DeKalb County, Illinois
Courts, legal aid, and legal guides in DeKalb County.
DeKalb County is in northern Illinois (Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, agriculture, Chicago-metro spillover). Sycamore is the county seat. The Sixteenth Judicial Circuit handles civil, criminal, family, and juvenile matters at the Sycamore courthouse, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court accepting filings.
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Local anchors
Courthouse in Sycamore. Legal aid by county. Attorneys by issue.
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Courthouse
DeKalb County Circuit Court
Practice areas
Legal guides by practice area.
Practice area guides specific to DeKalb County.
Legal aid
Legal Aid in DeKalb County
Prairie State Legal Services (DeKalb County)
Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS) is the LSC-funded legal aid provider for 36 northern Illinois counties (excluding Cook). PSLS handles housing, family, consumer, public benefits, domestic-violence, and elder-law matters from offices in Rockford, Waukegan, Geneva, Joliet, Wheaton, Bloomington, Peoria, Galesburg, Ottawa, and other locations. Serves DeKalb County.