West Chicago Genealogy (in DuPage County, IL)

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West Chicago Birth Records

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

St Mary's Church Baptism Register, 1893-1937 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Baptism Register, 1936-1944 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

West Chicago Cemetery Records

Calvary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Glen Oak Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oakwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Wayne Township Cemetery Billion Graves online

West Chicago 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

West Chicago Church Records

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St Mary's Church Baptism Register, 1893-1937 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Baptism Register, 1936-1944 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Combined Register, 1919-1948 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Combined Register, 1943-1958 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Death Register, 1918-1944 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Death Register, 1957-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Marriage Register, 1894-1944 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Marriage Register, 1957-1971 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

West Chicago City Directories

DuPage County (Illinois) directories FamilySearch Library

West Chicago Death Records

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1916-1950 Illinois Deaths MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Ancestry online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

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

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Death Register, 1918-1944 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Death Register, 1957-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

West Chicago Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

West Chicago Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 MyHeritage 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 Du Page County, IL) MyHeritage online

West Chicago Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chicago, Du Page County, Illinois, April 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chicago, Du Page County, Illinois, December 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chicago, Du Page County, Illinois, June 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Chicago, Du Page County, Illinois, March 1923 Library of Congress online

West Chicago Marriage Records

1763-1900 Illinois Marriages MyHeritage online

Illinois County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Marriage Register, 1894-1944 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Marriage Register, 1957-1971 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

West Chicago Miscellaneous Records

Report of the Joint Select Committee Upon the State Bank of Illinois Ancestry online

West Chicago Newspapers and Obituaries

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

West Chicago Suburban Life 01/22/2008 to 01/08/2021 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for West Chicago

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.

West Chicago Press. (West Chicago, Dupage County, Ill.) 1907-2005

West Chicago School Records

West Chicago Community High School - Challenge Yearbook (West Chicago, IL), 1931, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 E Yearbook online

West Chicago Community High School yearbook, 1931, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

West Chicago Community High School yearbook, 1931, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997 Classmates online

West Chicago Community High School yearbooks, 1931, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wheaton Academy yearbook, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Wheaton Academy yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1961 Classmates online

Wheaton Academy yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1961 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online



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