Will county births- Will County Clerk on North Chicago St.,Joliet has an index from about 1877-1916. Birth certs not required by state of illinois until 1916, so this is a voluntary index and as such is very small compared to the actual amounts of births during this time frame. IF your ancestors lived long enough to apply for social security or any other type of retirement plan. (1940's+),there maybe a delayed birth certificate from them at the county clerk's office in the county where they were born. Will county clerk charges between $15.00 and $18.00 for a search. Full address on the will county genweb site under resources or useful liks. Good Hunting, Kathy _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus