108, Springfield, IL 62704

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https://gac.illinois.gov/osg.html

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Description

Handles the personal, financial, and legal affairs of developmentally disabled, mentally ill, and elderly persons with disabilities. Serves as "guardian of last resort" for individuals with disabilities when no other person is available to serve. Most of its wards are indigent or have limited assets.

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ILLINOIS GUARDIANSHIP AND ADVOCACY COMMISSION

Safeguards the rights of persons with disabilities by providing public guardianship services, legal representation in mental health proceedings, a process to investigate disability rights violations, and a resource for special education inquiries.