Chicago Heights Genealogy (in Cook County, IL)

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Chicago Heights Birth Records

1871-1922 Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index Ancestry online

1916-1935 Cook County, Illinois Birth Index Ancestry online

Chicago Heights, Illinois Index To Births in the Chicago Heights Star, Ca. 1908 - Sept. 1930, 1950, 1992 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915 Family Search online

Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949 Family Search online

Registers of births outside of the city [Chicago], 1878-1894 FamilySearch Library

Chicago Heights Cemetery Records

Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bloomvale Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bloomvale Cemetery : Bloom Township, Cook County, Chicago Heights, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Chicago Heights Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Chicago Heights Church Records

A Christian century, 1843-1943 : a history of the First Presbyterian Church, Chicago Heights, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, 1899-1915; marriages, 1901-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Agnes (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, 1911-1915; marriages, 1911-1916; deaths, 1911- 1914 (Catholic Church. St. Casimir (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, communion, confirmation, 1905-1919 (Catholic Church. St. Rocco (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths and communion, 1907-1916 (Catholic Church. St. Ann (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, 1903-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Joseph (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Prince of Peace (Immanuel) church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Chicago Heights City Directories

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White Pages and Yellow Pages, Chicago Heights, February 1947 thru August 1948 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Chicago Heights, January 1933 thru July 1937 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Chicago Heights, January 1938 thru August 1942 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Chicago Heights, June 1953 thru June 1954 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Chicago Heights, June 1955 thru June 1956 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Chicago Heights, May 1943 thru May 1946 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Chicago Heights, May 1949 thru December 1950 Library of Congress online

White Pages and Yellow Pages, Chicago Heights, September 1951 thru July 1952 Library of Congress online

Chicago Heights Death Records

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1878-1922 Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index Ancestry online

1908-1988 Cook County, Illinois Death Index Ancestry online

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Baptisms, 1911-1915; marriages, 1911-1916; deaths, 1911- 1914 (Catholic Church. St. Casimir (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths and communion, 1907-1916 (Catholic Church. St. Ann (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, 1903-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Joseph (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Chicago Heights, Illinois index to Chicago Heights star obituaries, 1906-July 1993 FamilySearch Library

Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872-1911 Illinois State Archive online

Cook County, Illinois coroners' inquest records, Dec. 1872-Nov. 1911 FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois death certificates, 1878-1909, 1916-1922 FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois, Marriage and Death Indexes (marriages in newspapers 1833-1871, deaths in newspapers 1856-1889) Ancestry online

Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1998 Family Search online

Illinois, Cook County, Obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 Family Search online

Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

Southern Cook County, Illinois (primarily) obituaries, 1977-1992, from the Chicago Heights star FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois Miscellaneous Obituaries, Ca. 1936-1993, and Funeral Cards, Ca. 1951-1964 : from Various Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 FamilySearch Library

Chicago Heights Histories and Genealogies

A look into the past : Chicago Heights and her neighbors Genealogy Gophers online

Chicago Heights : at the crossroads of the nation FamilySearch Library

Chicago Heights Immigration Records

Chicago Heights, Illinois indexes to petitions for naturalization, 1907-1929, declarations of intention, 1910-1942 FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois declarations of intention, 1871-1903 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1871-1906 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1874-1906 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1874-1929; indexes, 1871-1929 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1906-1929 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 MyHeritage online

Indexes to naturalization records FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions and records, 1906-1929 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1871-1925; indexes, 1871-1912 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1874-1903 FamilySearch Library

Northern District, Illinois, Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 Ancestry online

Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 Ancestry online

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Cook County, IL) MyHeritage online

Chicago Heights Marriage Records

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1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Baptisms, 1899-1915; marriages, 1901-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Agnes (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, 1911-1915; marriages, 1911-1916; deaths, 1911- 1914 (Catholic Church. St. Casimir (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, communion, confirmation, 1905-1919 (Catholic Church. St. Rocco (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths and communion, 1907-1916 (Catholic Church. St. Ann (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, 1903-1915 (Catholic Church. St. Joseph (Chicago Heights, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942 Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois, Marriage and Death Indexes (marriages in newspapers 1833-1871, deaths in newspapers 1856-1889) Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968 Family Search online

Indexes To Marriages, Ca. 1906-April 1941, 1950, 1992-1993, and Marriage Anniversaries, 1906-1993 in the Chicago Heights Star FamilySearch Library

Indexes To Marriages, Ca. 1906-April 1941, 1950, 1992-1993, and Marriage Anniversaries, 1906-1993 in the Chicago Heights Star FamilySearch Library

Marriage licenses, 1871-1920; index, 1871-1916 FamilySearch Library

Chicago Heights Newspapers and Obituaries

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Births as published in Paddock publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois : including the communities of Arlington Heights, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Itasca, Lake Zurich, Mt. Prospect, Palatine, Roselle, S. Barrington, Schermerville, W. Maine 1900-1920 FamilySearch Library

Chicago Heights Auburn Community Booster, 1964-1987 Newspaper Archive online

Chicago Heights PennySaver, 1997-2000 Newspaper Archive online

Chicago Heights Star 1911-1955 Newspapers.com online

Chicago Heights Star Herald Ad Visor, 1979-1983 Newspaper Archive online

Chicago Heights Star Herald, 1976-1981 Newspaper Archive online

Chicago Heights Star Sports 1935 (Chicago Heights, Illinois) Ancestry online

Chicago Heights Star Super Saver, 1984-1986 Newspaper Archive online

Chicago Heights Star Tribune Ad Visor, 1976-1984 Newspaper Archive online

Chicago Heights Star, 1901-2000 Newspaper Archive online

Chicago Heights, Illinois Index To Births in the Chicago Heights Star, Ca. 1908 - Sept. 1930, 1950, 1992 FamilySearch Library

Chicago Heights, Illinois index to Chicago Heights star obituaries, 1906-July 1993 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Cook County, Obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 Family Search online

Indexes To Marriages, Ca. 1906-April 1941, 1950, 1992-1993, and Marriage Anniversaries, 1906-1993 in the Chicago Heights Star FamilySearch Library

Indexes To Marriages, Ca. 1906-April 1941, 1950, 1992-1993, and Marriage Anniversaries, 1906-1993 in the Chicago Heights Star FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois (primarily) obituaries, 1977-1992, from the Chicago Heights star FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois Miscellaneous Obituaries, Ca. 1936-1993, and Funeral Cards, Ca. 1951-1964 : from Various Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Chicago Heights

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Star. (Chicago Heights, Ill.) 1983-Current

Suburban Standard. (Chicago Heights, Il) 2000-Current

Tri-City Journal. (Chicago Heights, Ill.) 1978-Current

Chicago Heights Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Chicago Heights School Records

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Bloom Community College - Spectrum Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL), 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 E Yearbook online

Bloom Community College yearbook, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bloom High School - Bloom Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL), 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985 E Yearbook online

Bloom High School yearbook, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bloom High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bloom High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Classmates online

Bloom Trail High School - Trail Blazer Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL), 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Bloom Trail High School yearbook, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bloom Trail High School yearbook, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bloom Trail High School yearbook, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Classmates online

Marian Catholic High School - Mariner Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL), 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 E Yearbook online

Marian Catholic High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Marian Catholic High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Marian Catholic High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1994, 1996, 2002 Classmates online

Prairie State College - Post Script Yearbook (Chicago Heights, IL), 1968, 1969 E Yearbook online

Prairie State College yearbook, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Thornton High School yearbook, 1931 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Thorton High School yearbook, 1931 Classmates online

Thorton High School yearbook, 1931 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online



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