Empowering Adult Chicagoans through Education & Work Skills

​​Literacy Chicago's mission is to empower individuals to achieve greater self sufficiency through language and literacy instruction. Since 1968, our dedicated volunteers and instructors have been teaching our students life changing skills.

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Events 

  Authors' Night at Madison Street Books was an amazing event! Check out our pictures!

06/05/25 - Our annual Gala, Literacy in Bloom, returns to the Glessner House in Chicago's South Loop.  

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Volunteers come to Literacy Chicago to help others.
They stay because of how much they get back!

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