Illinois Genealogy Resources
State Institutions
- A History
of Illinois Park Districts
- Hutchinson, Florence. "State Hospital Patient Burials:
Diamond Grove Cemetery, 1935-1939." Illinois State
Genealogical Society Quarterly 37:1 (Spring 2005) pp. 42-53.
- Hutchinson, Florence. State Hospital Patient Burials:
Diamond Grove Cemetery, 1943-1946." Illinois State
Genealogical Society Quarterly 37:3 (Fall 2005) pp. 44-49.
- Illinois Department
of Corrections - Here you can search for inmates,
read histories of each prison and view historic photos
- The Illinois General Assembly
- Legislative Information
- Illinois State
Archives. Has records of residents of various state
charitable and penal institutions. The Illinois School for the
Deaf, Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Childrens' Home, and
veterans' home records provide genealogical information. The
records of Joliet, Stateville, Pontiac, and Menard correctional
centers and related parole files can also be useful. Some
records may have statutory restrictions on access. All these
records are available for research if the individual's entry in
the record is more than 75 years old, with the exception of
mental health records, which are permanently closed.
- The Illinois State
House - Contains a history and description of the current
Capitol building
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Links to Illinois' Educational, Historical, and Cultural
Institutions
- Official State of
Illinois Home Page
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State and Local Government on the Net, Illinois
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State Government Agencies - Links to all State Agencies and
to Local and Federal Government. Also a State telephone
directory