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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois_Public_Records|Public Records]]''<br> | ''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois_Public_Records|Public Records]]''<br> | ||
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<br> Many records created by city, county, and state governments in [[Illinois]] do not fit into the categories described herein. Records of mayors, commissioners, overseers of the poor, and schools are examples of government sources that may give information not contained in other records. Some collections that contain a variety of records, such as land, history, tax, court, or other records, may be classified as public records. | |||
Search the seven [http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Illinois Regional Depositories] for public records. These records will usually be found within the county inventories. Find county inventories by searching the IRAD Govenmental Holdings Database. See the [[IRAD|Illinois Regional Depositories (IRAD)]] wiki page for how to search this depository. | |||
Public records may be found in the Family History Library Catalog under various headings. Search first for the locality of the entity which created the record ( i.e. town, county, etc.) with a [[Family History Library Catalog Place-name Search|Place-name Search]]. Within that locality look for the types of records listed above, such as school records, poor records, etc. Usually you will find these records under a heading different from "public records". | |||
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