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How to order an Illinois birth certificate

Who holds it: IDPH Division of Vital Records (Springfield) and the county clerk of the county of birth1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Fees
  2. Who may order and what is restricted
  3. Older records and indexes
  4. More details
  5. Related records in Illinois
  6. How Illinois handles it
  7. Birth certificates in Illinois counties with a full guide
  8. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  9. Sources

State fee

IDPH: $15 long-form certified (information collected at birth) or $10 short-form certified; $2 each additional copy of same certificate at same time; $10 genealogical copy1

Who may order

Not public: registrant 18+, parent(s) on record, legal guardian/representative with proof2

Processing time

IDPH mail requests approximately 12 weeks3

Fees

Fee schedule
Long form certified $15 first copy, $2 each additional4

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID required1

Older records and indexes

Genealogy copies
Uncertified genealogical copies when birth was 75+ years ago5

More details

Address
IDPH Division of Vital Records, 110 W Lawrence Ave., Springfield, IL 62704-2610 (office moved Sept. 2026)3
Death certificates: who holds it
IDPH Division of Vital Records and the county clerk of the county of death6
Older records: vital records for genealogy
Births 75+ years old and deaths 20+ years old available as uncertified genealogical copies5

How Illinois handles it

  • Cook County consolidated clerk. Cook County Clerk handles recordings (deeds), vital records, assumed names and suburban elections; Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County is a separate office for court, divorce and probate records.7

Birth certificates in Illinois counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Champaign CountyChampaign County Clerk - Vital Records8—$21.00 first certified copy, $11.00 each additional in the same transaction8
Cook CountyCook County Clerk - Bureau of Vital Records9—$15 first copy, $4 each additional copy of the same record10
DeKalb CountyCounty Clerk & Recorder (births in DeKalb County); also Illinois Department of Public Health11—First certified copy $16.00; each additional copy $8.00 (form revised 8/12/2026)12
DuPage CountyDuPage County Clerk, Vital Records13—$14 first certified copy, $2 each additional copy of the same certificate requested at the same time; cards accepted with a 3.5% fee; VitalChek adds $10.0013
Kane CountyKane County Clerk14—$16 first copy, $6 each additional copy of the same record (max 3 at once)15
Kankakee CountyCounty Clerk (local); also IDPH statewide (see states/illinois.json)16—$10.00 certified, $4.00 each additional16
Kendall CountyKendall County Clerk Vital Records: online application for copy of birth or death record (Permitium portal linked by the County Clerk)17——
Lake CountyLake County Clerk - Vital Records Department18—$10 first certified copy, $4 each additional; $4 genealogy copy (record 75+ years old); $1.50 no-record certificate19
LaSalle CountyLaSalle County Clerk20—$18 first copy; $5 additional copies of same document21
Macon CountyCounty Clerk22—$23 first copy; $10 each additional copy requested at the same time; money order only by mail22
Madison CountyMadison County Clerk23—$20.00 first copy; $8.00 additional copies of same record24
McHenry CountyMcHenry County Clerk, Vital Records25—$12 search fee per birth record (returned if no record found); $4.00 each additional copy issued at the same time26
McLean CountyMcLean County Clerk, Certified Copies of Vital Records27—$30 first certified copy; $10 each additional copy of the same record bought at the same time28
Peoria CountyPeoria County Clerk (births in Peoria County); also IDPH Division of Vital Records29——
Rock Island CountyRock Island County Clerk, Vital Records Division30—$15 first certified copy, $8 each additional same record31
Sangamon CountyCounty Clerk - Vital Records Department32—$25.00 first certified copy; $7.00 each additional copy of the same record at the same time33
St. Clair CountyCounty Clerk, births from 187434—Certified copy fee: $15.00 first; $8.00 each additional34
Tazewell CountyTazewell County Clerk35——
Will CountyWill County Clerk - Vital Records36——
Winnebago CountyCounty Clerk (Winnebago County births) and Health Department (births after 1916)37—$17 first certified copy; $5 each additional (County Clerk and Health Department); Health Department adds $3 handling for mail/E-Pay37

For any other county, see the county list on the Illinois guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Illinois office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: birth certificates in every state. Everything else in Illinois: Illinois public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Obtain a Birth CertificateIllinois Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Birth RecordsIllinois Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  3. Birth, Death, Other RecordsIllinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  4. Vital Records Required Fees (fee schedule PDF)Illinois Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  5. GenealogyIllinois Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Obtain a Death CertificateIllinois Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Recording FAQsCook County Clerk's Officechecked November 4, 2026
  8. Certificate RequestsChampaign County Clerk & Recorder of Deedschecked November 4, 2026
  9. County Clerk (agency page)Cook County Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  10. Birth CertificatesCook County Clerk's Officechecked November 4, 2026
  11. Birth RecordsDeKalb County Clerk & Recorderchecked November 4, 2026
  12. Birth Certificate Request form (PDF)DeKalb County Clerk & Recorderchecked November 4, 2026
  13. Order Vital RecordsDuPage County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  14. Kane Countychecked November 4, 2026
  15. Kane County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  16. Vital Records: Birth, Death, Marriage & GenealogyKankakee County Clerkchecked November 7, 2026
  17. Vital Records | Kendall County, ILKendall County, Illinoischecked November 4, 2026
  18. Lake County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  19. Lake County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  20. County Clerk | LaSalle County, ILLaSalle County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  21. Licenses / Fees | LaSalle County, ILLaSalle County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  22. Vital Records - Macon County, IllinoisMacon County, Illinoischecked November 8, 2026
  23. County ClerkMadison County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  24. Birth CertificatesMadison County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  25. County ClerkMcHenry County, Illinoischecked November 4, 2026
  26. County Clerk - Birth RecordsMcHenry County, Illinoischecked November 4, 2026
  27. DepartmentsMcLean County, ILchecked November 4, 2026
  28. Birth CertificatesMcLean County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  29. Vital RecordsPeoria County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  30. Vital RecordsRock Island Countychecked November 4, 2026
  31. Birth RecordsRock Island Countychecked November 4, 2026
  32. Vital Recordssangamonil.govchecked November 4, 2026
  33. Sangamon County > Departments > A-C > County Clerk > Vital Records > Birth Recordssangamonil.govchecked November 4, 2026
  34. Il-sc-vitalSt. Clair County, Illinoischecked November 4, 2026
  35. County Clerk: Vital RecordsTazewell County, Illinoischecked November 4, 2026
  36. Will County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  37. County Clerk - Vitals/Licenses (birth, death, marriage, DBA)Winnebago County, Illinoischecked November 4, 2026