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Illinois State Archives
Norton Building, Capitol Complex, Springfield, IL 62701
Telephone: (217) 782-4682

   FAX: (217) 524-3930
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Hours:  Monday - Friday: 8 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday: 8 am to 3:30 pm (except on holiday weekends)

Call the Reference Desk at (217) 782-4866 before any Saturday visit to arrange for use of records housed in the Archives stacks.
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Many things may be ordered from the web page, including death certificates, but expect a significant wait. Of special interest is a card index to Illinois county Histories.

The Archives has service records for Illinois veterans, including enlistment and muster rolls.

These pages are a work in progress. They are not intended to represent the entire holdings of this institution nor is it our intent to individually catalog every item in the collection. Please visit the institution's web pages for more complete information.

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  CENSUS, SOUNDEX, INDEX AND FINDING AIDS

    Illinois
  1810-1865 State Census Records  
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  MILITARY SERVICE, RELATED RECORDS AND INDEXES

    Illinois
  1810-1814 War of 1812   index
  1827 Winnebago War   index
  1831-1832 Black Hawk War   index
  1846-1848 Mexican War   index
  1861-1864 Civil War   index, Naval Index
  1898-1899 Spanish-American War   index
  1917-1918 WWI Draft Cards   a street address is required for Chicago
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  VITAL RECORDS, SUBSTITUTES AND INDEXES

    Illinois
  1916-1947 Death Certificates  
  1916-1950 Death Index (online)   index
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