Illinois Genealogy Local Resources

Archives, libraries, societies, private enterprise, groups and individuals are posting records online at lightning speed. Still, vast collections of invaluable offline records are available for research through these facilities.

and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to help you locate information about Illinois. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state.

Archives
Archives have online catalogs or published guides to their collections or of records housed elsewhere in the state. The Illinois Regional Archives Depository System (IRAD) includes seven regional depositories for the historical records of the counties of Illinois.

Libraries
Most libraries these days have online catalogs. Those located near state boundaries usually collect records relating to the adjacent states.

Societies

 * Webinars by Illinois State Genealogical Society

Social Media Groups

 * Facebook Illinois Research Community