The coroner's records are on line for 1872-1911. http://www.sos.state.il.us/depts/archives/cookinqt.html 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 Elaine Czech List http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~elainetmaddox/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Campbell" <katcamp@mediaone.net> To: <GenTips-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 7:47 AM Subject: [GT] Suicides > Does anyone know how I would find out anything about a person who committed > suicide in Chicago in 1942? What type of records would be involved? I only > have the man's name and the year he died. Would the police have records of > that?