Advice
Illinois State Archives
Some Illinois death records are available at the Illinois
State Archives for free.
Please note the following:
1. Illinois Death records as recorded with the Illinois
Department of Public Health are available at the Illinois State
Archives in Springfield for the years 1916 through 1945 only.
2. The Archives will accept requests for two (2) death records
per mailing or phone call.
3. Unless a certified copy is desired, there will be no charge
for uncertified photocopies of the records.
4. The Illinois State Archives Regional Depository system may
have some death records as recorded with Illinois County Clerks.
These records vary in date spans; records are not available for
all counties. The earliest date of records maintained by County
Clerks in most cases is 1877. You can check the holdings of the
Illinois Regional Archives depositories via the Archives web
site at: www.sos.state.il.us
5. Requests can be made by mail, phone, e-mail, or fax as
follows:
Illinois State Archives
Norton Building
Capitol Complex
Springfield, IL 62756
Phone: (217)782-3556
(217)782-3545
(217)782-3553
Fax: (217)524-3930
Contributed Sep 1999 by Angel Jacobsen-Shweika
