ADVICE: HOW TO...
this section will provide more info to help all Cook County Genealogy researchers find more info on "How-To" learn more about successful research for Cook County...
 * HOW TO...Submit Your Data to Share with Other Researchers on this Website
 * HOW TO...Do Research and What to Expect from A Trip to the ARCHIVES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT of Cook County
 * HOW TO...Do Research and What to Expect from A Trip to the GREAT LAKES NATIONAL ARCHIVES in Chicago
 * HOW TO...Do Research and What to Expect from A Trip to the NEWBERRY LIBRARY in Chicago
 * HOW TO...Use Form 31768 to Order LDS/FHC DOCUMENTS
 * USE THE.. On-Line Printable Form 31768 for LDS Document Orders - page 1 of 2
 * USE THE.. On-Line Printable Form 31768 for LDS Document Orders - page 2 of 2
 * HOW TO...Find LDS/FHC Film Number Listings for CHICAGO CITY DIRECTORIES
 * HOW TO...Find LDS/FHC Film Number Listings for ILLINOIS GENEALOGY Research
 * HOW TO...Find Cook County OBITUARIES For "South Side" Family Members
 * HOW TO...Find Cook County NATURALIZATION Records
 * HOW TO...Find and Trace the HOME OWNERSHIP Records of your Cook County Ancestor's HOUSE
 * HOW TO...Learn More About CD-ROM VERSION OF CHICAGO TRIBUNE OBITS
 * HOW TO...Learn More About CHICAGO CITY WARD DESCRIPTIONS for 1912-1935
 * HOW TO...Learn More About the ILLINOIS STATE CENSUS?
 * HOW TO...Learn More About the 1930 FEDERAL CENSUS?
 * HOW TO...Learn More About IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION Processes
 * HOW TO...Learn More About WPA (Works Progress Administration)
 * HOW TO...Learn More About Ship's PASSENGER LISTS from the WPA
 * HOW TO...Learn More About MASONS, EASTERN STAR, DAUGHTERS OF JOB,...

 * PHOTO SERVICE - tombstones & landmarks in COOK COUNTY: Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Lemont, Orland, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships - SSGHS   
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ARCHIVES...
 * Archives of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
 * Illinois State Archives
 * Illinois Regional Archives Depository - (IRAD)
 * Illinois State Archives Genealogy Services
 * National Archives - Great Lakes Region
 * National Archives Genealogy Division
 * RootsWeb Mail-list Archives
 * USGenWeb Archives - Cook County
 * HOW TO...Do Research and What to Expect from A Trip to the Archives of the Circuit Court of Cook County
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BIOGRAPHIES...
 * Biographies of Great Lake Captains - "History of the Great Lakes"

 * Illinois Biographies Project
 * Check the BIOGRAPHY section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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BIRTH RECORDS...
 * Cook County Vital Statistics Office - for ordering Vital Records (Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates)

 * United States Birth Records - Blue Roses Publishing Company
 * Check the BIRTH RECORD section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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CEMETERIES...
 * Cook County, IL Cemetery Listing - READ THIS FIRST - How to Use & Understand the Index
 * Cook County, IL Cemetery Listing - includes links to data from various submitters
 * USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project: Cook County ILLINOIS
 * USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Ancestor Gravesite Project - Photo Site
 * Bachelors Grove Cemetery - lots of info including list/info on burials
 * Barrington Area Cemeteries
 * Barrington Center Cemetery

 * Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago
 * Cemetery Records Online - from Internment.Net

 * Cook County Illinois Cemetery Location Project at ILLINOIS STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

 * ePodunk - Cemetery Search
 * Graveyards of Chicago
 * Find-A-Grave
 * Find-A-Grave Illinois Listings
 * Illinois Listings from Cemetery Junction
 * Illinois Cemetery Laws - From State of ILLINOIS
 * Illinois Cemetery Location Project at ILLINOIS STATE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

 * Nationwide Gravesite Locator - Veterans Benefits and Services
 * Tombstone Restoration - John Maurath

 * United States Cemetery Records - Blue Rose Publishing Company
 * Check the CEMETERY section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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CENSUS RECORDS...

 * A Look At Cook - A look at the census for Cook County, Illinois
 * 1930 Federal Population Census Info from the National Archives (NARA)
 * Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840 from the National Archives (NARA)
 * Clues in Census Records, 1850-1930 from the National Archives (NARA)
 * Fate of the 1890 Census from the National Archives (NARA)

 * Illinois State Census Records - 1820, 1825, 1830, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1855, 1865
 * RootsWeb Soundex Converter
 * Census Links
 * Census Online - ILLINOIS

 * Obtaining EDs for the 1930 census in One Step (Large Cities)
 * Check the CENSUS section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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CHURCH INFO...

 * Chicago-City Catholic Churches - Pointers in Person
 * Church Research Info for Cook County, IL - How to Contact Various Churches
 * Dziennik Chicagoski - indices to some Chicago Polish Catholic parish jubilee books

 * First St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church - Chicago

 * Zion Presbyterian Church, Wheeling, IL - 1864 - 1914 Jubilee Souvenir
 * Check the CHURCH section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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CITY INFO...
for Chicago & the Suburbs
 * Annexed Areas of the CITY OF CHICAGO Before 1888
 * Annexed Areas of the CITY OF CHICAGO In 1889
 * Annexed Areas of the CITY OF CHICAGO After 1889
 * BLUE ISLAND History of the 1st 100 Years ~ Index of Surnames (A - M)
 * BLUE ISLAND History of the 1st 100 Years ~ Index of Surnames (N - Z)
 * Bridgeport ~ a brief history of one of Chicago's oldest neighborhoods
 * Boris Feldblyum Collection - CHICAGO, IL, USA
 * City of Chicago
 * Chicago City Council Proceedings Files, 1833–1871
 * Chicago Neighborhoods and Zip Codes Listing

 * Chicago Street Coordinates Numbered Streets

 * Chicago Street Name Changes

 * Chicago Street Renumbering - which was done in 1909
 * Chicago Zip code Map

 * Cities and Towns of Cook County ~ with links to their websites

 * Cook County Assessor's Office - Property Search
 * Digital Past - many historic photos of Illinois towns

 * Illinois Family History Research: Place Names in each Illinois County

 * Map of City of Chicago in 1875 with Ward images
 * Neighborhoods At Digital City

 * Office of the Chicago City Clerk

 * Rogers Park History ~ various Newspaper Extracts

 * SKOKIE History

 * SUBURBS with Known Name Changes

 * WEATHER in Chicago Today  

 * Wilmette Historical Museum
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CITY DIRECTORIES...
were published for Chicago from 1844 thru 1929.   They are a valuable research tool and are on microfilm at the LDS Family History Centers and at most major Libraries.

 * City Directories of the United States of America - Genealogical Research Associates
 * How Can A City Directory Help Me?

 * Old Directory Search
 * HOW TO...Find LDS/FHC Film Number Listings for CHICAGO CITY DIRECTORIES
 * Check the CITY DIRECTORY section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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COURT RESOURCES...
 * Archives of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County - Court Records

 * Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index - 1870-1930
 * HOW TO...Do Research and What to Expect from A Trip to the ARCHIVES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT of Cook County
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DEATH RECORDS...

 * Chicago Tribune Obits - Misc. Chicago Tribune Obits, Burial Permits, Memorials, and Official Death Notices
 * Cook County Vital Statistics Office - for ordering Vital Records
 * Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index, 1870-1930
 * Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872-1911

 * Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916–1950

 * Deaths, Disturbances, Disasters and Disorders - Chicago Public Library

 * Dead Fred - Genealogical Photo Archives

 * Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index, 1870–1930

 * Illinois Death Records 1916-1950 - various copies obtained from the Illinois Archives

 * Online Illinois Death Records & Indexes - A Genealogy Guide

 * United States Death Records - Blue Roses Publishing Company

 * Check the DEATH RECORD section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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DIVORCE RECORDS...
 * Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County - Divorce Records
 * Check the DIVORCE section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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ETHNIC GROUPS RESEARCH...
 * Chicago's Italian Genealogy Information Station
 * Polish Genealogical Society of America
 * African-American Genealogical Research Institute
    P.O. Box 637; Matteson, IL 60443-6370
 * Freedman's Savings and Trust Company and African American Genealogical Research (NARA)
 * CZECH Mail List - Subscribe to Individual Mode - click here and put subscribe in the BODY of your email
 * CZECH Mail List - Subscribe to Digest Mode - click here and put subscribe in the BODY of your email
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FUNERAL HOMES...
 * Chicago Funeral Homes
 * Suburban Funeral Homes

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GENERAL (NON-COMMERCIAL) GENEALOGY INFO & LINKS...
 
 * Genealogy Search
 * GenCircles

 * Lost Cousins

 * My Virtual Reference Desk
 * PBS "Ancestors" Presentation  

 * Linkpendium.com - Cook County resources

 * StateGen sites
 * Submit Your Favorite Cook County Genealogy LINKS
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GOVERNMENT OFFICES...
 * State of Illinois
 * Illinois Department of Public Health
 * Illinois Government Links
 * Cook County Information Center
 * Cook County Clerk
 * Cook County Vital Statistics Office - for ordering Vital Records
 * Cook County Assessor's Office
 * Cook County Recorder of Deeds
 * Cook County State's Attorney's Office
 * Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
 * Cook County Residential Property Search
 * Archives of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
 * City of Chicago
 * Chicago City Clerk Offices
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HISTORY...

 * Anderson Collection - Genealogy of some Illinois Settlers
 * ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Historical Museum

 * Biographies of Great Lake Captains - "History of the Great Lakes"
 * CANALS: Illinois and Michigan Canal
 * CHICAGO Eastland Disaster Historical Society
 * CHICAGO Fire: Smoldering City: Chicagoans and the Great Fire, 1871-1874
 * CHICAGO Fire: The Great Chicago Fire and The Web of Memory
 * CHICAGO History, Facts and Figures (CPL)
 * CHICAGO Jazz Age
 * CHICAGO Sketches on Selected Topics
 * CHICAGO Timeline from 1673 (CPL)
 * CHICAGO World Fair of 1893
 * CHICAGO - The History Files - by the Chicago History Museum 

 * Early CHICAGO - a history of Chicago to the year 1835

 * Eastland Disaster Historical Society

 * ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICAGO

 * Illinois CIVIL WAR: Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery
 * Illinois CIVIL WAR: Cook County
 * Illinois CIVIL WAR: Rosters
 * Illinois CIVIL WAR: ILGenWeb / USGenWeb Project
 * Illinois History-A Historical Overview of Illinois from Native American Inhabitants
        through World War II

 * Illinois Trails - Cook County History and Genealogy

 * Mount Prospect History On-Line Resource

 * NFL History

 * Penny Postcards from Illinois

 * Riverview Memories
 * SKOKIE History

 * Timeline for Genealogy: Family History Research
 * Vintage Views ~ Old Photographs and Post Cards of DuPage County and Chicago
 * History Channel: This Day in History!
 * Check the HISTORY section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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HOSPITAL, MEDICAL, & PHYSICIAN RECORDS...
 * Archives of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County - Closed Mental Health Cases
 * Deceased American Physicians' Records - from National Genealogy Society website
 * The POORHOUSE Story website
 * POORHOUSES in ILLINOIS
 * Check the HOSPITAL, MEDICAL, & PHYSICIAN RECORDS section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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IMMIGRATION / EMIGRATION / NATURALIZATION RESEARCH...
 * HOW TO...Learn More About IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION Processes
 * Archives of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County - Naturalization Records
 * Foreign Immigrants in Illinois in 1850 
 * Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
 * German Emigration To America Research
 * Swedish Emigration To America Research
 * Irish Emigration To America Research - part 1 of 3
 * Irish Emigration To America Research - part 2 of 3
 * Irish Emigration To America Research - part 3 of 3

 * USA INS Website: History, Genealogy, and Education Section
 * USA INS Website: This Month in Immigration History
 * USA INS Website: About Immigration Arrival records
 * Check the IMMIGRATION / EMIGRATION / NATURALIZATION section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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LAND AND PROPERTY RECORDS...
 * U.S. Department of the Interior - Federal Land Patents Record Searches - from Bureau of Land Management
 * Cook County Residential Property Search

 * Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales

 * Original Land Owners: BREMEN TWP. - 36N, Range 13E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: CALUMET TWP. - 37N, Range 14 & 15E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: HYDE PARK TWP. - 38N, Range 14 & 15E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: LEMONT TWP. - 37N, Range 11E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: LYONS TWP. - 38N, Range 12E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: ORLAND TWP. - 36N, Range 12E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: PALOS TWP. - 37N, Range 12E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: RICH TWP. - 35N, Range 13E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: STICKNEY TWP. - 38N, Range 13E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: THORNTON TWP. - 36N, Range 14 & 15E, 3rd Meridian
 * Original Land Owners: WORTH TWP. - 37N, Range 13E, 3rd Meridian
 * Check the LAND & PROPERTY section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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LIBRARIES...
 * Arlington Heights Memorial Library
 * Barrington Area Library
 * Chicago Heights Public Library
 * Chicago Public Library
 * Chicago Public Library Irish genealogy collection - at the Beverly CPL branch
 * DAR Library: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
 * Evanston Public Library
 * Highland Park Public Library

 * Illinois Libraries
 * Illinois State Historical Library
 * Illinois State Library
 * Lewis and Clark Library System
 * Library of Congress - Washington, DC
 * Newberry Library
 * Northwestern University Library
 * Oak Park Public Library
 * Schaumburg Township District Library
 * University of Chicago Library
 * webCATS - public access catalogs of libraries in the US and around the world
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LOOKUPS VOLUNTEERS AND RESEARCHERS...
 * Cook County ILGenWeb Lookup Volunteers pages
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MAIL LISTS...
 * COOK CO IL Mail List - Subscribe to Individual Mode - click here then press send...
 * COOK CO IL Mail List - Subscribe to Digest Mode - click here then press send...
 * COOK CO IL Mail List - Unsubscribe from Individual Mode - click here then press send...
 * COOK CO IL Mail List - Unsubscribe from Digest Mode - click here then press send...
 * Search or browse all Archived messages from the RootsWeb mail lists
 * Join the ILLINOIS ILGenWeb Archives mailing list
 * Find a mailing list to join from any other ILGenWeb County  (not all are RootsWeb lists)
 * USGenWeb: Individual States - visit the state to find mailing lists for each county (not all are RootsWeb lists)
 * United States Regional Lists Hosted by RootsWeb
 * The "original" ROOTS-L mail list started by RootsWeb
 * User Mail Lists Hosted by RootsWeb
 * CZECH Mail List - Subscribe to Individual Mode - click here and put subscribe in the BODY of your email
 * CZECH Mail List - Subscribe to Digest Mode - click here and put subscribe in the BODY of your email

 * IL-COOK-ELKgrove-L@rootsweb.com - click here and put subscribe in the message and body of your email

 * IL-COOK-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com - click here and put subscribe in the message and body of your email

 * IL-Cook-SCHAUMBURG-L-request@rootsweb.com - click here and put subscribe in the SUBJECT and BODY of your email

 * IL-OBITS - To subscribe send "subscribe" to il-obits-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or il-obits-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode)
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MAPS OF COOK COUNTY AND CHICAGO...
 * Map of City of Chicago in 1875 with Ward images
 * Map of Townships in Cook County and Chicago (undated)

 * Maps of Illinois - Including County Formation and Census Maps
 * Chicago Zip code Map
 * Make a MAP using a Chicago Address

 * Panoramic Maps - 1847 - 1929
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MARRIAGE RECORDS...
 * Cook County Vital Statistics Office - for ordering Vital Records
 * Search the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
 * Dziennik Chicagoski - database on marriages in Chicago Polish Catholic parishes through 1915

 * The Illinois Marriage Project - Cook County Marriages - US GenWeb Archives
 * Marriage Registers of Freedmen from the National Archives (NARA)

 * United States Wedding Bells  - Blue Roses Publishing Company
 * Check the MARRIAGE section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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MILITARY RECORDS...
 * Civil War - Andersonville Prison - research by Kevin Frye

 * Civil War - Cook County Rosters - Please Volunteer to type a Roster!
 * Civil War - Camp Douglas
 * Civil War - Illinois USGenWeb Project
 * Civil War - Illinois Rosters
 * Civil War - Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery
 * Civil War - 10th Illinois Calvary
 * Civil War - 13th Illinois Infantry

 * WWI - Chicago Draft Registration Districts
 * WWI - The Western United States: Chronology of Events
 * WWI - The System of Arrest and Internment in the West: 1917-1920
 * WWI - Alien Enemy Presidential Proclamations: April 6, 1917
 * WWI - German and Austro-Hungarian Internment: April 6, 1917
 * WWI - German and Austro-Hungarian Civilian Internment Camp: Fort Douglas (Utah) War Prison Barracks Three

 * WWI - 131st Infantry - Company "M" ~ U. S. Army. Chicago, IL

 * WWII - Missing and Dead, Army and Air Force Personnel - Illinois Trail Cook County
 * Check the MILITARY section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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MUSEUMS...
 * Polish Museum of America
 * The Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
 * Chicago History Museum
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NEIGHBORING STATES and COUNTIES...
 * Illinois - USGenWeb
 * Indiana - USGenWeb
 * Iowa - USGenWeb
 * Kentucky - USGenWeb
 * Michigan - USGenWeb
 * Michigan - USGenWeb Great Lakes Shipping Genealogy info
 * Missouri - USGenWeb
 * Wisconsin - USGenWeb
 * ILGenWeb Regional Coordinators
 * ILGenWeb - ILLINOIS Counties - clickable County map
 * Lake County ILLINOIS - ILGenWeb
 * DuPage County - ILGenWeb
 * Kane County - ILGenWeb
 * Will County - ILGenWeb
 * McHenry County - ILGenWeb
 * Kankakee County - ILGenWeb
 * ??? (unknown) County - ILGenWeb
 * Lake County INDIANA - INGenWeb
 * USGenWeb - map with links to all states
 * WorldGenWeb
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NEWSPAPERS...
 * Listing of Links to ILLINOIS Newspapers

 * Chicago Newspapers ~ holdings at Harold Washington Library
 * Chicago Sun-Times
 * Chicago Tribune
 * Chicago Tribune Archives
 * Daily Southtown
 * Daily Herald
 * Dziennik Chicagoski (Polish Newspaper) - list of available searchable databases

 * Illinois Newspaper Project

 * Illinois Periodicals Online - Northern Illinois University Libraries

 * Newspaper Abstracts - State of Illinois

 * Photographs from the Chicago Daily News - 1902 - 1933
 * Check the NEWSPAPER section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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OBITUARIES...

 * Chicago Tribune Obits - Misc. Chicago Tribune Obits, Burial Permits, Memorials, and Official Death Notices
 * Hammond Public Library - for on-line OBITS from the South Subs
 * Obituary Daily Times (GEN-OBIT) - a daily index of published obituaries
 * Dziennik Chicagoski Obituaries - from Chicago's Polish daily newspaper, 1890-1929
 * Dziennik Chicagoski Obituaries - from Chicago's Polish daily newspaper, 1930-1971

 * Lemont (Cook County, IL) obit listings for Lemont newspapers about 1920 to date

 * National Obituary Archive - over 55 million obituary and death records

 * IL-OBITS - To subscribe send "subscribe" to il-obits-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or il-obits-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode)

 * Obituaries from local newspapers - Beverly Review, Blue Island Forum, Blue Island Sun Independent, Daily Southtown, Oak Lawn         Independent, Oak Lawn Reporter, Southtown Economist, Southwest Courier (Nov 1998 - Aug 2001), Southwest News-Herald, Chicago ed. (2001- ), Southwest News-Herald, Oak Lawn ed. (Aug 2001- ), and the Star, Oak Lawn ed. 

 * Obituary Look-up Volunteers - an all volunteer website and mailing list

 * United States Obituary Records - Blue Roses Publishing Company
 * Check the OBITUARY section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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ORPHAN RESEARCH RESOURCES...
 * Cook County Orphans Homes
 * Check the ORPHANS section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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POORHOUSES...
 * The POORHOUSE Story website
 * POORHOUSES in ILLINOIS
 * POORHOUSES in ILLINOIS
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PROFESSION / OCCUPATIONAL RESOURCES...
 * F.O.P. Lodge #7 Chicago Police Memorial Monument
 * Memorial to Chicago Police Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
 * Railroad Retirement Board
    844 Rush Street
    Chicago, IL. 60611
 * The Police Pension Fund
    221 N. LaSalle Street Room 1626
    Chicago, IL. 60601
 * The Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago
    180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 701
    Chicago, IL. 60601
 * Chicago Fire Department Bureau of Administrative Services
    Personnel Division; 121 N. LaSalle St. - Room 105
    Chicago, IL.  60602; Tel:  (312) 744-8848
 * Chicago Bar Association
    29 South LaSalle Street
    Chicago, IL. 60603
 * American Medical Association
    515 North State Street
    Chicago, IL. 60610
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QUERIES...
* Check the QUERIES section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.

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RAILROADS...

 * Trainweb.com - Directory of Railroad Historical Societies

 * U.S. Railroad Retirement Board & Gen. Information after 1936

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SCHOOLS...
 * The Vanished Yearbooks site
 * Check the SCHOOLS section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS...
 * Barrington Area Historical Society

 * Calumet City Historical Society
 * Chicago Genealogy Society
 * Chicago History Museum
 * Chicago and North Western RR Historical Society
    P.O. Box 1436; Elmhurst, IL 60126-9998
 * Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois (CAGGNI) - Schaumburg
 * Czech & Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois
 * Daughters of the American Revolution  - State and Chapter Sites
 * Des Plaines IL Historical Society
 * Evanston Historical Society
 * Genealogical Societies in Illinois

 * Illinois Historical and Genealogical Societies
 * Illinois State Genealogical Society
 * HOW TO...Learn about MASONS
 * Freemasonry (Masons)
 * Freemasonry: Grand Lodge of ILLINOIS
 * Freemasonry and the American Revolution
 * More Mason Links on the Internet
 * History of the Order of the Eastern Star
 * Mount Prospect Historical Society
 * National Genealogical Society
 * North Suburban Genealogical Society
 * Northbrook Historical Society
 * Northwest Suburban Council of Genealogists - Arlington Heights
 * Polish Genealogical Society of America
 * Polish National Alliance
 * South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society
 * Swedish-American Historical Society: Archival Research Collections at
    North Park Library & Instructional Media
 * Tinley Moraine Genealogical Society
        c/o Tinley Park Public Library; POB 521; Tinley Park, IL 60477
 * Tinley Park Historical Society
        physical address: 6727 W. 174th Street
        mail: POB 325; Tinley Park, IL 60477
        Phone: (708)429-4210
        Email: lrtphist@lincolnnet.net

 * Wilmette Historical Museum
 * Check the SOCIETIES & ORGANIZATIONS section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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 * Submit DATA from your Cook County research
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    Please, do NOT send emails with REQUESTS for records or research: they will be deleted without notice.
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 * Submit LINKS to your favorite Genealogy websites
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    If you need Cook County Genealogy Research Assistance, see our EMAIL page for instructions.
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SURNAMES...
 * Search this website for SURNAMES from Cook County, Illinois that you are researching
 * Surname Listings from SURNAME HELPER
 * Search the RootsWeb Surname List for SURNAMES that you are researching
 * Check the SURNAMES section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
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TOWNSHIP INFO...
 * Townships in Cook County
 * Map of Townships in Cook County
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TRANSLATION SERVICES...
 * English - Czech Dictionary
 * AltaVista SysTran Translations
 * Research-It! Language Tools
 * German-English On-line Dictionary
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VITAL RECORDS INFO...
make sure you have also reviewed the entries for the Birth, Death, and Marriage categories on this page...
 * Cook County Vital Statistics Office - for ordering Vital Records (Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates)
 * Illinois Vital Records Information
 * Obtaining Vital Records in ILLINOIS - IL Dept of Health
 * Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index, 1870-1930
 * Search the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
 * HOW TO...Use Form 31768 to Order LDS/FHC DOCUMENTS
 * USE THE.. On-Line Printable Form 31768 for LDS Document Orders - page 1 of 2
 * USE THE.. On-Line Printable Form 31768 for LDS Document Orders - page 2 of 2
 * Check the VITAL RECORDS section on our User Submitted Data page for actual records sent to us.
 

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WILLS and PROBATE RECORDS...
 * Archives of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County - research WILLS and PROBATE CASES

 * Probate Wills Search - on-line access to electronic docket information for Cook County Circuit Court
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