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Modern Records (Post-1900)
State Records
Death | Probate
- Online Illinois Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
- Illinois, Methodist Church Vital Records, 1824-2009
- Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1988
- Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999
- Illinois State Archives Databases***Start Here***County Listings – Marriage/probate/veterans (scroll down)
- Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950
- Illinois Statewide Death Index – Pre 1916
- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
Marriage | Divorce
- Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
- Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920
- Illinois Marriages 1815-1935
- Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 — FamilySearch.org
- Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
- Illinois, Church Marriages, 1805-1985 — FamilySearch.org
- Illinois, Civil Marriages, 1833-1889 — FamilySearch.org
Birth | Christening
County Records
- Adams County: Card Index to Deaths, 1877-1990 — FamilySearch.org
- Cook County: Archive search – Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Cook County: Birth Registers, 1871-1915 — FamilySearch.org
- Cook County: Birth Index, 1916-1935 – Ancestry.com
- Cook County: Birth Certificates, 1871-1940 — FamilySearch.org
- Cook County: Chicago Search – Genealogy in One Step
- Cook County: Clerk’s Office – BMD
- Cook County: Coroner’s Inquest Record Index, 1872–1911
- Cook County: Deaths, 1878-1994 — FamilySearch.org
- Cook County: Death Index, 1908-1988 – Ancestry.com
- Cook County: Probate Search online- Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Cook County: Homicide in Chicago :: INTERACTIVE DATABASE
- Cook County: Marriages, 1871-1920 — FamilySearch.org
- Cook County: Marriage Index, 1930-1960 – Ancestry.com
- Cook County: Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942
- Cook County: Vital Record Resources – Chicago Genealogy Records and Sources on the Internet
- Kane County: Beacon Obituary Index – Aurora Public Library
- Kane County: Land Records Search System
- Kane County: Marriage Index – Aurora Public Library
- Kane County: Recorder – Land records
- Will County: Recorder of Deeds, Public record index search”Back to 1965″
Jail
Directories & Newspapers
- Illinois Online Historical Directories – Online Historical Directories
- Illinois Online Historical Newspapers – Online Historical Newspapers
- Obituaries, Newspaper Obituaries (scroll to IL)
- Illinois Newspaper Project Main
- Chronicling America – The Library of Congress
- Farm, Field and Fireside Collection – many titles
- Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
- Southern Illinois Obituaries- Links to 3 newspapers
- Cook County: Obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 — FamilySearch.org
- Cook County: Archives: Chicago Tribune, 1852-1988; 1985-date
- Cook County: Chicago Catholic Churches – follow link to available records
- Cook County: Chicago Catholic Parish Database in One Step
- Cook County: Chicago Obituary Database, 1994-1998
- Cook County: Chicago Sun-Times Obituaries All time: All of Chicago Sun-Times Obituaries from All time
- Cook County: Chicago Tribune Archives
- Cook County: Brookfield Public Library Newspaper Archive – Search Old Newspaper Articles Online
- Cook County: Hyde Park Herald Digital Newspaper Collections
- Cook County: Maywood, Maywood Herald Obituary Card Index, 1885-2002 — FamilySearch.org
- Cook County: Skokie Newspaper Index: Obituary Index, 1960-date
- Clay County: Flora Digital Newspapers
- DePage County: Argus Obituary Index « Villa Park Public Library
- Grundy & Will County: CCPLD Obituary and Death Notice Index
- Henry County: Geneseo Pub. Lib. Newspapers
- Kane County: Geneva Public Library; Geneva Republican newspaper online, 1878-2012
- Macon County: Obituary Index by year; WWI Soldiers CardsDecatur Public Library Collections, 1879-2007 — FamilySearch.org
- Madison County: Hayner Library Newspaper Archive – Search Old Newspaper Articles Online
- Peoria County: Brimfield Public Library, Obituaries; Phone books
- Rock Island County: Newspaper – Augustana College Special Collections
- Tazewell County: Obituary Card Index “Pekin Times”, 1914-2007
- Whiteside County: Sterling Newspaper Archive – Search Old Newspaper Articles Online
Cemeteries
Genealogical Records (Other)
County
Immigration & Naturalization
- Online Illinois Naturalization Records Indexes & Databases
- Illinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1962 — FamilySearch.org
- Illinois, Northern District, Naturalization Index, 1926-1979
- Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 — FamilySearch.org
- Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950 — FamilySearch.org
- Illinois, Northern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1906-1994 — FamilySearch.org
- Cook County: Clerk of the Circuit Court: Naturalization Declarations of Intention
Military
Maps
Native American