How to Obtain Illinois Vital Records

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How to Obtain Illinois Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates

This page provides information on obtaining copies of Illinois birth certificates, Illinois marriage licenses, Illinois divorce decrees and Illinois death records. There are also useful links to past Illinois Vital Records for those of you conducting family history research. General information about US vital records can be viewed on the Vital Records Index Page

Illinois birth, marriage and death certificates may be obtained from the following government office:

Division of Vital Records
Illinois Department of Public Health
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097

Illinois birth, marriage and death certificate order forms as well as more information are available on the following pages:

The Illinois Department of Public Health may be contacted by phone on (217) 782-6553 or online at https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records Remarks: State office has records since January 1916

More Illinois Vital Records Resources

Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at FamilySearch.org
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Vitalcheck Express Certificate Service
order copies of Illinois birth, marriage and death certificates online

Vital Records Search at Ancestry.com
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