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Records in the Illinois State Archives
Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records
Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Physicians Database
Databases of Illinois Veterans
1929 Illinois Roll of Honor
Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans
Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units
Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy
Illinois Mexican War Veterans
Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents
Illinois Spanish–American War Veterans
Illinois Veterans' History Project
Illinois War of 1812 Veterans
Illinois Winnebago War Veterans
Illinois Statewide Vital Records Databases
Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916
An Ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives
Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916–1972)
An index created by the Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900
An Ongoing Project of the Illinois State Archives & the Illinois State Genealogical Society
Records in the Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD)
Local Governmental Records in the IRAD System
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments
Records at Eastern Illinois University
Arthur Local Registrar's Birth Certificates Index (1868–1925)
Mattoon Court of Common Pleas Case Files Index (1869–1873)
Mattoon Death Certificate Registers Index (1899–1918)
Shelby County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1828–1871)
Wayne County Coroner's Inquest Record Index (1888–1960)
Records at Illinois State University
DeWitt County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1924–1977)
Livingston County Probate Case Files Index (1837–1958)
Logan County Circuit Court Criminal Case Files Index (1857–1945)
McLean County Probate Record Index (1834–1934)
McLean County Will Record Index (1838–1940)
Vermilion County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1908–1956)
Woodford County Almshouse Registers Index (1868–1957)
Records at Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago City Council Proceedings Files, 1833–1871
Chicago Police Department Homicide Record, 1870–1930
Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872–1911
Records at Northern Illinois University
Carroll County Birth Certificates Index (1877–1913)
JoDaviess County Almshouse Registers Index (1846–1938)
Kane County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1836–1870)
Lake County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1840–1898)
Ogle County Almshouse Register Index (1878–1933)
Ogle County Naturalization Papers (County Court) Index (1872–1906)
Records at Southern Illinois University
East St. Louis City Court Naturalization Papers Index (1874–1906)
Madison County Probate Case Files Index (1813–1903)
St. Clair County Circuit Court Chancery Case Files Index (1815–1870)
St. Clair County Farm Board Record Index (1874–1879)
Records at the University of Illinois at Springfield
Macon County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1829–1861)
Macoupin County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1835–1928)
Morgan County Poor Farm Records Index (1850–1932)
Sangamon County Guardian's Case Files Index (1825–1901)
Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index (1821–1906)
Records at Western Illinois University
Adams County Almshouse Register Index (1873–1898)
Brown County Almshouse Registers Index (1882–1963)
Fulton County Circuit Court Case Files Index (1825–1876)
McDonough County Guardian's Case Files Index (1838-1933)
McDonough County Probate Case Files Index (1833-1925)
Mercer County Almshouse Register Index (1859–1948)
Peoria County Probate Case Files Index (1825–1887)
Rock Island Probate Case Files Index (1834–1899)
Stark County Almshouse Register Index (1868–1941)