DuPage County Courthouse

The DuPage County Legal Self-Help Center provides legal information to DuPage County residents about their legal rights and responsibilities, instructions on how to handle common legal problems, assistance with some legal documents and forms, and referrals to free and low-cost legal services.

The Legal Self-Help Center does not provide legal advice to its patrons. Instead, it offers legal information to customers on such topics as instructions for available forms, answers to general legal questions, and information on court procedures.

Address

505 N. County Farm Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
United States

Hours of operation
Currently: closed
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Saturday: Closed
Amenities:

This center offers

Computers & Internet
WiFi
Online court forms
Paper court forms
Online legal info
Printed legal info
Online referrals to legal help
Referrals to legal aid
Website navigator
Court navigator
Printers
Scanners

Notes

  • Printing: $0.10 cents per page unless you have a fee waiver, then it is free
  • Scanning: Please ask staff
  • Website navigator: Navigation help is provided during open hours
This center does not provide:
  • "Lawyer in the library" program

    • Common legal issues

    Getting a divorce
    Explains the divorce process, including the difference between contested and uncontested divorce. Also describes how you qualify and what you can expect during the process.
    Changing child support payments
    Explains how to change how much money a parent pays to the other parent in expenses for raising a child.
    Suing someone for $10,000 or less
    Lists items that a person can and cannot sue for in small claims court.
    Being sued for $10,000 or less
    Explains how to respond to a small claims case if you are the one being sued.
    Evicting a tenant
    Reasons why a landlord can and cannot evict a tenant, notice requirements, and an overview of the eviction process.Includes links to free information about what can you evict a tenant for in Illinois.
    Understanding eviction as a tenant
    Eviction is when a landlord makes a tenant leave a unit. The landlord must give the tenant notice and go through the court process. The notice must say why the tenant is being evicted.