Go to the Illinois State Archives site (you can google it). I typed in "Ling," in the Global Search database and got these hits: _ Chicago Police Department Homicide Record (1870-1930)_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/chrisrch.html) _Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index (1872-1911)_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/cccirsrch.html) _Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/civilwar.html) _Database of Illinois Spanish-American War Veterans_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/spanam.html) _Database of 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/honorsrch.html) _Illinois Statewide Death Index (Pre-1916)_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/deathsrch.html) _Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916-1950)_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/idphdeathsrch.html) _Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (1763-1900)_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html) _Ogle County Almshouse Register Index (1878-1933)_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/oglealmsrch.html) _Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database_ (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/landsrch.html) Joan in Illinois