Vital records - Illinois

Event: Birth Cost of copy: certified copy: $15.00 certification: $10.00 Address: Division of Vital Records Illinois Department of Public Health 605 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62702-5097 Remarks: State office has records since January 1916. For earlier records and for copies of State records since January 1916, write to County Clerk in county where event occurred (county fees vary). The fee for a search of the State files is $10.00. If the record is found, one certification is issued at no additional charge. Additional certifications of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each. The fee for a full certified copy is $15.00. Additional certified copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each. Money orders, certified checks, or personal checks should be made payable to Illinois Department of Public Health. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (217) 782-6553. This will be a recorded message.   Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at Illinois Department of Public Health. Event: Death Cost of copy: certified copy: $17.00 certification: $10.00 Address: Division of Vital Records Illinois Department of Public Health 605 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62702-5097 Remarks: State office has records since January 1916. For earlier records and for copies of State records since January 1916, write to County Clerk in county where event occurred (county fees vary). The fee for a search of the State files is $10.00. If the record is found, one certification is issued at no additional charge. Additional certifications of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each. The fee for a full certified copy is $17.00. Additional certified copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $2.00 each. Money orders, certified checks, or personal checks should be made payable to Illinois Department of Public Health. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (217) 782-6553. This will be a recorded message.   Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at Illinois Department of Public Health. Event: Marriage Cost of copy: $5.00 Address: Division of Vital Records Illinois Department of Public Health 605 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62702-5097 Remarks: Marriage Index since January 1962. Selected items may be verified (fee $5.00). Certified copies are NOT available from State office. For certified copies, write to the County Clerk in county where license was issued. Event: Divorce Cost of copy: $5.00 Address: Division of Vital Records Illinois Department of Public Health 605 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62702-5097 Remarks: Divorce Index since January 1962. Selected items may be verified (fee $5.00). Certified copies are NOT available from State office. For certified copies, write to the Clerk of Circuit Court in county where divorce was granted. Authentication: For documents to be used outside the USA Office of the Secretary of State Index Department, Notaries Public Division 111 E. Monroe St. Springfield, IL 62756 217- 217-782-7017 http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/index/division.html Fee: $2.00 Designated Authority: Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State.