Vital Records for Illinois
Vital records are an essential part of your genealogy research. Like Census records, they're among the most important and authorative pieces to your family history puzzle, especially if you're trying to create documented proof of your ancestry.
Below is all the information you need for locating the Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce records in Illinois. Below, you'll find pricing and address information for state and local resources.
Vital Records Resources
Illinois Birth Records
Illinois Death Records
Illinois Marriage Records
Illinois Divorce Records
Illinois Records and Court Offices
Division of Vital Records
Illinois Department of Public Health
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
217-782-6553
Adams County
Adams County Recorder
507 Vermont St.
Quincy, IL 62301
(217) 277-2158
Alexander County
Alexander County Clerk
2000 Washington Ave.
Cairo, IL 62914-1717
(618) 734-7000
Bond County
Bond County Clerk
P.O. Box 407
Greenville, IL 62246-1088
(618) 664-0449
Boone County
Boone County Clerk
521 North Main Street
Belvidere, IL 61008-2708
(815) 544-2767
Brown County
Brown County Clerk
Courthouse Bldg
200 West Court, Rm 4
Mount Sterling, IL 62353
(217) 773-3421
Bureau County
Bureau County Clerk
P.O. Box 366
Princeton, IL 61356-0366
(815) 875-2014
Calhoun County
Calhoun County Clerk
P.O. Box 187
Hardin, IL 62047-0187
(618) 576-2351
Carroll County
Carroll County Clerk
P.O. Box 152
Mount Carroll, IL 61053-0152
(815) 244-0221
Cass County
Cass County Clerk
County Courthouse
100 E. Springfield St.
Virginia, IL 62691
(217) 452-7217
Champaign County
Champaign County Recorder
1776 E. Washington St.
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 384-3720
Christian County
Christian County Clerk
P.O. Box 190
Taylorville, IL 62568-0190
(217) 824-4969
Clark County
Clark County Clerk
Courthouse
501 Archer Ave.
Marshall, IL 62441
(217) 826-8311
Clay County
Clay County Clerk
P.O. Box 160
Louisville, IL 62858-0160
(618) 665-3626
Clinton County
Clinton County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 308
Carlyle, IL 62238
(618) 594-2464
Coles County
Coles County Clerk
651 Jackson Ave., Rm 122
Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 348-0501
Cook County
Cook County Clerk
P.O. Box 642570
Chicago, IL 60664-2570
(312) 603-7790
Crawford County
Crawford County Clerk
P.O. Box 602
Robinson, IL 62454-0602
(618) 546-1212
Cumberland County
Cumberland County Clerk
P.O. Box 146
Toledo, IL 62468-0146
(217) 849-3871
De Witt County
De Witt County Clerk
P.O. Box 439
Clinton, IL 61727-0439
(217) 935-2119
DeKalb County
DeKalb County Clerk
110 E. Sycamore St.
Sycamore, IL 60178-1448
(815) 895-9161
Douglas County
Douglas County Clerk
P.O. Box 467
Tuscola, IL 61953-0067
(217) 253-2411
DuPage County
DuPage County Clerk
421 North County Farm Rd.
Wheaton, IL 60187-3978
(630) 682-7035
Edgar County
Edgar County Clerk
115 West Court, Room J
Paris, IL 61944
(217) 466-7433
Edgar County
Edgar County Clerk
Courthouse, 50 E. Main Street.
Albion, IL 62806
(618) 445-2115
Edwards County
Edwards County Courthouse Clerk and Recorder
50 E. Main St.
Albion, IL 62806
(618) 445-2115
Effingham County
Effingham County Clerk
P.O. Box 628
Effingham, IL 62401-0628
(217) 342-6535
Fayette County
Fayette County Clerk
221 South Seventh Street
Vandalia, IL 62471
(618) 283-5000
Ford County
Ford County Office of County Clerk and Recorder
IDPH Registrar of Vital Records
Room 101 Courthouse
200 West State Street
Paxton, IL 60957
(217) 379-2721
Franklin County
Franklin County Clerk
202 W. Main
Benton, IL 62918
(618) 438-3221
Fulton County
Fulton County Clerk
100 North Main
Lewistown, IL 61542-1409
(309) 547-3041
Gallatin County
Gallatin County Clerk
P.O. Box 550
Shawneetown, IL 62984
(618) 269-3025
Green County
Green County Clerk
519 N. Main St.
Carrollton, IL 62016
(217) 942-5443
Grundy County
Grundy County Clerk
P.O. Box 675
Morris, IL 60450-2268
(815) 942-9024
Hamilton County
Hamilton County Clerk
100 S. Jackson Street
McLeansboro, IL 62859
(618) 643-2721
Hancock County
Hancock County Clerk and Recorder
Courthouse Square
P.O. Box 39
Carthage, IL 62321
(217) 357-3911
Hardin County
Hardin County Clerk
Main St.
P.O. Box 187
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
(618) 287-2251
Henderson County
Henderson County Clerk
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 308
Oquawka, IL 61469
(309) 867-2911
Henry County
Henry County Clerk
Courthouse
Cambridge, IL 61238
(309) 937-2426
State of Illinois
Illinois State Archives
Margaret Cross Norton Building
Capitol Complex
Springfield, IL 62756
(217) 782-4682
Iroquois County
Iroquois County Clerk
550 South Tenth
Watseka, IL 60970-1810
(815) 432-6960
Jackson County
Jackson County Clerk
1001 Walnut St.
Murphysboro, IL 62966-2194
(618) 687-7360
Jasper County
Jasper County Clerk
100 W. Jordan St.
Newton, IL 62448-1973
(618) 783-3124
Jefferson County
Jefferson County Clerk & Recorder
100 S 10th St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-8020
Jersey County
Jersey County Clerk
201 W. Pearl St.
Jerseyville, IL 62052-1675
(618) 498-5571
Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County Clerk
330 N. Bench St.
Galena, IL 61036
(815) 777-0161
Johnson County
Johnson County Clerk
400 Court Sq
PO Box 96
Vienna, IL 62995
(618) 658-3611
Kane County
Kane County Clerk
Vital Records
719 S. Batavia Ave, Building B
Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 232-5950
Kankakee County
Kankakee County Clerk
189 E. Court St.
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 939-8836
Kendall County
Kendall County Clerk
111 W. Fox St.
Yorkville, IL 60560
(630) 553-4104
Knox County
Knox County Clerk
200 S. Cherry St.
Galesburg, IL 61401- 4912
(309) 345-3121
Lake County
Lake County Clerk
18 N. County St.
Waukegan, IL 60085-4364
(847) 360-6670
LaSalle County
LaSalle County Clerk
707 E. Etna Rd County Government Center
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 434-8202
Lawrence County
Lawrence County Clerk
County Courthouse
1100 State Street
Lawrenceville, IL 62439
(618) 943-2346
Lee County
Lee County Clerk and Recorder
P.O. Box 329
Dixon, IL 61021
(815) 288-3309
Livingston County
Livingston County Vital Records
112 W. Madison
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 844-2006
Logan County
Logan County Clerk
P.O. Box 278
Lincoln, IL 62656-
(217) 732-4148
Macon County
Macon County Clerk
141 S. Main St., Room 104
Decatur, IL 62523-1488
(217) 424-1305
Macoupin County
Macoupin County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 107
Carlinville, IL 62626
(217) 854-3214
Madison County
Madison County Clerk
157 N. Main Street, Ste 109
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 692-7030
Marion County
Marion County Clerk and Recorder
101 E. Broadway, P.O. Box 637
Salem, IL 62881-0637
(618) 548-3400
Marshall County
Marshall County Clerk
122 North Prairie
Lacon, IL 61540-1216
(309) 246-6325
Mason County
Mason County Clerk
P.O. Box 90
100 North Broadway
Havana, IL 62644-0090
(309) 543-6661
Massac County
Massac County Clerk
P.O. Box 429
Metropolis, IL 62960-0429
(618) 524-5213
McDonough County
McDonough County Clerk's Office
County Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 833-2474
McHenry County
McHenry County Clerk
2200 N. Seminary Ave.
Woodstock, IL 60098
(815) 334-4242
McLean County
McLean County Clerk
Rm 102 Court House
Bloomington, IL 61702
(309) 888-5190
Menard County
Menard County Clerk
P.O. Box 465
Petersburg, IL 62675
(217) 632-2415
Mercer County
Mercer County Clerk
100 SE 3rd
Aledo, IL 61231
(309) 582-7021
Monroe County
Monroe County Clerk
100 S. Main St.
Waterloo, IL 62298-1322
(618) 939-8681
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Clerk and Recorder
c/o The Original Courthouse
#1 Courthouse Square
Hillsboro, IL 62049-1196
(217) 532-9530
Morgan County
Morgan County Clerk
300 West State Street
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2061
(217) 243-8581
Moultrie County
Moultrie County Clerk
10 S. Main St., Suite #6
Sullivan, IL 61951
(217) 728-4389
Ogle County
Ogle County Clerk
4th & Washington Streets
P.O. Box 357
Oregon, IL 61061
(815) 732-1110
Peoria County
Peoria County Clerk
324 Main St. Rm 101
Peoria, IL 61602
(309) 672-6059
Perry County
Perry County Clerk and Recorder
P.O. Box 438
Pinckneyville, IL 62274
(618) 357-5116
Piatt County
Piatt County Clerk Recorder
101 W. Washington St., P.O. Box 558
Monticello, IL 61856
(217) 762-9487
Pike County
Pike County Courthouse Clerk
100 E. Washington St.
Pittsfield, IL 62363
(217) 285-6812
Pope County
Pope County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 216
Golconda, IL 62938-0216
(618) 683-4466
Pulaski County
Pulaski County Clerk
P.O. Box 218
Mound City, IL 62963-0218
(618) 748-9360
Putnam County
Putnam County Clerk
120 N. 4th St., P.O. Box 236
Hennepin, IL 61327
(815) 925-7129
Randolph County
Randolph County Clerk
1 Taylor Street, Rm. 202
Chester, IL 62233
(618) 826-2712
Richland County
Richland County Clerk
Courthouse
103 W. Main St.
Olney, IL 62450
(618) 392-3111
Rock Island County
Rock IslandCounty Clerk's Office
1504 3rd Ave.
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309) 558-3570
Saint Clair County
Saint Clair County Clerk
10 Public Square
Belleville, IL 62220-1623
(618) 277-6600
Saline County
Saline County Clerk
Courthouse
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 253-7641
Sangamon County
Sangamon County Clerk
200 S. 9th St. Rm. 101
Springfield, IL 62701
(217) 753-6700
Schuyler County
Schuyler County Clerk
P.O. Box 200
Rushville, IL 62681
(217) 322-4734
Scott County
Scott County Clerk
35 E. Market
Winchester, IL 62694
(217) 742-3178
Shelby County
Shelby County Clerk
County Courthouse
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 230
Shelbyville, IL 62565
(217) 774-4421
Stark County
Stark County Clerk
130 W. Main, P.O. Box 97
Toulon, IL 61483-0097
(309) 286-5911
Stephenson County
Stephenson County Circuit Clerk
15 N. Galena Ave.
Freeport, IL 61032-4348
(815) 235-8289
Tazewell County
Tazewell County Clerk
Fourth and Court Streets
Pekin, IL 61554
(309) 477-2264
Union County
Union County Clerk
P.O. Box H
Jonesboro, IL 62952
(618) 833-5913
Vermilion County
Vermilion County Clerk
Courthouse Annex
6 N. Vermilion St.
Danville, IL 61832-5842
(217) 431-2605
Wabash County
Wabash County Clerk
4th & Market St., P.O. Box 277
Mount Carmel, IL 62863
(618) 262-4561
Warren County
Warren County Courthouse
County Clerk and Recorder
100 W. Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462-1797
(309) 734-8592
Washington County
Washington County Clerk
101 E. St. Louis Street
Nashville, IL 62263
(618) 327-3612
Wayne County
Wayne County Clerk
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 187
Fairfield, IL 62837
(618) 842-5182
White County
White County Clerk
301 E. Main St., P.O. Box 339
Carmi, IL 62821
(618) 382-7211
Whiteside County
Whiteside County Clerk
200 E. Knox St.
Morrison, IL 61270
(815) 772-5189
Will County
Will County Clerk
Will County Office Building
302 N. Chicago Street
Joliet, IL 60432
(815) 740-4638
Williamson County
Williamson County Clerk
200 W. Jefferson St.
Marion, IL 62959-3061
(618) 997-1301
Winnebago County
Winnebago County Clerk
404 Elm St., Room #103
Rockford, IL 61101
(815) 987-3050
Woodford County
Woodford County Clerk
115 N. Main
Eureka, IL 61530-1293
(309) 467-2822
