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- Cemetery
- Church Records
- City Directories and Other Directories
- City, Village, Township, and County Histories
- Court
- Fraternal Organizations
- Historical Societies and Museums
- History
- Land Records
- Maps
- Military
- Naturalization
- Newspapers
- Obituaries
- Probate
- Schools
- Telephone Books
- Township and Local Government Records
- Various Resources
- Vital Records
- Yearbooks
Cemetery
Archdiocese of Chicago Cemetery Records, 1864–1989, database with images, FamilySearch FREE
Barrington Area Cemeteries, includes Barrington Center Cemetery, Barrington Union Cemetery/Union Cemetery/Henry Smith Cemetery, Bennett Cemetery, Bensenville Cemeteries, Briggs Family Cemetery, Cady Cemetery, Chunn’s Burial Ground/Oak Glen Cemetery, David Haeger Cemetery/Spring Creek Cemetery, Deer Grove Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield Cemetery, Fremont Center Church Cemetery/St. Mary’s Cemetery, Grant Cemetery/Shepherd’s Burying Ground, Highland Grove Cemetery/Mount Hope Cemetery, St. John United Church of Christ, Hoosier Grove Immanuel, Immanuel United Church of Christ, Long Grove Cemetery, North Northfield Cemetery, Northfield Oakwood/West Northfield Cemetery, Northfield Union Cemetery, Old Plum Grove Road Cemetery/Wolfrum Cemetery, Palatine Lutheran Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery, St. John Nepomucene Cemetery, St. Paul Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, Sutherland Cemetery/Bennett Cemetery/Sayles, Stafles Corners Cemetery, Volo Cemetery, Wauconda Historic Cemetery, White Cemetery, Zion Church Cemetery, [Note: Barrington is in multiple counties, not all cemeteries listed are in Lake County], Barrington Area Library, FREE
Historic Deerfield Cemetery (Deerfield, IL: 1996), pdf download, Deerfield Public Library, FREE
Record of Burial Certificates of Soldiers, Sailors or Marines, 1862–1918, 1933, from county clerk records; view at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE
Waukegan, Illinois, Burial Record, 1896–1919, view at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE
Church Records and History
Barrington United Methodist Church, 1853–1915, Barrington Area Library FREE
Barrington United Methodist Church, 1915–1925, Barrington Area Library FREE
Barrington United Methodist Church, 1926–1949, Barrington Area Library FREE
Barrington United Methodist Church, 1950–1959, Barrington Area Library FREE
Barrington United Methodist Church, 1960–1969, Barrington Area Library FREE
Barrington United Methodist Church, 1970–1979, Barrington Area Library FREE
Barrington United Methodist Church, 1980–1989, Barrington Area Library FREE
“Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church records,” FamilySearch.org. Browse Chicago Archdiocese parish records from 1833–1925 on FamilySearch. Some indexing. These include Lake County’s Catholic churches. FREE
“History of the Zion Church of Christ,” The Church of Christ in Zion, Illinois, Website. FREE
The Leaves of Healing was a publication of the Christian Catholic Church in Zion, Illinois. This link leads to a table of digitized copies of some issues of the publication.
Mother of God Church [Waukegan], ca 1977, church history, FamilySearch FREE
Presbyterian Church of Barrington; includes Board Minutes, 1960–1963; Congregation Minutes, 1960–1967; The Carillon, 2003–2007; Barrington Area Library FREE
City Directories and Other Directories
Ancestry U.S. City Directories, 1822–1995
This collection has city directories for Waukegan. You can search them from the collection search box or browse individual directories. To look at individual Waukegan directories, go to the collection, then go to “Browse this Collection” on the right side of the page. Select Illinois, and then choose Waukegan from the drop-down box for county/city. Waukegan streets were renumbered by the time of the 1922 directory; that directory contains a section showing old and new street numbers. SUBSCRIPTION
Waukegan city directory years in this collection:
1901, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960
Prairie Farmer’s Directory of Lake County, 1917 FamilySearch FREE
City, Village, Township, and County Histories
About Us [Hawthorn Woods History], Village of Hawthorne Woods, FREE
A Brief History of the Village of Volo, Village of Volo, FREE
Deerfield Integration Case Records, 1959, Deerfield Public Library, FREE
Deerfield, Lyman Wilmot House, research gathered in determining if this house was a stop on the Underground Railroad, Deerfield Public Library, FREE
Fremont Township History, Fremont Township Office, FREE
Fremont Township, link to chapter from Martin C. Decker’s Lake County History, 1912, Fremont Township Office, FREE PDF
From Activism to Acceptance — Our Community & the Abolition Movement (regarding Ivanhoe Congregational Church and Fremont Township), by Courtney Wilhelm, Fremont Township Office, FREE
Highland Park, the First Hundred Years, 1969, FamilySearch FREE
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Lake County (Chicago, Illinois: Munsell Pub. Co., 1902), Ancestry.com SUBSCRIPTION
Historical and Statistical Sketches of Lake County, State of Illinois (Waukegan, Illinois: E. G. Howe, 1852), Google Books FREE
History of Deerfield, Illinois (Glenview, IL: 1928), pdf download, Deerfield Public Library FREE
A History of Lake County, Illinois (Chicago, Illinois: Harmegnies & Howell, 1912), Google Books FREE
A History of Lake County, Illinois (Chicago, Illinois: Harmegnies & Howell, 1912), Hathi Trust FREE
History of Libertyville, Village of Libertyville, FREE
History: Tom Payne, Earliest Fremont Settler, Arrived in 1836, Fremont Township Office, FREE
The History of Tower Lakes, The Village of Tower Lakes, FREE
History – The Village of Lake Bluff, Village of Lake Bluff, FREE
History of Waukegan, City of Waukegan, FREE
Lake County, IL, Encyclopedia of Chicago, FREE
[Lindenhurst] History, Village of Lindenhurst, FREE
A Little Bit of History: The Village of Kildeer, Village of Kildeer, pdf download, FREE
Lost Towns of Illinois — Half Day, Illinois, Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal(TM) Website, FREE
Lost Towns of Illinois — Little Fort, Illinois and the Story of the Little Fort Lighthouse, Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal(TM) Website, FREE
The Naming of Fremont Township (Diana Dretske, Lake County Discovery Museum), Fremont Township Office Website, FREE
Our Town: The Story of the Growth and Development of a Typical American Town [Libertyville]. (Libertyville: Libertyville Lions Club, 1942), Internet Archive FREE
The Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois, Chicago: Wm. Le Baron & Co., 1877, Google Books, and The Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois, Internet Archive FREE
Portrait, Biographical Album of Lake County, Illinois, 1891, FamilySearch FREE
[Round Lake] Village History, Village of Round Lake, FREE
The Story of a Landmark [Millburn Corner Store], FamilySearch FREE
Village History [Lincolnshire], Village of Lincolnshire, FREE
Village of Mettawa History, Village of Mettawa, FREE
[Wadsworth] History, Village of Wadsworth, FREE
Waukegan, Illinois: Its Past, Its Present, 1967, FamilySearch FREE
Court
“Lake County Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1840—1898,” Illinois State Archives FREE
Lake County, Illinois, Clerk of the Circuit Court’s Public Access System, 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Lake County FREE
Fraternal Organizations
Grand Army of the Republic, Waukegan Post 374, 1894 flier, Internet Archive FREE
Historical Societies and Museums
Bess Bower Dunn Museum (formerly Lake County Discovery Museum) The Curt Teich Postcard Archive was transferred to the Newberry Library in Chicago.
Deerfield Area Historical Society
Ela Historical Society and Museum
Fox Lake-Grant Township Historical Society
Grayslake Historical Society and Museum
Highland Park Historical Society
Historic Millburn Community Association
Lake Bluff History Museum Includes images of postcards, photographs, and letters.
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society The website offers transcriptions of city and telephone directories from 1900–1968 and other digitized collections.
Lakes Region Historical Society Northern Lake County and Antioch
Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
Warren Township Historical Society
Newport Township Historical Society
Wauconda Township Historical Society
History
Illinois Digital Archives, Secretary of State FREE
Illinois State Archive Website, Illinois State Archives FREE
Lake County, Illinois, History, Blog, FREE
Land Records
Land Records Search, Lake County (IL) Recorder of Deeds SEARCH FEE (24h/30d/180d/360d options), FEE for document copies
Land Tax Judgments, Sales, Redemptions and Forfeitures, May 1886 & May 1896, FamilySearch FREE
Maps
Cuba Township Map, 1885, Library of Congress FREE
Cuba Township Records, Cuba Township Map, 2009–2010, Barrington Area Library FREE
Deerfield Township Atlas and Plat Book, 1926, [cover only at present] NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Illustrated Atlas of Lake County, Illinois: Containing Maps of Every Township in the County, with Village and City Plats, 1885, Library of Congress FREE
Lake County Maps and Aerial Photos, Lake County GIS/Mapping Division:
- 1840 Federal Township Plats,
- 1861, 1873, 1885, 1907 atlases,
- 1939, 1946, 1961, 1974, 1980, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 Aerials (some infrared),
- 1960, 1972, 1993, USGS Quadrangle maps (topographic),
- others, FREE as a pdf or a download. [To see a list of images, click the Basemap Gallery Icon, which looks like four squares.]
Map of Lake County, Illinois, 1861, Library of Congress FREE
Map of Lake County, Illinois, 1873, Library of Congress FREE
Standard Atlas of Lake County, Illinois, 1907, FamilySearch FREE
U.S. Surveyor General’s Records for Illinois, Federal Township Plats of Illinois, Lake County, Illinois Digital Archives FREE
Wauconda Township and Village Maps, 1861, 1885, 1920, 1936, 1940, 1954, Wauconda Township Historical Society FREE
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Library of Congress website:
- Antioch, Sep 1915
- Deerfield, May 1929
- Deerfield, May 1935
- Deerfield, May 1935-May 1941
- Grayslake, Jan 1934
- Highland Park, Apr 1900
- Highland Park, Aug 1907
- Highland Park, Oct 1912
- Highland Park, Sep 1918
- Highland Park, Dec 1924
- Lake Bluff, Nov 1928
- Lake Bluff, Jan 1937
- Lake Bluff, Jan 1937-Mar 1944
- Lake Forest, Nov 1904
- Lake Forest, Aug 1909
- Lake Forest, May 1917
- Lake Forest, Nov 1926
- Libertyville, Jul 1897
- Libertyville, Aug 1907
- Libertyville, Oct 1912
- Libertyville, Oct 1924
- Libertyville, Dec 1933
- Libertyville, Dec 1933-Jan 1948
- Waukegan, Oct 1885
- Waukegan, Aug 1890
- Waukegan, Jun 1892
- Waukegan, Jan 1894
- Waukegan, Apr 1900
- Waukegan, Jan 1906
- Waukegan, Feb 1912
- Waukegan, Apr 1917
- Waukegan, Jun 1924
- Zion, Jul 1907
- Zion, Dec 1911
- Zion, Jan 1918
Military
1929 Illinois Roll of Honor, Illinois Secretary of State Databases FREE
American Legion Post 158, charter, constitution, by-laws, 1945; minutes 1956–1965; etc. Barrington Area Library FREE
American Legion Post 510, the post closed in 2017; post artifacts, memorabilia, and post history and membership documents are at the Lake Bluff History Museum. Lake Bluff History Museum
Arlington Heights Military History, Illinois Digital Archives FREE
Camp Logan National Guard Rifle Range Historic District, Illinois Department of Natural Resources FREE
Civil War Collection, Illinois Digital Archives FREE
Civil War Veterans From Highland Park Highland Park Public Library FREE
Fort Sheridan, Illinois Digital Archives FREE
Great Lakes Picture Book: 101 Official U.S. Navy Photographs of the Record of World’s Largest Naval Training Center, ca 1945, FamilySearch FREE
The History and Achievements of the Fort Sheridan Officers’ Training Corps, 1920, Google Books FREE
The History of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, 1944, FamilySearch FREE
The History of the Ninety-Sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, 1887, Google Books FREE
Record of Burial Certificates of Soldiers, Sailors or Marines, 1862–1918, 1933, from county clerk records; view at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE
Wauconda Military, photographs, Wauconda Area Public Library FREE
Naturalization
Lake County’s naturalization books (1856–1987) were taken by the state archives. The archives will keep the original books, but give the circuit clerk’s office images of them at an unknown point in time. It is not clear when the state will create the images of the records. So, at present, the circuit clerk’s office is unable to process any requests for naturalization records. The Lake County IL Genealogical Society’s index of naturalization records (1864–1920) and complimentary volumes are presently the only naturalization materials accessible to the public.
FamilySearch has started putting images of Northern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1906—1994, online. These are browse only and not yet complete. FREE
Newspapers
The Antioch News, 1888–1988, Old Fulton NY Postcards. To see a list of newspapers on the site select the FAQ Help Index. If you click “Download This Index” (on the upper right) the index downloads as a spreadsheet and is easier to review. FREE
The Antioch News, various issues ca 1888–2006, and Antioch News Reporter; also see The Antioch News , Internet Archive FREE
Antioch Review, 1998–2011, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Arlington Heights Herald, 1912–1977, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Arlington Heights (Sunday) Herald, 1930, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
The Arlington Day, (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1966–1970, Internet Archive FREE
Barrington Courier-Review, 1996–current, obituaries Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Barrington Courier-Review Indexes, Births, Marriages, Deaths, Barrington Area Library FREE
Barrington Herald, 1977, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Barrington Review, 1890–1939, Barrington Area Library FREE
Barrington Review, 1892–1893, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Births as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1900–1905, FamilySearch FREE
Buffalo Grove Herald, 1969–1975, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Community News (Zion, Ill.), 1935–1949, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Cook County Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1902, 1904–1910, 1919–1921, 1923, 1928–1930, 1934–1946, 1949, 1952–1954, 1959–1961, 1965–1966, [each year is not complete], Ancestry.com SUBSCRIPTION
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1995–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Daily Herald Suburban Chicago (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1901–2021, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1986–2015, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Daily Herald, Index, 1901 to 2007, NewspaperArchive.com Free Index Search
Deerfield Review (Deerfield, IL), 1945–1957, Deerfield Public Library FREE
Deerfield Review, 1997–current, obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Freeman’s Advocate (Waukegan, Ill.), 1854–1855 , Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Grayslake Review, 1997–2011, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Great Lakes Bulletin, 30 March 1918–1 October 1919, November-December 1935 (392 issues), Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE
Great Lakes Bulletin (Great Lakes, Ill.), 1918–1919, 1935–1940, 1952–1977, 2010–2016, Newspapers.com Publisher Extra SUBSCRIPTION
Great Lakes Bulletin (U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.), 1918–1919, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Gurnee Review, 1997–2011, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1902–1910, 1919–1923, 1928–1946, 1949, 1952–1978, [each year is not complete], Ancestry.com SUBSCRIPTION
Highland Park News, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Highland Park Local Newspapers, 1874–1951, digitized newspapers. Highland Park Public Library FREE
Highland Park Newspaper Index, 1874–2010 Online at the Highland Park Public Library‘s website. FREE index, up to six free articles per month for articles ordered.
Highland Park Obituary Index, 1874–2009 [missing 31 July 2008] Online at the Highland Park Public Library‘s website. FREE index, limit six free obituaries per month for items ordered.
Highland Park Press, 1912–1951, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Lake County Independent (Libertyville, Ill.), 1894–1906, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Lake County Independent (Libertyville, Ill.), 1894–1906, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun (Libertyville, Ill.), 1906–1916, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun (Libertyville, Ill.), 1906–1916, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Lake County Journal (Grayslake, Ill.), 2009–2022, Newspapers.com Publisher Extra SUBSCRIPTION
Lake County News-Sun (Waukegan, Ill.), 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
The Lake County Register, (Libertyville, Ill.), 1922–1930, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Lake County Suburban Life (Grayslake, Ill.), 2008–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Lake County Visiter (Little Fort, Ill.), 1847, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
The Lake Forester, 1899–1942, The Lake Forester and Lake Forest News, 1943–1947; The Lake Forester and Lake Bluff News, 1942–1947; Lake Forest Library FREE
The Lake Forester, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Lake Villa Review, 1997–2011, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Lake Zurich Courier, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
The Lake Zurich News, 1911, 1914, 1918, 1920, incomplete years, Wauconda Historical Society FREE
The Leader, (Wauconda, Ill.), 1900, four issues, Wauconda Historical Society FREE
Libertyville Independent, 1916–1929, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Libertyville Independent, 1916–1923, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Libertyville-Mundelein Shoppers News (North Chicago, Ill.), 1932, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Libertyville-Mundelein Shoppers News (Libertyville, Ill.), 1932, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Libertyville News, 1932–1941, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Libertyville Review, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Lincolnshire Review, 2000–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Little Fort Porcupine and Democratic Banner (Little Fort, Ill.), 1845–1847 , Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Marriages as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1900–1905, FamilySearch FREE
Mundelein Newspaper Indexes, 1999–2007, includes Grayslake Journal 2007–2008 7.15.22 note: The Fremont Public Library removed this and other local history databases from their website. I asked about their removal and was told that they updated the site and felt the databases were too hard to maintain. If you miss the sources that were formerly available online through Fremont Public Library, contact them and to tell them you found them useful. Our libraries need to know what we use. Fremont Public Library FREE
Mundelein Review, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
The Star, (Wauconda, Ill.), 1888, one issue, Wauconda Historical Society FREE
The Theocrat, (Zion, Ill.), 1914–1920, 1935, 1947–1949, incomplete , Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE
The Theocrat, (Zion, Ill.), 1914–1920, 1935, 1947–1949, incomplete , Library of Congress, Chronicling America FREE
Vernon Hills Review, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
The Village Star, Wauconda, (Wauconda, Ill.), 1997–2004, Wauconda village newsletter, Wauconda Historical Society FREE
Wauconda Courier, 2004–2008, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION
Wauconda Leader, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1904, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1917–1920, 1923–1935, 1937–1947, 1949–1951, 1953–1969, some years incomplete, Wauconda Historical Society FREE
The Wauconda Torpedo, 1890, one issue, Wauconda Historical Society FREE
The Waukegan Daily Gazette, 1902, 1905, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Waukegan Democrat, 1898 (one issue), Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Waukegan News-Sun, 1897–1935, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
The Waukegan Weekly Gazette, 1850–1886, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
Waukegan Weekly Sun, 1897–1898, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION
The Zion Banner, 22 May 1901–30 June 1903 (134 issues), Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE
The Zion City Independent, 3 June 1910–22 June 1917 (342 issues), Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE
The Zion City Independent, 1910–1917, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
The Zion Herald, 8 May 1907–29 June 1910 (145 issues), Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE
The Zion Herald, 1907–1910, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE
“Newspapers on Microfilm,” Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum FREE
Obituaries
Deaths as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1921–1926, FamilySearch FREE
Deerfield Review, Obituaries, 1945, 1947–1995, Deerfield Public Library, FREE
Local Obituary Database, ca 1888–current, index to obituaries of Antioch residents or those with prominent ties there, updated periodically, order copies from the library, Antioch Public Library District FREE INDEX
Obituary File, ca 1977–Present, some earlier, obituary clipping file, over 200,000 obituaries, use in person or order copies from the society for a small fee (order form is online), Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society FREE IN PERSON
Obituary Index, 1894–1999, Cook Memorial Library, Libertyville. FREE INDEX
Probate
Lake County, Illinois, Probate Packets, 1840–1900, case files 1–3748 (1840–1900), FamilySearch, images of the original records at the Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Northen Illinois University FREE [View at a Family History Center of affiliate]
Schools
Cuba Township Records, Cuba Township School Records, 1866–1868, Barrington Area Library FREE
Lake County School Histories, 1918, Illinois Digital Archives, Illinois Secretary of State FREE
Telephone Books
Barrington Area Telephone Books, 1905, 1908, 1909–1913, 1924–1926, 1929–1939, [some are indexes/extracts, others are pdfs], more dates available at the library, Barrington Area Library FREE
Highland Park Telephone Directories, 1908–1913, includes Highwood and Fort Sheridan, Highland Park Public Library FREE
Libertyville Telephone Books, 1913–1959, Illinois Digital Archives FREE
Township and Local Government Records
City of Lake Forest Laserfiche Portal, city council agendas and minutes, boards & commissions, current agendas, minutes & videos, meeting videos, city code, city home page, The City of Lake Forest FREE
Cuba Township Records; includes Collector’s Book, 1885–1899 & index; Cuba Township Map, 2009–2010; Cuba Township Records, 1850–1939, parts 1 through 6; Cuba Township School Records, 1866–1868; Barrington Area Library FREE
[West] Deerfield Township Auditors Record, 1889–1974, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
[West] Deerfield Township Board Meeting, 1969–1975, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
[West] Deerfield Township Clerk’s Miscellaneous Files, 1856–1959, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
[West] Deerfield Township Clerk’s Miscellaneous Files, 1850–1976, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Deerfield Township Election Papers, 1868–1926, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Deerfield Township Highway Commissioners Record, 1889–1962, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Deerfield Township Poll Book, 1884–1903, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Deerfield Township Poll Record, 1882–1884, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
[West] Deerfield Township Road Record, 1889, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
[West] Deerfield Township Road and Bridge Account Books, 1914, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Deerfield Township Trustees’ Minutes, 1976–1977, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Deerfield Township Voter Registers, 1867–1914, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION
Fremont Township Annual Town Meetings, 1850 to 1889; 1890 to 1961; 1962 to 1979; 1980 to 2013, Fremont Township Clerk, FREE PDFs
Fremont Township Highway Commissioners Meetings, 1884 to 1890, Fremont Township Clerk, FREE PDF
Fremont Township Highway Treasurer Reports, 1883 to 1906, Fremont Township Clerk, FREE PDFs
Fremont Township Archived Board Meeting Minutes, 1972 through 2012, Fremont Township Clerk, FREE PDFs by year
Various Resources
How to Research Your Highland Park House, Highland Park Public Library FREE
Jesse Lowe Smith Diaries, 1888–1934, Highland Park Public Library FREE
Lake County materials on Illinois Digital Archives, Illinois Digital Archives, Illinois Secretary of State FREE
Lake County information at the Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois Secretary of State FREE
Lake County materials on Internet Archive FREE
Lake Forest Library Archives, Illinois Digital Archives FREE
Personal Name Index to Local History Materials [Barrington area], Barrington Area Library FREE
Wauconda Area Digital History, photograph collection Wauconda Area Public Library FREE
Waukegan Public Library, Genealogy and Local History FREE
Vital Records
Births as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1900–1905, FamilySearch FREE
Lake County, Illinois, Clerk, Genealogical Records Search, Genealogical Records Index, search for births, marriages, and deaths before 1 January 1916. Births (starting 1871), Marriages (starting 1839), and Deaths (starting 1877). Genealogy copies of vital records (births and marriages at least 75 years old, and deaths at least 20 years old) from the Lake County Clerk are currently $4.00. Lake County, Illinois, Clerk FREE
Illinois Death Certificates, 1916–1950, Illinois State Archives FREE
Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916, [Note: Lake County is not included in this database] Illinois State Archives FREE
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, includes Lake County, 1839–1901. Illinois State Archives FREE
Lake County, Illinois, Births, 1866–1875, 1877–1893 (index, 1871–1905), searchable index available, view images at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE
Lake County, Illinois, Deaths, 1877–1901, view at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE
Lake County, Illinois, Deaths, 1877–1901, searchable index is available without restriction, FamilySearch FREE
Lake County, Illinois, Death Indexes, 1916–1945, searchable index for 1916–1938 is available without restriction; access the digitized images at a Family History Center or affiliate FamilySearch FREE
Lake County, Illinois, Marriage Records, 1839–1915, (indexes, 1839–1918), searchable index is available without restriction; access the digitized images at a Family History Center or affiliate FamilySearch FREE
Marriages as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1900–1905, FamilySearch FREE
Yearbooks
Barat College, 1950, FamilySearch FREE
Deerfield High School Yearbooks, 1968–2008, Deerfield Public Library FREE
Deerfield-Shields and Highland Park High School Annuals, 1912–1935, Highland Park Public Library FREE
Grant Community High School Yearbook, 1957, (Fox Lake), FamilySearch FREE
Grant Community High School Yearbook, 1965, (Fox Lake), FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Companies 97 & 98, 1949 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 264, 1950 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 871, 1951 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 988, 1951 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, 1952 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 57, 1953 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, COR-35, 1953 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 418, 1955 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 569, 1960 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 56, 1961 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 152, 1961 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 185, 1961 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 313, 1961 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 42, 1962 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 179, 1962 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 326, 1962 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 525, 1962 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 384, 1963 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 5933, 1963 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 30, 1964 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 188, 1964 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 119, 1965 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 282, 1966 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 391, 1966 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 95, 1967 Internet Archive FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 571, 1967 FamilySearch FREE
Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, 1986 FamilySearch FREE
Wauconda High School Yearbooks, 1949–1997, Wauconda Area Public Library FREE
Waukegan High School Yearbook, 1955, FamilySearch FREE
Waukegan High School Yearbook, 1958, FamilySearch FREE
I want to know if there is a fee for requesting an obit from Waukegan public library. Everytime I click on their site, a security risk warning comes up. Can you answer my question? I want an obit for Richard H. Ostrander born May 20, 1902 Decatur, IL and died Sept. 5, 1936 Waukegan, IL. Thank-you.
I do not know if the library charges a fee. I suggest calling them to see, or contacting the Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society, as they have an obituary file.