For those whose family researching leads them to Illinois, the State runs a very nice site with access to some of their archives at http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html . The databases include some of the records in the Illinois State Archives such as: Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916-1950) Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database Database of Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records Databases of Illinois Veterans Database of Illinois War of 1812 Veterans Database of Illinois Winnebago War Veterans Database of Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units Database of Illinois Spanish-American War Veterans Database of the 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor Database of Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents