Births
FamilySearch
Cook County (including Chicago) Birth Certificate Index 1871-1949
Cook County (including Chicago) Birth Register Index 1871-1915
Ancestry
Cook County Birth Certificate Index 1871-1922
Cook County Birth Index 1916-1935
Cook County Clerk
Historical Cook County Vital Records (website not currently available)
Cook County Clerk Record Request Form (website not currently available)
Marriages
FamilySearch
Cook County Marriage Index 1871-1968
Ancestry
Cook County Marriage & Death Indexes (Fink) 1833-1889
Cook County Marriage Index 1871-1920
Cook County Marriage Index 1930-1960
Secretary of State
Illinois Marriage Index 1763-1900
Cook County Clerk
Historical Cook County Vital Records (website not currently available)
Cook County Clerk Record Request Form (website not currently available)
Deaths
FamilySearch
Cook County (including Chicago) Death Certificate Index 1878-1998
Illinois Deaths & Stillbirths 1916-1947
Secretary of State
Illinois Statewide Death Index Pre-1916
Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950
Cook County Coroner’s Inquest Index 1872-1911
Ancestry
Cook County Death Index 1908-1988
Cook County Clerk
Historical Cook County Vital Records (website not currently available)
Cook County Clerk Record Request Form (website not currently available)
Other
Homicides in Chicago 1870-1930
Chicago Police Department Homicide Index, 1870-1930
One Step Access to Illinois Statewide Death Indexes, Pre-1916 (stephenmorse.org)
One Step Access to Illinois Statewide Death Indexes, 1916-1950 (stephenmorse.org)
Church
Naturalization
PROPERTY
Miscellaneous
FamilySearch
Family History Library Catalog-Chicago
Family History Library Catalog-Cook County
Historical Records Illinois
Other
Encyclopedia of Chicago
Chicago Online City Directories
Polish Genealogical Society PGSA Databases
Chicago Genealogical Society Weblinks
Cook County Cemeteries
Chicago Examiner 1908-1918
Chicago Street Names and Name Changes
Chicago City Council Proceedings Files including Tax Assessments, 1833-1871
Film and Call Number Resources
Wilmette FSC Book List
Pre-1916 Chicago Death Certificate Film Number List (log in to FamilySearch to view)
1916-1947 Chicago Death Certificate Film Number List (log in to FamilySearch to view)
1916-1947 Cook County Death Certificate Film Number List (log in to FamilySearch to view)