Change your links. The State Archives web site has grown and moved to: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html The genealogy pages are at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/services.html Check it. They are set up for requests via the internet at: http://www.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/archives/arcreq.s