How
to obtain copies of original marriage records.
Copies of marriage records
included in the Statewide Marriage Index may be
obtained from the Illinois Regional Archives Depository
System if IRAD holds marriage records for that
county or from the county clerk in the county in which
the marriage occurred.
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Request
a Marriage Record from IRAD
Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD)
hold original marriage records or microfilm copies
for many Illinois counties. The IRAD holdings
include marriage records for over seventy of the 102
counties in Illinois. Consult the Local
Governmental Records Holdings Database to see
if IRAD has marriage records for the county and date
of the marriage you are requesting. Type the search
term MARRIAGE in the title field to return
all marriage records in the IRAD holdings. If IRAD
does have marriage records for the county you are
searching and for the pertinent time period, write
the appropriate IRAD depository and include in your
letter all of the information on the marriage given
in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. Click
here for the addresses
and telephone numbers of the Illinois Regional Archives
Depositories. Marriage record searches are free,
but a small copy fee will be billed for records found.
IRAD provides uncertified copies only. Certified copies
must be requested from the county clerk.
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Request
a Marriage Record from a County Clerk
County clerks are the official custodians of
all marriage records recorded in Illinois counties.
To obtain copies of marriages found in the Illinois
Statewide Marriage Index, write the appropriate
county clerk and include in your letter all of the
information on the marriage given in the Illinois
Statewide Marriage Index. Click here for the addresses
of the county clerks in all 102 Illinois counties.
Only county clerks may issue certified copies of marriage
records. Search and copy fees will vary from one county
to another.
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Copies of marriage records are not available from the Reference Unit of
the Illinois State Archives in Springfield. Please do not send correspondence,
e-mail or telephone requests to the Illinois State Archives in Springfield.
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