| Newberry Library |
Family History Library |
Cook County Clerk's Office |
Illinois Department of Public Health |
IRAD (Illinois Regional Archives Depository |
Illinois State Archives |
|
| Birth Record Index |
1871-1916 | 1871-1916 | 1871-present (not searchable by public) |
1916-present (not searchable by public) |
1871-1916 | No |
| Birth Certificates, Records or Registers |
No | 1878-1922 (city), 1878-1894 (county) |
1871-present | 1916-present | 1871-1915 | No |
| Marriage Index |
1833-1871 Fink's * |
1871-1916 | 1871-present (not searchable by public) |
1962-present (not searchable by public) |
1871-1904 | Pre-1900 incomplete. See Web site |
| Marriage Licenses |
No 1871-1920 | 1871-1920 | 1871-present | Verification only 1962- present |
1871-1900 | No |
| Death Index | 1856-1889 Fink's * 1871-1916, 1916-1947 |
1871-1933 | 1871-present (not searchable by public) |
1916-present (not searchable by public) |
1871-1916 | 1916-1950 online searchable |
| Death Certificates |
No | 1878-1909, 1916-1945 |
1871-present | 1916-present | 1878-1909 (outside Chicago only) |
1916-1947 |
Important notes about Cook County Vital Records:
*Fink's Marriages and Deaths (1834-1889) is an index to newspaper marriage notices, obituaries, and deaths (1878-1884)
Newberry Library
60 West Walton
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 255-3512
http://www.newberry.org
Quick Search service for Cook County birth index 1871-1916, Cook County death index 1871-1916, Illinois death index 1916-1947. $7 for each index searched. See http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/quicksearch.html for more information.
Cook County Court House
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 642570
Chicago, IL 60664-2570
(312) 603-7790
http://www.cookctyclerk.com
$10 per requested death certificate. $4 each for additional copies of the same certificate. $1 for each additional year searched, maximum of 10 years. Birth and marriage certificates are $7 per request; $2 additional copies. See 2nd floor Reference Librarian for forms. Mail orders can take 4-6 weeks to process.
If you go in person: Cash only. No bills larger than $20. If you are requesting deaths over 20 years, you will not receive it on the same day. See additional suburban courthouse locations on back. Available at some currency exchanges for an additional $4.
| Bridgeview Courthouse 10220 S. 76th Ave., Room 238 Bridgeview, IL (708) 974-6150 |
Maywood Courthouse 1311 Maybrook Sq., Room 119 Maywood, IL (708) 865-6010 |
Markham Courhouse 16501 S. Kedzie, Room 238 Markham, IL (708) 210-4150 |
Rolling Meadows Courthouse 2121 Euclid Ave. Rolling Meadows, IL (847) 818-2850 |
Skokie Courthouse 5600 W. Old Orchard Rd. Skokie, IL (847) 470-7233 |
Family History Library
http://www.familysearch.org
Check the Family History Library Catalog to determine which microfilm reels to order. There is also a binder at the 2nd floor reference desk with Chicago and Cook County record film numbers. Readers may borrow film for $3.50 a reel to be delivered to the Newberry. Loan time is about a month. Film can also be ordered at any Family History Center. To locate a Family History Center near you, ask at the 2nd floor reference desk or see http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Vital Records
605 W. Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
(217) 782-6553
http://www.idph.state.il.us/vital/vitalhome.htm
Birth records are not open to the public, only to the person on the certificate, their parent or legal guardian. $10 for certified birth certificate. $15 for certified copy of original. $17 for certified death certificate. $10 for genealogical copy of death certificate older than 20 years. $2 for each additional copy ordered at the same time. Order forms are available at the website. Can also fax requests for records or order online through Vitalcheck for an additional fee at http://www.vitalcheck.com
Illinois Regional Archives Depository
Ronald Williams Library
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
(773) 442-4506
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/iradhome.html
See reference policy at:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/irad/refpol.html
Will search their records free of charge with information supplied by you. Two requests at a time. Nominal charge for copies. Will supply estimates for orders over $5.
Illinois State Archives
Reference Unit
Margaret Cross Norton Building
Capitol Complex
Springfield, IL 62756
Telephone: (217) 782-3556
Fax: (217) 524-3930
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/services.html
Will search Illinois Death Certificates 1916-1947 and send copies free of charge. Can be submitted at their website http://www.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/archives/arcreq.s or requested via mail. Two names per request. Also see their pre-1900 Illinois Marriage Index at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/marriage.html