Illinois Obituaries and Obituary Resources & Databases

Welcome to the Illinois Obituary Links Page

Welcome to the Illinois obituaries page, where you will find links, databases, and resources that will help you find obituaries and vital records related information. If you are looking to find a copy of a specific obituary, biographic/public records data, or a copy of the official death certificate from person who died in Illinois, then please follow the following steps:

1	Search the Local Newspapers Archives Once you have the name, place, and date of death then you can search the local newspapers archives for a copy of the obituary posting. You can access our free list of all the newspapers and their obituary sections for the state of Illinois.
2	Search other Free and Paid Resources If you do not want to search the local newspapers, then we recommend the following resources and companies, who can provide this information. Many offer both free and paid services which can you help you find obituary and biographic information.
3	Get an Official Death Certificate If you are looking for an official copy of a death certificate then please read the specific instructions of how to order death certificates.
4	Further Genealogical Research If you are a genealogist, we also have aggregated a list of genealogy resources by state. You can try these genealogy focused resources, which are organized by county and state.

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Instruction for obtaining a copy of an Illinois Death Certificate

To order Death Certificates you can contact the Illinois Department of Vital Records which is listed below. If you want to order online you can use the following link to order a death certificate.

Death Certificate for Illinois

Event: Death

Cost of copy: Certified copy: $17.00
Genealogical copy: $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). Genealogical (uncertified) copies are available from the state for death records 20 years or older for $10.00. Additional genealogical copies 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.

Personal check or money order should be made payable to Idaho Vital Statistics. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (208) 334-5988. This is a recorded message.

Directory of Illinois Newspaper and Genealogy Resource Links

Below are obituary resource links organized by county. Please contact us if you would like to add your site.

Looking for the obituary section for a local newspaper? Please search through our full list of Illinois Newspapers and access their online obituary sections. Click here to access Illinois Newspapers.