This Is Not a Government Office or Records Custodian. Illinois Residents Directory is privately run. It cannot retrieve or certify files, confirm who lives at an address, or change an official roll. Send those requests to the agency or library that holds the record. For an emergency, call 911. Contact local police if you believe you are being stalked or harassed.
Choose the Right Record Office
These Illinois pages point to the custodian or collection for common record questions:
- Address and property records: use the Illinois street directory path through the local assessor, GIS, and recorder
- Historical books: see the Illinois city directory collections and local library routes
- One-person verification: follow the Illinois resident lookup and compare records from separate custodians
- Office routing: begin with the Illinois resident records offices list
- A record that is not online: contact its holder or submit an Illinois FOIA request for a non-exempt public record
Illinois has no single office for every county and municipal record. For archival referrals and transferred local-government material, contact the Illinois State Archives:
Illinois State Archives, Reference UnitMargaret Cross Norton Building, Capitol Complex
Springfield, Illinois 62756
Phone: 217-782-4866
Reference Room: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Records requests are due by 3:30 p.m.
Archives holdings and contact routes
For a deed, court file, vital record, or election record, contact the relevant county or state custodian instead. The Archives' hours and contact details do not apply to those separate offices.