Ronald Williams Library
Northeastern Illinois University
ILLINOIS REGIONAL ARCHIVES DEPOSITORY (IRAD)
Ronald Williams Library
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
(773) 442-4506
Counties served: Cook
The Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) at Northeastern Illinois
University is a repository of selected governmental records for Chicago
and Cook County.
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IRAD is administered by the Illinois State Archives
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Some sites contain local government records (many transfered from county
court houses) such as:
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birth, death, marriage records
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naturalization records
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probate records
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court case files
Requests for information are welcomed by mail and
telephone only.
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT INQUIRIES BY ELECTRONIC
MAIL.
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full name of person you are researching
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approximate year expected to appear in the record
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name of county
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title or type of record
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limit inquiries to 2 names
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wait for response to first request before submitting another
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Online Resources at the Illinois State Archives please visit:
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A Summary Guide to Local Records in the Illinois Regional Archives
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Chicago City Council Proceedings Files 1833-1871
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For sale by :
IRAD
Illinois State Archives
Springfield, IL 62756
(217) 785-1266
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Other Regional Depositories and Counties Served:
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IRAD-Booth Library
Eastern IL Univ
Charleston, IL 61920
(217) 581-6093
Counties: Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar,
Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Moultrie, Richland, Shelby, Wabash,
Wayne
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IRAD-Williams Hall
IL State Univ
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 452-6027
Counties: Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston,
Logan, Marshall, McLean, Piatt, Tazewell, Vermilion, Woodford
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IRAD-Regional History Center
Swen Parson Hall
Northern IL Univ
DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 753-1807
Counties: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, JoDaviess, Kane,
Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside,
Will, Winnebago
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IRAD
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
P. O. Box 19243
Springfield, IL 62794
(217) 786-6520
Counties: Bond, Cass, Christian, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin,
Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott
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IRAD-c/o Special Collections
Morris Library
Southern IL Univ
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 453-3040
Counties: Alexander, Clinton, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin,
Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope,
Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Washington, White, Williamson
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IRAD-University Library
Western IL Univ
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 298-2717
Counties: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry,
Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Pike, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Warren
Illinois Regional Archives
Illinois State Archives
Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Archivist.
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This page was last updated 2/23/2002