Illinois Public Marriage Records

by Ben Kingsley

One of the documents that are always being accessed or requested is marriage records. The marriage records of Illinois, also called by many as IL marriage records, are opened to the public. It was after the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act that people started to request for such document regularly.

Marriage records in Illinois have many uses. Genealogy is one of the top reasons for accessing marriage records in the state of Illinois. It has information that is vital in updating the family records. Another important use of such document is for government transactions. Transactions such as insurance and property declaration are one of the transactions that would call for a copy of a marriage certificate. Other processes in the government that would require proof of identity and status can use marriage certificate as an official document. In a rather unusual way, such document is also used when conducting a background check especially on the marital status of an individual. This is mostly done by people who wish to check the marital status of their partners.

As the name suggest, marriage records would contain information about the marriage of a couple that took place in the state of Illinois. Details about the exact place and date of when the marriage was conducted and registered are the highlights of the said file. The document also shows the names of the couple's parents as well as the witnesses.

Marriages that took place and have been registered since January 1962 are the only files that the state office of Illinois releases. A processing fee of $5 has to be paid in order to proceed with the search. To simplify the search, it is recommended to provide the basic information of the record that is being requested. The one who requested for the record has to indicate their contact details as well as their relationship with the person on the file. This is important since the document is only released or given to the couple themselves and their immediate relatives. It takes a maximum of 10 days to get the requested record if there are no problems with the retrieval.

The marriage records of Illinois are archived at the Department of Health of the state. But the said office is not responsible for releasing copies of the said file. The office can only help in verifying the needed information. One has to go to the county clerk office where the marriage was registered. Requests can be prioritized if it was sent by mail since the staff also has other tasks that they may overlook undocumented requests.

The Internet has changed the way we obtain information and it is used by the government of Illinois to deliver marriage records to its people. By searching for the record online, time and energy can be saved since the requests can be done even without leaving home and the results are displayed in just seconds.



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