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Dupage County Court House - Parking garage next to courhouse

Dupage County Court House

2.7(21 reviews)
29.3 mi

Okay, I didn't read the reviews before I had to report for jury duty. Let me help you out…read more This complex consists of multiple buildings. DO NOT turn in at the "Main Entrance" which is a stop light. I wish I had known that because even though the sign says building 505 the actual drive ends at 501 with no additional signs. However, if you enter at the "North Entrance" I am pretty sure there are signs pointing in the right direction. The reason this is a problem is because the number for this building in on the east side of the building and driving up ~ you are looking at the west side of the building. So, drive to the end and enter the free parking garage. It will be busy and looks very crowded ~ that is because you can only drive one way and it just takes you in a loop. However, if you follow the "out" sign instead of the "parking" sign there are tons of available parking spaces. The garage is not attached directly to building 505 but just a short distance which may impact weather related dress and accessories. Once in the building there is 1 security check point and everything goes through the scanner. The wait time was not extensive. The jury room is spacious, coffee, tea, and ice water are provided. There are vending machines for other items. Restrooms are within the confines of the room. Just bring something to help you pass the time, and, yes, cell phones and laptops are allowed. You receive your check when you leave.

Blonde lady's got a nasty attitude that someone should check you should also probably post your…read moretimes open online so people don't come outside of business hours - why give me a ticket and then not allow me to pay that ticket makes no sense whole process is a joke

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Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County - This is after I've been waiting 10 to 15 minutes

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

2.3(23 reviews)
35.5 mi

REVIEW DATE - 07/07/2016…read more great services here but the building is way too big to be easy to navigate. There should be navigation assistants with wheelchairs for people who are unable to walk. Also wish there was better seating in the court rooms. Those benches are uncomfortable for anyone with a pain condition. UPDATED CONTENT (I literally was just there, yesterday and today!): Noting from further experiences that they do have wheelchairs available for use in the sheriffs office (room 122) but it is not clearly labeled as such that that room is a wheelchair checkpoint, so if you need a wheelchair, now you know to hit up the front desk in room 122. Seating in the courtrooms is unchanged, same painful wood benches. I've seen worse church pews though so whatever. Reason for repost - Account Transfer & Close (ATAC)

This courthouse is the worse courthouse ever I was trying to ask for a continuance…read moreBecause the judge before her did not tell me what class I was approved for, and when I went in person to pick up the paper, only thing it had was the way to schedule the class and phone number I called the people on the paper. They said that I would need my ticket number and the class that a judge approved me for and yes, I did have two months, but y'all didn't give me all the stuff I needed I'm 17 years old plus I have a special learning, disability, reading and writing she was so rude wouldn't even let me speak. I believe she might be racist. her name is. Elizabeth ciacvia Lexus I see why people get lawyers. Shouldn't know human being be treated like that. My court time was for 9 AM. I was up on zoom at 8:30. Something was happening with the zoom so when I logged back on at 10, it finally showed me a different court ID number in password so I use that and I even called up to the courthouse before that. She made me wait all the time so she can take me. In had the nerve to be so mean but anyways, they gave me six months supervision without any moving violations and I have to pay them$354 that is crazy

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Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County - Then this one shows me the new ID number and password

Then this one shows me the new ID number and password

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County

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Skokie Courthouse

Skokie Courthouse

3.0(24 reviews)
47.4 mi

When we decided to get married, we knew we wanted a City Hall ceremony, for multiple reasons. The…read morewhole time, we planned to get married downtown, but when they stopped taking appointments for awhile, I panicked and called Skokie to see if they still were. This was right before the Delta surge, so I don't know what, if anything, has changed, but at the time, we were allowed 4 people to go in with us. I later on found out downtown resumed taking appointments and made one there, but we kept circling back to Skokie, because again, multiple reasons. Downtown only allowed 2 people to go in, there's no easy parking and we wanted to take some photos at spots up north, so we'd be driving in all sorts of circles in such a short period of time. After much debate, we figured Skokie would be easier to navigate for my mom, easier to hit up our photo locations and allowed us to have 2 extra people, which ended up being really nice and much needed on the actual day. This was a rough day. My mom unexpectedly passed a couple weeks prior and I stopped caring about our wedding plans completely. My friends came through and helped get me out of my sadness long enough to have a wonderful day, and the judge? Well, he was great. We actually ended up having 5 people with us (unintentionally) and he didn't mind. He allowed (only) us to take our masks off and then claimed it was his anniversary day, too. He probably tells that to everyone, or maybe it really was, but he really put a smile on everyone's face. If I remember correctly, we were the 2nd to last to get married, but he didn't rush us. He made sure the photographer got all of her photos, and our friends, too! We had 3 separate cars of people driving here. The first 2 cars were friends we sent ahead to "check-in" for us and let them know we were on our way, since we had to make a quick pit stop after the first photo location. Security was quick to come out and remind us about masks, which we then panicked about when we realized my stepdad didn't have his and my friends who were inside had all the extras. In all that chaos, everything worked out. During covid, at least, they have you check-in, pay the fee (I think it was $10) and then have you wait a little bit before they get started. Each couple, and their party, goes in one at a time and I think they had something like 6 spots per day, which is why it was important to call and make that appointment. I recently remarked to my husband that it would have been nice to have some pictures outside of City Hall, but we had no regrets about choosing this location and there was a spot right out front where we were able to take some really nice photos.

Garbage absolute garbage…read more I'm acting as my own attorney and cc the other parent. Now, it's eight hours in the tanks. A filth ridden hole that make one question their own humanity. And the idiots that keep your possessions aren't smart enough to let a person keep their bus pass. What a collection of ass clowns. Everyone associated with this charade should be ashamed and be questioning their life choices.

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Skokie Courthouse - Skokie courthouse marriage.

Skokie courthouse marriage.

Skokie Courthouse

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Will County Circuit Court

Will County Circuit Court

2.0(10 reviews)
44.7 mi

Who really likes a Courthouse ? Not many people. This courthouse however is a major upgrade…read morecompared to the old one. Finding parking isn't hard as spaces are usually available, there are some days where you would have to park on a street or even acouple blocks away in downtown Joliet. Handicap spaces are available upfront in the parking lot. I believe there are 2 auto parking meters and parking starts at $8.00. The parking lot attendant does check vehicles to enforce payment. Cellphones are now allowed on your personal as long as you have it on silent but it doesn't matter because internet signal is to a minimum or you'll have none at all. There are two metal detectors and 1 line, be sure to have zero metal "best to take off your belt" before you walk in the door. Hats are to be taken off, Vapes will be discarded "keep it in your vehicle". There are elevators and now escalators in this new courthouse as well. Bathrooms "small" are available on each floor.

My first time coming here a week or two ago. Don't ask why I ended up here. This building will only…read morebe here until November 2020 until they open the new courthouse next door. For a courthouse this looks like a concrete fortress. Things that are awful about this place is that parking is an issue! I had to park by the train stop and pay 5 bucks. Cell phones aren't allowed in the building, yet the courthouse in Bridgeview was lenient about it. The fourth floor is where are the felony cases are being handled. This building is old, ugly interior, terrible plumbing, it feels outdated in the court room like you're in a 1950s time capsule. Bail money can be picked up from the second floor. It's got cool artifacts to look at on the exterior of the building facing Jefferson Avenue. Homeless people hang out side the building as well.

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Will County Circuit Court - Breakfast Menu changes @ 5th Floor Cafe

Breakfast Menu changes @ 5th Floor Cafe

Will County Circuit Court - View from 9th floor

View from 9th floor

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Marriage and Civil Union Court

Marriage and Civil Union Court

4.4(8 reviews)
54.6 mi•The Loop

If you are looking to get married in Chicago City Hall, here are few things you should know about…read morethat process. First, you need a marriage licenes at the City Clerk's Office. Go to Daley Center for that. It is somewhere in the basement. You need to do that 24 hours before the big day and it is valid for 60 days. Then you go to 118 N. Clark St. The place you looking for is in the basement also. It is kind of hard to find it, cause it is in a padway. Wonder why....... No appoitments accepted. You need to get in a line. There is few rooms where the ceremony will be perform. The ceremony takes usually few more minutes and it is host by city judge. Some of them are really really nice and cool :_) Some of them just doing there job I guess :_(

I don't know why I'm always disappointed by government employees and services. I should know better…read morethan to expect anything besides a terrible experience. It's just frustrating that almost anytime you deal with a governmental employee, they seem gruff at best. And even those working in one of the more joyous units of county government! I called with some questions when the woman called me back, she was muttering under her breath--I don't think she expected me to pick up because I had call screening on. But she apologized for like 30 seconds at the beginning of the call saying it was a bad day, she was annoyed, but not at me--a very professional start. She did provide good directions--119 W Randolph, take the escalator downstairs. And yes, you'll enter on the Randolph side; don't use the Clark or LaSalle entrance or you'll probably get a bit turned around. But what was especially annoying is that they close for like 2.5 hours during the day. That isn't really made clear anywhere except for the sign right outside the office door, and in the two phone calls I had with them before stopping in they didn't mention being closed from 11:30 to 2. So plan accordingly. There's a $10 fee, cash only (also incredibly weird as far as I'm concerned, from both the safety perspective and that it's the year 2026). If you forget your fee, there's an ATM upstairs. On the plus side, this location performs ceremonies all week without appointments, unlike the suburban courthouses. Saturday they do require appointments, but it's nice that do any on Saturdays.

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Marriage and Civil Union Court
Marriage and Civil Union Court
Marriage and Civil Union Court

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DeKalb County Courthouse - courthouses - Updated November 2026

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