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Provides important training and education programs in the area of computer crimes, including online child pornography, online sexual abuse, online fraud, e-mail threats, identity theft, and computer hacking. In addition, the bureau offers investigative and prosecutorial assistance with cases and coordinates the Illinois Internet Child Exploitation Task Force.

The Illinois Computer Crime Institute (ICCI), an entity within the Attorney General's High Tech Crimes Bureau, is dedicated to training and supporting Illinois law enforcement and prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of high technology crimes, as well as in the use of high technology tools to enhance the effectiveness of their work.

Strengthens families by supporting interactions between parents and children, contributing to early childhood development and preparing children for success during life's most critical period. Services include home visits, parent-child interaction groups, developmental assessments, toys and books and diapers.

Provides various behavioral health services to individuals with disabilities. Behavioral health services include:

- Psychiatric evaluation.

- Medication management.

- 24/7 crisis intervention.

- Coordinated Case Management.

- Outpatient individual and group therapy services.

- Substance use treatment for co-occurring disorders.

Offers community preschool programs providing developmentally appropriate classroom activities, encouraging physical cognitive, social, emotional, and verbal development.

Maintains emergency management activities including planning, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation for Whiteside County. Also serves as the central point of contact for receiving reports of incidents that occur within the county and for disseminating emergency-related information. Emergency preparedness and recovery resources are available for natural hazards such as droughts, earthquakes, floods, large-scale fires, tornadoes, and winter storms. As well as man-made hazards such as civil disorder incidents, hazardous material incidents, major transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, pollution and sanitation problems, and terrorism incidents.

Offers emergency financial assistance for utilities, food, gas, and lodging to individuals in need. 

Offers a fresh produce is distributed every Saturday.

Provides family caregivers with support services. Services include counseling, education, training, support groups, TCARE assessments, and gap funding to cover needed services not covered by other programs.

Provides development training and support to individuals with developmental disabilities. Services determines eligibility for state funded developmental disability services. Programs may also provide referrals, linkage to services and provides advocacy and monitoring of individuals with developmental disabilities. Programs include prioritization for urgency of need for services (PUNS), preadmission screening (PAS), and individual service and support advocacy (ISSA).

Provides diapers, disposable training pants, wipes, and baby hygiene products.

Provides the county government offices and county information to the residents of DeKalb.

Provides temporary financial assistance for pregnant women and families with one or more dependent children.

TANF provides financial assistance to help pay for food, shelter, utilities, and expenses other than medical.

Transitional services are also available to help families become independent, such as GED preparation, vocational training, job retention programs, etc.

Provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone free of charge with a special focus on taxpayers who are over 50 or have low-to-moderate income for the 2026 tax season. Free, year-round tax assistance is also available on the Internet. Taxpayers can post tax questions to online tax assistors by visiting the website.

The WIC and SNAP outreach programs seek to assure that limited-English-proficient immigrants and refugees eligible for WIC and SNAP benefits can successfully access these programs administered by IDHS.

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) administers this program through a network of community-based partner agencies.

Nutrition education and counseling, supplemental foods, and information for women, children, and infants about other health services based on assessment findings.

Offers confidential, personalized help and treatment for a variety of issues frequently linked to suicidal ideation, including but not limited to mood disorders, anxiety, and trauma.

Answers calls for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and the Depression line.

Offers customized presentations and training for schools, churches, colleges, police and fire departments, businesses, hospitals, organizations, and large groups as requested, including but not limited to Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST).

Reintegration services for formerly incarcerated women. Programs include:

- Mentoring: Eligible clients are based with trained community members as additional support to work on personal/career goals, coaching, and personal empowerment.

- Economic/Employment Services: Classes explore resume development, interviewing, financial literacy, explaining a criminal record, and uncovering careers that can lead to economic stability and success.

- Labyrinth House: A transitional living program for formerly incarcerated women. Residents live in a shared two bedroom furnished apartment and receive on-site support from residential counselors each evening.

- Outreach Case Management/Counseling: All eligible clients meet with a case manager/counselor to complete an intake and determine their personal goals. Services are provided, based on an individual level, for as long as they are needed. Outreach services include on-site support groups and skill-building workshops.

Provides three outfits per person per visit.

Offers free group-education parenting skills classes,  subjects such as Wellness, managing or prevent diabetes, heart disease, or obesity.

Positive Parenting, focusing on discipline, temperament and development, and sibling rivalry.

Prenatal care, preparing for birth and questions and answers about breast feeding. Expectant moms are encouraged to bring support person.

Offers rent assistance, up to $800, for those in need. There are requirements to be approved. See website for complete details. Once approved, applicant must attend a Financial Literacy workshop before payment is made to the landlord.