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[Records-Access-Alerts] (US-IL) Cook County Vital Records Bureau Changes Method to Obtain Genealogy Copies of Vital Records

The notice on the Cook County Clerk's (Greater Chicago) website for genealogy records explains that they changed their process. No longer may the individual search the site for birth, marriage or death records, instead the researcher has to provide a series of online forms. The information one must provide information on is the requestor's email, snail mail, state, and other forms asking relationship to the person of record, reason for the genealogical search with a drop down box with specific options then another form about the person whose record you are requesting. Some of the questions the requestor may not have for example on a death request must provide the state file number, their marital status, their birthdate, place of death and occupation, the cemetery where they are buried, mother's full name—the type of information genealogists want to obtain which is why we order the records in the first place. Information requested for birth records are similar along with the fathers and mothers race, occupation, age and birthplace. Information on marriage records in addition to the name and age of the bride and groom they want the marriage ate, type of and city where the ceremony was performed and license number.

If you are uncertain of the exact date of birth, marriage or death and want us to search more than one year, include $1.00 for each additional year you want searched, up to a maximum of 10 years.

Without the researcher being able to search and determine which vital record they want the selection is left to the County Clerk staff to determine. The days of "searching" all with a particular surname are over.

Under Illinois law the embargo periods for vital records are:

Birth certificates 75 years.

Marriage certificates 50 years.

Death certificates 20 years.

To access the County Clerk's website to order records go to: https://genealogy.cookcountyclerk.com

For other information including the charges go to: https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/service/genealogy-records

If there was an advance notice of the change or request for public input I did not see it.

Thank you to Tony Kierna and Tony's Genealogical Blog for informing us of this change in accessing genealogical records from Cook County, Illinois

[Records-Access-Alerts] US-MI) New Bill Would Expand Embargo Period for Birth Records to 130 Years

The Michigan House has a bill HB 4113 that would extend the embargo period from 100 years to 130 years for birth records. This would be the longest embargo period in the United States.

To read the bill go to: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/pdf/2019-HIB-4413.pdf

It was assigned to the House Families, Children, and Seniors committee on March 21. To follow the bill's progress see:

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(2tzv4caa01xu0zwsphcvfvn4))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=2019-HB-4413

At this point I have not been able to speak to the committee staff about any hearing dates and am awaiting a return call. When I learn more I will post here on the IAJGS Public Records Access Alert.

Thank you to Brooke Schreier Ganz, Reclaim the Records, for informing of us about this bill—she learned about it from the adoptees group in Michigan. We appreciate learning about all pending vital records legislation and rely on your eyes and ears to inform us!

Jan Meisels Allen

Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee