COMPASSION DRIVES EVERY ACTION
Chicago’s Oldest Literacy Organization
EMPOWERING LIVES, BUILDING FUTURES
Empowering Adult Chicagoans through Education & Work Skills Since 1968
Lives Impacted
Hear From Our Students
- Citizenship
“Literacy Chicago helped me become an American citizen!”
Araceli Dominguez
“Thanks to their classes, I passed my interview and feel so comfortable navigating life in the United States. I wanted to become a citizen to build a better life for my family and I can’t thank Literacy Chicago enough for helping me.”
- Education
“I don't feel like I'm being left behind”
Vickie Ferguson
“My reading tutor, John Coats, and I started working together in June 2012. I’ve made progress but I know I have to make more. I feel good about the new words I’ve learned. I also enjoy my one-on-one computer tutoring. I don’t feel like I’m being left behind like I sometimes do if I miss something in a class. I love Literacy Chicago for all the help it has given me.”
Free Classes and Groups for Adults
Adult Literacy
English as a Second Language
English Conversation Groups
Citizenship Test Prep
GED Test Prep
Digital Literacy
(Please contact for current schedule)
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Read Our Op-Ed in the Suntimes
When alleged offenders can barely read, the justice system breaks down. Police and prosecutors must be trained to better communicate with people who read at low levels.
Check out the op-ed written by our Executive Director Richard Dominguez, Director of Program Development Joanne Telser-Frère, and Harvey J. Graff, Ph.D.
Meet Scott Turow at Our Annual Gala
This June, we will once again feel the power of literacy. Join us for our annual gala, Literacy in Bloom, a semi-formal evening celebrating the progress we see every year through the power of learning, and connecting. This year's special guest is New York Times best selling author Scott Turow!
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