DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder: Free Military Discharge Recording and Copies

The DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder, 110 East Sycamore Street, Sycamore (Recorder 815-895-7156), records a veteran's DD-214 and gives certified copies with no charge; recorded discharges are closed to the public.

Also called: DD-214, DD214, discharge, recording, no charge, Recorder, County Clerk and Recorder, Tasha Sims, 55 ILCS 5/3-5015, 815-895-7156, Sycamore, DeKalb, Sandwich, Genoa, Hinckley, Kingston, Kirkland, Malta, Shabbona, Somonauk, Waterman, Cortland.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

DeKalb County, ILCounty

55 ILCS 5/3-5015 has every recorder record an honorably discharged member's discharge certificate or DD-214 member-4 copy "free of charge" in a separate book or database, and closes a recorded discharge to public inspection: it is open only to the person named, the person's dependants, the county veterans' service officer, the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the others the section lists. The statute's free certified copy on recording is written for counties over 500,000, and additional certified copies cost $1.25 unless the recorder waives the fee for all reasonable requests. What DeKalb County does. The Clerk and Recorder's fee schedule (effective January 1, 2025): "Military (DD 214) Recording Fee / Certified Copies No Charge", and its office page lists military discharges among the documents the Recorder's Division records. Where. County Clerk and Recorder Tasha Sims, Administration Building, 2nd floor, 110 East Sycamore Street, Sycamore, IL 60178; Recorder 815-895-7156; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thresholds

Thresholds for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder: Free Military Discharge Recording and Copies
Gate	Rule
Any veteran with a discharge	Recording and certified copies are free in DeKalb County; copies go only to the people the statute lists. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-24.

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