Cook County IL Genealogy

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Cook Records by Type

Birth Records (56)
Cemetery Records (585)
Census Records (68)
Church Records (637)
City Directories (464)
Court Records (2)
Death Records (222)
Histories and Genealogies (359)
Immigration Records (35)
Land Records (32)
Map Records (179)
Marriage Records (230)
Military Records (38)
Minority Records (40)
Miscellaneous Records (34)
Newspapers and Obituaries (1,627)
Probate Records (19)
School Records (1,384)
Tax Records (1)

Cook County Records by City/Town

Alsip Genealogy (77)
Arlington Heights Genealogy (156)
Barrington Genealogy (85)
Bartlett Genealogy (71)
Bellwood Genealogy (65)
Berkeley Genealogy (65)
Berwyn Genealogy (89)
Bloom Genealogy (68)
Blue Island Genealogy (111)
Buffalo Grove Genealogy (72)
Burbank Genealogy (73)
Calumet Genealogy (82)
Calumet City Genealogy (70)
Chicago Genealogy (3,581)
Chicago Heights Genealogy (126)
Cicero Genealogy (99)
Country Club Hills Genealogy (68)
Countryside Genealogy (65)
Des Plaines Genealogy (120)
Dolton Genealogy (74)
Elk Grove Genealogy (80)
Elmwood Park Genealogy (69)
Evanston Genealogy (249)
Evergreen Park Genealogy (73)
Flossmoor Genealogy (69)
Forest Park Genealogy (98)
Franklin Park Genealogy (80)
Glencoe Genealogy (68)
Glenview Genealogy (84)
Glenwood Genealogy (68)
Harvey Genealogy (102)
Hillside Genealogy (86)
Hoffman Estates Genealogy (76)
Homewood Genealogy (80)
Hyde Park Genealogy (69)
Justice Genealogy (69)
Kenilworth Genealogy (72)
La Grange Genealogy (100)
La Grange Park Genealogy (66)
Lake View Genealogy (67)
Lansing Genealogy (94)
Lemont Genealogy (150)
Lincolnwood Genealogy (66)
Lyons Genealogy (69)

Matteson Genealogy (69)
Maywood Genealogy (82)
Melrose Park Genealogy (75)
Midlothian Genealogy (77)
Morgan Park Genealogy (66)
Morton Grove Genealogy (66)
Mount Prospect Genealogy (86)
Niles Genealogy (89)
Norridge Genealogy (68)
Northbrook Genealogy (94)
Northfield Genealogy (77)
Northlake Genealogy (67)
Oak Forest Genealogy (76)
Oak Lawn Genealogy (73)
Oak Park Genealogy (143)
Orland Genealogy (73)
Orland Park Genealogy (79)
Palatine Genealogy (101)
Palos Heights Genealogy (77)
Palos Hills Genealogy (69)
Park Forest Genealogy (76)
Park Ridge Genealogy (88)
Posen Genealogy (65)
Pullman Genealogy (65)
Richton Park Genealogy (72)
River Forest Genealogy (82)
River Grove Genealogy (76)
Riverdale Genealogy (68)
Riverside Genealogy (76)
Rolling Meadows Genealogy (75)
Schaumburg Genealogy (90)
Skokie Genealogy (121)
South Holland Genealogy (76)
Steger Genealogy (72)
Stickney Genealogy (69)
Streamwood Genealogy (71)
Thornton Genealogy (67)
Tinley Park Genealogy (90)
Westchester Genealogy (73)
Western Springs Genealogy (66)
Wheeling Genealogy (78)
Willow Springs Genealogy (69)
Wilmette Genealogy (99)
Winnetka Genealogy (101)

Overview of Cook County Records

Cook County was created in 1831 from Putnam County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Cook County Vital Records has death records starting from 1872 to 1916, birth records from 1872 to 1916, and marriage records from 1872.
The Cook County has probate records from 1871 and court records from 1871.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.