Karen, I would write to the Cook County Clerk David Orr. The Coroner Inquest records only go up to 1911 at Northeastern IRAD office, so your best best would be David Orr. You can conatct him at http://www.cookcountyclerk.com/Pages/default.aspx  or Cook County Clerk David Orr 69 W. Washington, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60602  Bill

Northwestern has a database of homicides in Chicago: http://homicide.northwestern.edu/database/ http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/cookinqt.html#copies Cook County Coroner's Inquest records dating after November 1911 are maintained by the Cook County Office of the Medical Examiner. Copies can be obtained by writing to: The Office of the Medical Examiner County of Cook 2121 W. Harrison Chicago, IL 60612 [email protected] wrote: > A man died after being shot in a bar on Christmas Eve in Chicago in 1921. > Would there be a coroner's report somewhere? Who do I write to? Any help > would be appreciated. > > I got this information from his obit. > > >

There are no Cook County death records online at this time. Instead, they can be ordered inexpensively online through chicagogenealogy.com or mollx.com. Death records are indexed in Illinois Archives: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916 http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/deathsrch.html Regards, Mary [email protected] wrote: > > Are there any free online death records for Chicago where we can actually > see and print out the record? This would be for years around 1900. Thanks. > >

A man died after being shot in a bar on Christmas Eve in Chicago in 1921. Would there be a coroner's report somewhere? Who do I write to? Any help would be appreciated. I got this information from his obit. Thanx, Karen Laguna Niguel, CA

Are there any free online death records for Chicago where we can actually see and print out the record? This would be for years around 1900. Thanks.

You might try the following LDS site.....it doesn't have everything, but there lots of data from all over the world. Judie Mason Chicago http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=4 Are there any free online death records for Chicago where we can actually  see and print out the record? This would be for years around 1900.  Thanks.

Hi Susan; I'd need just a teensy bit more data (like a name?) to find that first one, but I did find the second and related one. Cheers, Masugu [email protected] Chicago Tribune (IL) - September 23, 1960 SAGER Deceased Name: Mary M. Sager Mary M. Sager, Sept. 21, 1960, of Wheaton, Ill., formerly of Chicago, wife of the late Fred W .; beloved mother of Lillian McConnell. Resting at chapel, 120 N. Hale, Wheaton, after 2 p.m. Friday. Services Saturday, 10 a.m. Interment Graceland cemetery. MOntrose 8-0016. Chicago Tribune (IL) Date: September 23, 1960 Edition: Chicago Tribune Record Number: 19600923dn087 Copyright 1960, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune. Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - June 11, 1999 Deceased Name: Geneva Beard of Elgin Funeral services for Geneva Beard 94, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at First United Presbyterian Church of Elgin. The Rev. Douglas Hall will officiate. Born April 30, 1905, in McHenry, Ky., to James and Rebecca (nee Taylor) McConnell , she died Wednesday, June 9, 1999, at her home. Burial will be private, in Lakewood Memorial Park. A resident of Elgin since 1935, Mrs. Beard worked as a nurse at the Elgin Mental Health Center for 43 years until her retirement. She was a member of First United Presbyterian Church of Elgin, Bethel Chapter #291 Order of the Eastern Star, and the White Shrine of Jerusalem #26. Surviving are her nephews, Frank (Marie) Minas of Phoenix, Ariz., James (Mary) McConnell of Verona, Wis., Richard McConnell of LaPorte, Ind., and Thomas (Judith) McConnell of Elgin. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Beard, in 1982; brother, William McConnell; and sister, Mary Sager . There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Presbyterian Church. Arrangements were made by Laird Funeral Home, Elgin. For information, (847) 741-8800. Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Date: June 11, 1999 Edition: Cook Page: 10 Record Number: 267856 Copyright (c) 1999 Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)

Two more sites from Nan: http://www.beverlyreview.net/full.php?sid=1200&current_edition=2010-03-17 http://academyofourladyalumnae.org/index.html Nicely done! Wonderful pictures back to 1900. Please post and/or pass on to any AOL alum. There is a history of the school available for sale also. Kathleen Brennan Mammoser Researching BRENNAN, BRETT,GALLAGHER & KENNEDY in CO MAYO> CHICAGO and BRENNAN in CO SLIGO> CHICAGO HOWARD in CO CORK> HARVARD , IL > CHICAGO MAMMOSER in Schoenenbourg , FRANCE > CHICAGO   http://www.mammoser.com

Thanks to Nan for this site: http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/index.html THE BEST SITE FOR INFORMATION REGARDING DEACTIVATED AND DEFUNCT HIGH SCHOOLS IN ILLINOIS' STORIED HISTORY Wonderful site....scroll down on left for Illinois and Chicago schools.  Kathleen Brennan Mammoser Researching BRENNAN, BRETT,GALLAGHER & KENNEDY in CO MAYO> CHICAGO and BRENNAN in CO SLIGO> CHICAGO HOWARD in CO CORK> HARVARD , IL > CHICAGO MAMMOSER in Schoenenbourg , FRANCE > CHICAGO   http://www.mammoser.com

Would SKS look up these 2 articles in the Chicago Tribune, please? Thank you, SHusk Obituary 5 -- No Title Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest Archiver - Sep 23, 1960 of Wheaton, Ill., formerly of Chicago. wife of the late Fred W.; beloved mother of Lillian McConnell. Resting at chapel. 120 N. Hale, Wheaton. after 2 p. rn ...

Sent offlist Name: Walter Hansen Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois View Map Age: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1902 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Helen Race: White Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Walter Hansen 28 Helen Hansen 24 Geo H Hansen 1 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll 474; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 1376; Image: 741.0. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Eliz Hanebury <[email protected]> wrote: > Footnote has them free for now. I will send the Hansen image offlist > > > Eliz > > > Name:   Jacob Hansen > Home in 1930:   Chicago, Cook, Illinois > View Map > Age:    64 > Estimated birth year:   abt 1866 > Birthplace:     Norway > Relation to Head of House:      Head > Spouse's name:  Christina > Race:   White > Occupation: > > Education: > > Military service: > > Rent/home value: > > Age at first marriage: > > Parents' birthplace: > > View image > Neighbors:      View others on page > Household Members: > Name    Age > Jacob Hansen    64 > Christina Hansen        63 > > Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; > Roll  470; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1260; Image: 296.0. > > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Lila Digby <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am writing my family history and am missing two census images for Chicago. Since I had to give up my ancestry.com subscription and Heritage Quest (my library) doesn't have them, would SKS please send them to me? >> >> 1. Jacob and Christine Hansen (probably at 905 N. Francisco) >> 2. Walter Hansen (and perhaps Helen). He was born in 1902 in Chicago. >> >> Thanks, >> Lila >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >

Footnote has them free for now. I will send the Hansen image offlist Eliz Name: Jacob Hansen Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois View Map Age: 64 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Norway Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Christina Race: White Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View image Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Jacob Hansen 64 Christina Hansen 63 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll 470; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1260; Image: 296.0. On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Lila Digby <[email protected]> wrote: > I am writing my family history and am missing two census images for Chicago. Since I had to give up my ancestry.com subscription and Heritage Quest (my library) doesn't have them, would SKS please send them to me? > > 1. Jacob and Christine Hansen (probably at 905 N. Francisco) > 2. Walter Hansen (and perhaps Helen). He was born in 1902 in Chicago. > > Thanks, > Lila > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Listers, Several people replied to my request and I have thanked them personally. For the past few years, I have not been reading the list since, for the most part, I have completed my Chicago research. I have been writing the history of my family and organizing photographs and memories from family members. This week, I discovered that I had lost (or somehow deleted the records I requested) that I needed to complete my current chapter. Hopefully, the information about footnote.com will help others too. Thanks again, Lila

You can search the 1930 census for free on Footnote.com. Their version is 98% complete. http://go.footnote.com/census/?iid=642 Judy Shappee Arizona State Library -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lila Digby Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] 1930 Census I am writing my family history and am missing two census images for Chicago. Since I had to give up my ancestry.com subscription and Heritage Quest (my library) doesn't have them, would SKS please send them to me? 1. Jacob and Christine Hansen (probably at 905 N. Francisco) 2. Walter Hansen (and perhaps Helen). He was born in 1902 in Chicago. Thanks, Lila

I am writing my family history and am missing two census images for Chicago. Since I had to give up my ancestry.com subscription and Heritage Quest (my library) doesn't have them, would SKS please send them to me? 1. Jacob and Christine Hansen (probably at 905 N. Francisco) 2. Walter Hansen (and perhaps Helen). He was born in 1902 in Chicago. Thanks, Lila

I just found a really cool website! : http://www.scribd.com/doc/26050847/1913-List-of-Licensed-Embalmers Hope this helps someone! Beth

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/mar/23/illinois-launches-electronic-birth-records/ This may help people in the future. SHusk

For those of us without individual subscriptions to Ancestry, below is an email I received from the Reference Librarian at my local library.  I was surprised to learn about the collections NOT included in Ancestry's Library Edition.  I had been under the impression that the Library Edition was the most comprehensive available.  Apparently not.   The item I was looking for over the weekend, on which several listers helped me out yesterday, was in the "Family and Local Histories" collection.   Ruth --- On Mon, 3/22/10, Christina Tropea <[email protected]> wrote: From: Christina Tropea <[email protected]> Subject: Your question about Ancestry Library Edition To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 2:37 PM Hello Ruth,   I spoke with Ancestry today and they gave me a list of what is not included in library subscriptions. There is no option for us to add these components due to copyright issues.   Here’s the list:   Historical Newspapers Collections Family & Local Histories Obituaries PERSI Filby’s Passenger & Immigration Lists BGMI Freedman’s Bank Records N.J. Index of Wills     Christina Tropea Reference Librarian II Des Plaines Public Library              

Fellow Researchers, In the November 2009 issue of *Family Tree Magazine* David Fryxell published the article, "The Usual Suspects," about family members who were felons or who had a criminal past. He wrote: "In some states the department of corrections holds onto historical records. The Illinois Department of Corrections will search convict kin for no charge. Go to the department's web site www.idoc.state.il.us and click on IDOC Webmaster to bring up an email form where you can fill in as much as you know about your ancestor." Last Tuesday I submitted an email for someone barely related, but I know of a descendant who is researching the family. That was last Tuesday. Today I received two documents by snail mail from the IL Department of Corrections for both times this man was convicted. The documents include name, number, institution, county, crime, term, date sentenced, date received, date paroled, date discharged. The service was exceptionally prompt. This man received 1 to 20 years for a 1921 burglary in Cook County which he served in Joliet, and he was paroled after serving just over two years. Then he received 21 years for a 1938 murder in Cook County which he served in Pontiac. He was paroled in 1949 after serving over 10 years. He died 8 months later, so perhaps his health was the reason for his parole. Just in case you missed the article and have someone in your family. The search and the documents are free. The IDOC webmaster link is at the very bottom of the web page. Joseph Martin Romeoville, Illinois -- "Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does!"

Hi, Thanks to all who responded to my request for the 1897 City Directory page, with either the link or actually sending the attachment. I appreciate all your help. Carolyn