Illinois Historical Records

Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area of all 50 states in the United States. It was admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818.

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Wisconsin vital records Illinois Deaths, 1916 - 1950 3,062,323 records available Illinois Marriages, 1763 - 1900 2,586,455 records available Illinois Deaths, before 1916 613,592 records available Illinois, Cook County Obituaries 246,504 records available Illinois, Kane County Obituaries 104,006 records available Illinois, Rock Island County Births 101,541 records available Illinois Obituaries 94,356 records available Illinois, Will County Obituaries 80,975 records available Illinois, Kankakee County Obituaries 70,381 records available Biographical And Memorial Edition of the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume 2 1,280 records available Politics And Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, And Illinois. Memorial Volume, 1787-1887, Volume 1 846 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in Illinois	Illinois histories, memories and biographies History of Piatt County, Illinois (1883) 1,272 records available History of Adams County Illinois 1,248 records available Portrait And Biographical Album of Livingston County, Illinois 1,204 records available History of the Lemen Family, of Illinois, Virginia 1,151 records available Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois (1908) 1,122 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Vermilion and Edgar Counties, Illinois 1,114 records available History of Henry County, Illinois, Volume 2 (1910) 1,086 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois 1,060 records available Centennial of the State of Illinois (1920) 1,034 records available Portrait And Biographical Album of Peoria County, Illinois 990 records available Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, and History of Coles County (1906) 980 records available History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin And Williamson Counties, Illinois 970 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of DeKalb County, Illinois 957 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County Illinois 927 records available Portrait Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois 920 records available Album of Genealogy And Biography, Cook County, Illinois, 1897 890 records available Album of Genealogy And Biography, Cook County, Illinois, 1900 884 records available Album of Genealogy And Biography, Cook County, Illinois, 1899 882 records available Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, and History of Grundy County (1914) 870 records available History of Cook County, Illinois, Volume 1 858 records available History of Mason and Menard Counties, Illinois (1879) 844 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in Illinois
Illinois directories, guides and references Waukegan and North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, City Directory, 1951 2,548 records available Waukegan and North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, City Directory, 1957 2,132 records available Waukegan and North Chicago, Lake County, Illinois, City Directory, 1937 1,879 records available Rock Island - Moline, Illinois, City Directory, 1953 1,241 records available Honor Book, Sangamon County, Illinois, 1917-1919 1,202 records available Rock Island - Moline, Illinois, City Directory, 1949 1,048 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Illinois 994 records available Wright's Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1946 780 records available Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle County, Illinois 942 records available Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois 828 records available Rock Island - Moline, Illinois, City Directory, 1951 878 records available See the entire collection catalog of directories, guides and references in Illinois	Illinois military records History of the Ninety-Sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry 1,082 records available Memoirs of the War by Captain Ephraim A. Wilson of Co. "G" 10th Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry (1893) 882 records available See the entire collection catalog of military records in Illinois
Illinois government, land, court and wills Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois ... Containing Reports For the Years 1861-1866, Volume 8, Part 2 912 records available See the entire collection catalog of government, land, court and wills in Illinois	Illinois newspaper records Illinois Newspapers, 1840-2009 77,422 pages in 14 newspaper titles See the entire collection catalog of newspaper records in Illinois
Illinois immigration records US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 1,491,656 records Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 547,281 records See the entire collection catalog of immigration records in Illinois	Illinois census and voter lists records Hamilton County, Illinois Census of 1930 905 records Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 547,281 records See the entire collection catalog of census and voter lists records in Illinois

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