Illinois Catholic Church Records

= Illinois Death Certificates Records =

How To Use This Record
Use the information from the index to obtain a copy of the original death certificate as explained on the Web site.

Why This Record Was Created
In accordance with a policy agreement with the Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Archives provides this index to deaths.

Record History
The Illinois State Archives created the Web site for searchers to know if a death certificate for a specific person was filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Record Description
It is only available as an online searchable database.

Record Coverage
Indexes death events, 1916-1950.

Covers over 90% of the population.

Record Content
Information found in the index:


 * Name
 * Sex
 * Race
 * Age
 * Certificate Number
 * Death date
 * County and City
 * Date filed

Record Reliability
The information in the database is very reliable. However, transcription or data entry errors may have occurred.

Bibliographic Information
Illinois State Archives Death Certificates Index. From URL, date accessed or downloaded. Name, death date.