Bucktown Divorce & Family Law Attorney

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Which court, transit and local offices serve Bucktown?

Quick Answer: Bucktown to the Daley Center: Metra Union Pacific North and Union Pacific Northwest from Clybourn to Ogilvie Transportation Center, 3.8 mi. Bucktown is policed by the 14th District (Shakespeare). CPS lists 3 schools inside Bucktown, and 3 elementary attendance areas cover it. The closest library to Bucktown is the Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch, 0.9 mi away.

Getting downtown from Bucktown

Bucktown sits in the Logan Square community area.

From the middle of Bucktown, in straight lines: Daley Center 3.8 mi · Domestic Violence Courthouse 4.0 mi · our office 3.8 mi.

No L station is inside Bucktown; closest: Damen (Blue, Brown, Green and Pink), 1.1 mi, 29 trains 7–9 a.m., 8 min to Clark/Lake; Paulina (Brown), 1.4 mi (see Lakeview).

  • Metra Union Pacific North and Union Pacific Northwest from Clybourn: 22 inbound trains 6–9 a.m., 11 min to Ogilvie Transportation Center (0.5 mi from the courthouse).

9 CTA bus routes stop in Bucktown:

  • 73 Armitage: 13 stops in Bucktown, e.g. Armitage & Damen, Armitage & Hermitage and Armitage & Hoyne
  • 49 Western: 9 stops in Bucktown, e.g. Western & Armitage, Western & Belden and Western & Bloomingdale
  • 50 Damen: 6 stops in Bucktown, e.g. Damen & Armitage, Damen & Churchill and Damen & Cortland
  • 9 Ashland: 4 stops in Bucktown, e.g. Ashland & Armitage, Ashland & Cortland and Ashland & Elston
  • X49 Western Express: 3 stops in Bucktown, e.g. Western & Elston/Diversey, Western & Fullerton and Western Blue Line Station
  • 74 Fullerton: 3 stops in Bucktown, e.g. Fullerton & Damen, Fullerton & Elston and Fullerton & Oakley
  • 76 Diversey: 3 stops in Bucktown, e.g. Diversey & Logan, Diversey & Oakley and Diversey & Western/Elston
  • 56 Milwaukee: 2 stops in Bucktown, e.g. Milwaukee & Oakley/Moffat and Milwaukee & Western
  • X9 Ashland Express: 1 stop in Bucktown, e.g. Ashland & Cortland

Police district for Bucktown

All of Bucktown is in the 14th District (Shakespeare).

  • 14th District station, 0.9 mi from Bucktown: 2150 N California Ave, (312) 744-8250

Police beats covering Bucktown: 1432, 1433, 1434.

Schools and attendance areas in Bucktown

CPS lists 3 schools inside Bucktown for 2025-26:

Closest outside Bucktown:

Attendance areas covering Bucktown:

Help near Bucktown

  • Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch, 1701 N. Milwaukee Ave., (312) 744-6022 — 0.9 mi from Bucktown
  • Logan Square Branch, 3030 W. Fullerton Ave., (312) 744-5295 — 1.2 mi from Bucktown
  • Trina Davila Community Service Center, 4312 W. North Ave., (312) 744-2014 — 2.9 mi
  • Connections for Abused Women and their Children (CAWC) (domestic-violence advocacy), (773) 278-4566

Next to Bucktown

Neighboring pages: Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Logan Square, North Center and Avondale.

The same in every Chicago neighborhood

Every Chicago divorce, parentage and parenting case is filed in the Domestic Relations Division at the Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St. Orders of protection: Domestic Violence Courthouse, 555 W. Harrison St., with remote emergency hearings nights and weekends. Parents take the Focus on Children class; parenting disputes go to mediation. A parenting plan must state the child's school-enrollment address and transportation (750 ILCS 5/602.10(f)(6), (10)). Child support: Illinois HFS, 115 S. LaSalle St. or 6221 S. Emerald Dr. City community service centers help with rent and benefits; libraries offer free computers and Wi-Fi. Details: Chicago family court guide.

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Sources checked for this page

Train counts and times are from the CTA and Metra weekday schedules for 2026-09-30. Read 2026-09-28: map · L · CTA · Metra · districts · stations · schools · boundaries · ZIP codes · libraries · DFSS.

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After a conflict check, counsel reviews the Bucktown venue path, deadlines, existing orders, disputed facts, and requested relief. General online information cannot predict an outcome or replace that record-specific review.

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Questions from Bucktown

How does someone in Bucktown get to the Daley Center by train?

Metra's Union Pacific North and Union Pacific Northwest from Clybourn to Ogilvie Transportation Center; the closest L is Damen.

Which police district covers Bucktown?

14th District (Shakespeare), all of Bucktown.

Which CPS attendance areas include Bucktown?

Elementary: Pulaski International School of Chicago, Jonathan Burr Elementary School and Lorenz Brentano Math & Science Academy ES. High school: Roberto Clemente Community Academy High School, Wells Community Academy High School and Carl Schurz High School. Which one applies depends on the Bucktown home address.

Which library branch is closest to Bucktown?

Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch, 0.9 mi from the middle of Bucktown.

Which ZIP codes cover Bucktown?

60647 (56% of Bucktown); 60614 (24% of Bucktown); 60622 (12% of Bucktown).

How far is Bucktown from the Daley Center?

From the middle of Bucktown: 3.8 mi to the Daley Center and 4.0 mi to the Domestic Violence Courthouse, in straight lines.

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About Jonathan D. Steele

Jonathan D. Steele is an Illinois attorney and partner at Beermann LLP. His cybersecurity training informs lawful evidence-preservation, privacy, and digital-asset issue spotting. Representation depends on a conflict check, availability, and case acceptance through Beermann LLP.

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