Protection/Protective Order System

Illinois Court Services

COVID-19 Helpful Information

In efforts to comply with the advice and directives issued by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Illinois Department of Public Health and the Office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, in order to maintain social distancing and limit the amount of time spent in the courthouse among others, we are asking those seeking assistance to contact the following agencies depending on the Jurisdiction you are requesting the protection from. Please click the Jurisdiction below to see special instructions.

Boone

No information available for Boone County.

Dekalb

Please call (815) 756-5228 Safe passage to talk to an advocate, or go online to www.safePassagedv.org

DuPage

Please call the Family Shelter Service Hotline at (630) 469-5650 in order to speak with a court advocate for possible assistance with completing the petition over the phone, before coming to the courthouse.

Kendall

Please call the 24-hour Mutual Ground, Inc. hotline at (630) 897-0080 to talk to an advocate, or go online to www.mutualgroundinc.org.

Lake

Please call the 24-hour A Safe Place hotline at (847) 249-4450. To speak to an advocate during regular business hours, call (847) 244-3143, or go online to www.asafeplaceforhelp.org

Lasalle

Please call the ADV & SAS at (800) 892-3375 to talk to an advocate, or go online to www.advsas.org.

McHenry

You can reach a domestic violence counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling Turning Point (O llámenos directamente) at 815-338-8081 or go to www.turnpt.org

Winnebago

Please call the 24-hour Remedies Renewing Lives Domestic Violence Hotline at 815-962-6102 www.remediesrenewinglives.org or the Courthouse Domestic Violence Assistance Center at 815-516-2440 during regular business hours.

Will

Please call (815-740-8064) to talk to the Order Of Protection Department.