Portage Park Divorce & Family Law Attorney

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Which court, transit and local offices serve Portage Park?

Quick Answer: Portage Park to the Daley Center: 8.4 mi; closest L Jefferson Park. Portage Park is policed by the 16th District (Jefferson Park). CPS lists 9 schools inside Portage Park, and 6 elementary attendance areas cover it. The closest library to Portage Park is the Austin-Irving Branch, inside the neighborhood.

Getting downtown from Portage Park

Portage Park sits in the Portage Park community area.

From the middle of Portage Park, in straight lines: Daley Center 8.4 mi · Domestic Violence Courthouse 8.4 mi · our office 8.3 mi.

No L station is inside Portage Park; closest: Jefferson Park (Blue), 1.2 mi, 29 trains 7–9 a.m., 24 min to Clark/Lake; Montrose (Blue and Brown), 1.2 mi (see Irving Park).

Nearest Metra stop to Portage Park: Mayfair (Milwaukee District North), 1.1 mi.

12 CTA bus routes stop in Portage Park:

91 Austin: 26 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Austin & Addison, Austin & Belle Plaine and Austin & Belmont
85 Central: 24 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Belmont & Laramie, Belmont & Leclaire and Belmont & Linder
80 Irving Park: 19 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Irving Park & Austin, Irving Park & Central and Irving Park & Cicero
78 Montrose: 18 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Montrose & Austin, Montrose & Central and Montrose & Cicero
77 Belmont: 14 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Belmont & Austin, Belmont & Central and Belmont & Cicero
152 Addison: 14 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Addison & Austin, Addison & Central and Addison & Cicero
54 Cicero: 12 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Cicero & Addison, Cicero & Belle Plaine and Cicero & Berteau
56 Milwaukee: 12 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Milwaukee & Belle Plaine, Milwaukee & Berteau and Milwaukee & Cullom
54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.: 10 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Cicero & Belle Plaine, Cicero & Berteau and Cicero & Cullom
81W West Lawrence: 10 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Gunnison & Austin, Gunnison & Meade and Gunnison & Melvina
81 Lawrence: 6 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Lawrence & Cicero, Lawrence & Lamon and Lawrence & Laramie/Avondale
86 Narragansett/Ridgeland: 3 stops in Portage Park, e.g. Narragansett & Belle Plaine, Narragansett & Berteau and Narragansett & Montrose

Police district for Portage Park

92% of Portage Park is in the 16th District (Jefferson Park).

16th District station, 1.4 mi from Portage Park: 5151 N Milwaukee Ave, (312) 742-4480

Police beats covering Portage Park: 1622, 1623, 1624, 1633, 1634, 1731.

Schools and attendance areas in Portage Park

CPS lists 9 schools inside Portage Park for 2025-26:

Catalpa Early Childhood Center — PK; 5252 N Long Ave; 0.7 mi
Ernst Prussing Elementary School — K to 8; 4650 N Menard Ave; 0.9 mi
Peter A Reinberg Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 3425 N Major Ave; 0.8 mi
Portage Park Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 5330 W Berteau Ave; 0.3 mi
Washington D Smyser Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 4310 N Melvina Ave; 1.0 mi
William P Gray Elementary School — pre-K to 8; 3730 N Laramie Ave; 0.5 mi
Edwin G. Foreman College and Career Academy — 9 to 12; 3235 N Leclaire Ave; 1.1 mi
Hyman G Rickover Naval Academy High School — 9 to 12; 5700 W Berteau Ave; 0.4 mi
Jacqueline B Vaughn Occupational High School — 9 to 12; 4355 N Linder Ave; 0.5 mi

Attendance areas covering Portage Park:

28% of Portage Park: Portage Park Elementary School (elementary, 0.3 mi away)
21% of Portage Park: William P Gray Elementary School (elementary, 0.5 mi away)
15% of Portage Park: Washington D Smyser Elementary School (elementary, 1.0 mi away)
10% of Portage Park: Peter A Reinberg Elementary School (elementary, 0.8 mi away)
10% of Portage Park: Ernst Prussing Elementary School (elementary, 0.9 mi away)
5% of Portage Park: Laughlin Falconer Elementary School (elementary, 1.5 mi away)
60% of Portage Park: Carl Schurz High School (high school, 1.6 mi away)
29% of Portage Park: William Howard Taft High School (high school, 2.4 mi away)
11% of Portage Park: Edwin G. Foreman College and Career Academy (high school, 1.1 mi away)

Help near Portage Park

Austin-Irving Branch, 6100 W. Irving Park Rd., (312) 744-6222 — inside Portage Park
Jefferson Park Branch, 5363 W. Lawrence Ave., (312) 744-1998 — inside Portage Park
Portage-Cragin Branch, 5108 W. Belmont Ave., (312) 744-0152 — inside Portage Park
Trina Davila Community Service Center, 4312 W. North Ave., (312) 744-2014 — 2.9 mi
Apna Ghar (domestic-violence advocacy), (773) 334-4663

Next to Portage Park

Neighboring pages: Albany Park, Irving Park, Jefferson Park, Hermosa and Belmont Cragin.

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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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 Portage Park 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 Portage Park

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

No L or Metra station is inside Portage Park; the closest L is Jefferson Park (Blue), 1.2 mi away, and 12 bus routes stop in Portage Park.

Which police district covers Portage Park?

16th District (Jefferson Park), all of Portage Park.

Which CPS attendance areas include Portage Park?

Elementary: Portage Park Elementary School, William P Gray Elementary School, Washington D Smyser Elementary School, Peter A Reinberg Elementary School, Ernst Prussing Elementary School and Laughlin Falconer Elementary School. High school: Carl Schurz High School, William Howard Taft High School and Edwin G. Foreman College and Career Academy. Which one applies depends on the Portage Park home address.

Which library branch is closest to Portage Park?

Austin-Irving Branch, inside Portage Park.

Which ZIP codes cover Portage Park?

60641 (47% of Portage Park); 60630 (28% of Portage Park); 60634 (26% of Portage Park).

How far is Portage Park from the Daley Center?

From the middle of Portage Park: 8.4 mi to the Daley Center and 8.4 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.