SYCAMORE, IL – Beginning August 3, 2026, the DeKalb County Recorder’s Office will begin offering electronic recording (eRecording) services for real estate documents. eRecording allows title companies, attorneys, lenders, and other authorized submitters to securely submit documents electronically for recording rather than delivering paper documents by mail or in person. Documents submitted electronically will be…

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Get informed before you head to the polls. If you missed the hard copies in the MidWeek and Daily Chronicle, you can view the DeKalb County General Primary Election Voter Information Guide online HERE. General Primary Election Voter Information Guide Tuesday, March 17, 2026DeKalb County Tasha SimsDeKalb County Clerk & Recorder

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Beginning December 1, 2025, the DeKalb County Recorder’s Division will transition to MyDec-only processing for PTAX forms. All PTAX submissions must be completed through the Illinois Department of Revenue’s MyDec portal: MyDec Portal: https://mytax.illinois.gov/mydec/ Paper PTAX forms will no longer be accepted after this date.MyDec is the State of Illinois’ online system for preparing and…

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