Lake County, IL is offering birth certificates (over 75 yrs) and death certificates (over 20 yrs) on their website (http://countyclerk.lakecountyil.gov/VitalRecords/Pages/Genealogical-Research.aspx) at "the reduced price of $4.00" - uncertified copies stamped "For Genealogical Purposes Only."   Cook County take notice!!!     Ruth "The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living." - Cicero