Mchenry County, Illinois: Vital Records

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Two options exist for obtaining certified copies of Vital Records occurred in the state of Illinois: one of them is requesting them at the State office, and the second one is obtaining them through the County Recorder's Office, the Local Health Department or the city or town's Civil Registration office.

Bear in mind that county offices generally provide faster processing times and more payment flexibility, since you may be able to obtain your records within one week, and may be provided the option to pay issuance fees by credit card, either by phone, fax or online.

For your convenience, you can process online requests through a government-approved resource that CityDirectory.us has partnered with to provide you this service: VitalChek Network, Inc. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for this service, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.


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The Mchenry County Registrar of Vital Statistics provides you with birth, death, and marriage certificates. This Vital Records office may be reached through the telephone number or email address given below. It is also possible to order your vital records online through the official website of the County Vital Records office.

To obtain a copy of a divorce decree, you will need to contact the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted. Death records are sometimes available only from a certain year onwards; this can be verified with the county recorder.

Please note that official information is provided by government sites only, so contact information provided below may not be up to date.

The Vital Records office in the County of Mchenry serves all of the following towns and cities in Illinois: Algonquin, Bull Valley, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Greenwood, Harvard, Hebron, Holiday Hills, Island Lake, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakemoor, McCullom Lake, McHenry, Marengo, Oakwood Hills, Prairie Grove, Richmond, Ringwood, Spring Grove, Trout Valley, Union, Wonder Lake, Woodstock.

McHenry County Clerk

Address2200 North Seminary Avenue, County Building, Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone number(815) 334-4242
Websitehttps://www.mchenrycountyil.gov/