Loretta, Cook County, IL is in the process of uploading their vital records to the internet. There was a brief note in the paper which a friend sent to me of 7 Sep 07 from the Chicago Tribune. There was not URL listed which gave you access. But here is what they noted "Documents available online will be birth certificates that are at least 75 years old, marriage certificates more than 50 years old, and death certificates more than 20 years old, Quinn said." http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/west/chi- digital07sep07,0,1385623.story Perhaps someone else on this list knows more about this and can pass along the information. I generally do not search Cook County, IL. Pattie On Sep 15, 2007, at 5:05 PM, Loretta May wrote: