Illinois State Bar Association President Mark D. Hassakis and Chicago Bar Association President Terri L. Mascherin have co-authored a letter urging U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and two other members of the Illinois delegation to support keeping funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) at level funding for the 2011 fiscal year. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $70 million cut in LSC funding on Feb. 19. An earlier vote to cut all LSC funding failed. Click here to read the letter.