Where to write for Illinois Birth Records:
Event: Birth or death
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 had 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.
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