I am forwarding this from the Macoupin Co. web site; it's of interest to all genealogists. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Hansen <tom2pat@earthlink.net> To: <ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:28 PM Subject: [ILMacoupin] FW: New Proposed Fees for the State Archives > I am forwarding this from the Cook County list, as it is about the fees for > copies. This $7.00 fee proposed would be charged even for COPIES MADE ON > SITE at the Archives. Heads up you Macoupin guys. The guy who proposed > this is from your area. Here is the contact information. He may listen to > you best. > > The bill is HR 0498--Archives Research Fund. > > The main sponsor of HB 0498 is Rep Gary Hannig (D) of the 98th District. > His > phone number in Springfield is 217-782-2807 and his fax is 217-524-1794. > His > district office is in Gillespie; phone number is 217-839-2859 and fax in > Gillespie is 217-839-1833. > > > Pat Hansen > > -----Original Message----- > From: KAC522@aol.com [mailto:KAC522@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:40 PM > To: COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: New Proposed Fees for the State Archives > > > Here is some information which I received from an Archives Staff member > about > the new fees for the Illinois State Archives: > > The proposed fee for death certificates in House Bill 498 was not a proposal > made by the Illinois State Archives. The fee proposal was made by the Budget > Department of the Office of the Secretary of State without the Archives' > knowledge. The fee proposed in this bill would apply to ANY copies > (including > self-service copies made on site) of death certificates as well as civil > war > service records and census records provided by the Illinois State Archives. > The money collected from these fees would go into an Archives Research Fund > to support the Archives' reference services. > > Synopsis As Introduced > Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that a fee of $7 per research > request for copies of non-certified death certificates, civil war muster > records, and census records shall be paid to the Secretary of State and > deposited into the Archives Research Fund. Amends the State Finance Act. > Creates the Archives Research Fund and provides that moneys deposited into > the fund may, subject to appropriation, be used by the Secretary of State > for > expenses of conducting archival research of Archive records. Effective July > 1, 2003. > > You can read the full text of the bill at: <A > HREF="http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&Session > Id=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=498"> > http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3& > GA=93&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=498</A>. > > To Illinois residents: contact your IL State Senator or State > Representative > to express any concerns you might have about the passage of House Bill 498. > > There are NO plans to start taking requests for death certificates in the > near future. The Archives staff is still over 17,000 (nearly 34,000 death > certificate requests) requests behind. > > Kathleen Craine > Chicago > > > > > > ==== COOK-CO-IL Mailing List ==== > IMPORTANT! This list is archived at the new threaded archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/. Do not post anything that you do not want the > world to see. Posts are > NOT removable from the archives. > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > ***** Great Reading ****** > History of Polk Township Macoupin County IL by Jim Frank > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/history/polk.htm > >

I'll check into this since I live here (Springfield), and I have friends that work there and I can track bills...but you do understand, that almost all states request fees of about 10.00... IL has been really good with the first 2 copies free, and never charging for copies of soundex and such ... St Louis Public Library charges for use of the equipment ... then fees... and it has one of the very best Lib in the US, as ALL the state census records are there and soundex too ,so you can follow your family around .. and they obits on line, now that cheap, 25 cents... ----- Original Message ----- From: "libby" <goosle@adams.net> To: <ILADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 7:42 PM Subject: [ILADAMS] Fw: [ILMacoupin] FW: New Proposed Fees for the State Archives > I am forwarding this from the Macoupin Co. web site; it's of interest to all > genealogists. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pat Hansen <tom2pat@earthlink.net> > To: <ILMACOUP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:28 PM > Subject: [ILMacoupin] FW: New Proposed Fees for the State Archives > > > > I am forwarding this from the Cook County list, as it is about the fees > for > > copies. This $7.00 fee proposed would be charged even for COPIES MADE ON > > SITE at the Archives. Heads up you Macoupin guys. The guy who proposed > > this is from your area. Here is the contact information. He may listen > to > > you best. > > > > The bill is HR 0498--Archives Research Fund. > > > > The main sponsor of HB 0498 is Rep Gary Hannig (D) of the 98th District. > > His > > phone number in Springfield is 217-782-2807 and his fax is 217-524-1794. > > His > > district office is in Gillespie; phone number is 217-839-2859 and fax in > > Gillespie is 217-839-1833. > > > > > > Pat Hansen > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: KAC522@aol.com [mailto:KAC522@aol.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:40 PM > > To: COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: New Proposed Fees for the State Archives > > > > > > Here is some information which I received from an Archives Staff member > > about > > the new fees for the Illinois State Archives: > > > > The proposed fee for death certificates in House Bill 498 was not a > proposal > > made by the Illinois State Archives. The fee proposal was made by the > Budget > > Department of the Office of the Secretary of State without the Archives' > > knowledge. The fee proposed in this bill would apply to ANY copies > > (including > > self-service copies made on site) of death certificates as well as civil > > war > > service records and census records provided by the Illinois State > Archives. > > The money collected from these fees would go into an Archives Research > Fund > > to support the Archives' reference services. > > > > Synopsis As Introduced > > Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that a fee of $7 per research > > request for copies of non-certified death certificates, civil war muster > > records, and census records shall be paid to the Secretary of State and > > deposited into the Archives Research Fund. Amends the State Finance Act. > > Creates the Archives Research Fund and provides that moneys deposited into > > the fund may, subject to appropriation, be used by the Secretary of State > > for > > expenses of conducting archival research of Archive records. Effective > July > > 1, 2003. > > > > You can read the full text of the bill at: <A > > > HREF="http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&Session > > Id=3&GA=93&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=498"> > > > http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=3& > > GA=93&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=498</A>. > > > > To Illinois residents: contact your IL State Senator or State > > Representative > > to express any concerns you might have about the passage of House Bill > 498. > > > > There are NO plans to start taking requests for death certificates in the > > near future. The Archives staff is still over 17,000 (nearly 34,000 death > > certificate requests) requests behind. > > > > Kathleen Craine > > Chicago > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== COOK-CO-IL Mailing List ==== > > IMPORTANT! This list is archived at the new threaded archives at: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/. Do not post anything that you do not want > the > > world to see. Posts are > > NOT removable from the archives. > > > > > > ==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== > > ***** Great Reading ****** > > History of Polk Township Macoupin County IL by Jim Frank > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/history/polk.htm > > > > > > > > ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== > Planning a family reunion? Get some great ideas for activities at Icebreakers: Warming Up The Family at www.genealogy.com/54_reunion.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >