<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika barua ya kwanza ya mpango wa LSC, programu hizo ziliomba kwamba Chama cha Wanasheria wa Jimbo la Illinois na Chama cha Wanasheria wa Chicago wajiunge nao katika mchakato wa mipango.  <response>: In 1996, in response to LSCs first program letter, the programs requested that the Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association join them in the planning process. 