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Complaints & Help Lines
Animals: Bites - 911
Care & Control- 311

Auto:
Drivers License, Plates & Etc. 312-793-1010
Auto Pound Tow Records 312-747-5513
City Services, Street Cleaning & Pot Holes 311
Chicago Dept. of Consumer Services 312-744-9400
IL. Attorney General 312-814-3580
Federal Trade Commission 312-960-5633


Courts:
Circuit Court of Cook County Clerk 312-603-4743
IL. Appellate Court 312-793-5600
IL. Supreme Court 312-793-5490
U.S. District Court 7th District 312-435-5691

Banks & Mortgage:
Complaints of National Banks 800-613-6743
Office of Banks & Real Estate 312-793-3000

Credit Reports:
Experian 888-EXPERIAN
Equifax 800-685-1111
Transunion 800-888-4213

Disabled: 800-ASK-DORS 800-843-6154

Insurance Complaints: 312-814-2427

Jails & Police:
City of Chicago OPS Police Complaints 312-747-6307
Cook County Jail 312-890-7100
U.S. Marshall Lock Up 312-353-5204
Metropolitan Correctional Center 312-322-0567
Juvenile Detention 312-433-6863

Legal Services:
First Defense (Arrested) 800-LAW-REP4
Legal Assistance Foundation 312-341-8309
Lawyer Complaint ARDC 312-565-2600

Schools & GED:
GED 847-328-9795
Chicago Board of Education 312-553-1000
IL. State Board of Education 312-814-2220
(Trade & Vocation)

Senior Citizens:
Chicago Dept. of Aging 312-744-4016
Social Security 800-772-1213

Public Aid 800-252-8635

Small Business:
U.S. Small Business Administration 312-353-4528
IL. Dept. of Commerce 800-252-2923

Taxes:
Cook County Collector 312-443-5100
IL. Dept. of Revenue 800-732-8866
Internal Revenue Service 800-829-1040

Professional Complaints: 312-814-4500
(Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacist & others)

Transportation:
CTA, RTA & Metra 312-836-7000
Chicago Pot Holes & Claims 312-744-6870
Highway Pot Holes & Claims 847-705-4061

Jobs:
City of Chicago 312-744-1369
Cook County 312-603-6598
Federal Job Information 478-757-3000
Job Corp 800-804-6180
Jobs for Youth (Age 16) 312- 782-2086
Operation Able (Age 40) 312- 782-3335

Post Office: (Consumers Affairs) 800-ASK-USPS

Vital Records:
Marriage 312-603-5663
Birth Certificate: 312-603-7790 312-744-3798
Death Certificate: 312-603-7790 312-744-3800

Cook County Morgue: 312-666-0500

Veterans: GI Bill Benefits 800-827-1000
State Benefits 312-814-2460

Voter Registration: 312-269-7900

Utilities:
Gas, Light & Phone 800-524-0795
Cell Phones: 800-CALL-FCC

Political Reps:
City Council Alderman 312-744-3081

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