For a $7 fee the Newberry's Local and Family History staff will search the following birth index.
Note: The death indexs for Cook County are now available on-line.
If you provide the full name for an individual and a match is found, the Newberry staff will send you a copy of the index entry for that person. Index entries include the full date of birth. If a precise match is not found, we will mail to you all the entries for that surname (up to 3 pages). If you do not know the full name of an individual and/or are interested in all of the entries for a given surname (up to 3 pages), you need only specify the surname on the form below.
Please note that this service does not include a copy of the birth certificate itself.
Please send a check or money order made out to the Newberry Library ($7 for each index searched), together with the completed form to:
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Local and Family History
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton
Chicago, IL 60610-3305
Cook County births, 1871-1916
Full name of individual name
(or single surname up to three pages)
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