Fixed-Fee Document Retrieval Offerings

• *Naturalization Records from Cook County (Super...

  I can search the microfilmed index for your ancestor and provide a digital copy of the actual naturalization papers available from the Cook County ...

  $10.00/record

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*Naturalization Records from Cook County (Superior, Circuit, County and Criminal Courts)

$10.00/record

Description

I can search the microfilmed index for your ancestor and provide a digital copy of the actual naturalization papers available from the Cook County Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois.

If you found an entry in the on-line Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court database, http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/NR/about.aspx I will only be able to obtain the Declaration, which will not include any more information than what is in the database.

If you found an index card in the www.ancestry.com database, that may provide good genealogical information if your ancestor was naturalized after 1906, (some 1904-1906 naturalizations have good information also). If the index card states “court order only”, most likely there will only be one page for his naturalization and won’t include much significant information.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions first if needed. Thanks!

Ordering Instructions

Please include your ancestor’s full name and possible spelling variations, country of birth if known, date of birth (approximate is fine), date of immigration if known, address of ancestor if known and approximate date of naturalization.




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• Chicago Obit Look Up (Can't find on-line or in ...

  I will hand search the Chicago Daily News which published many death notices and obituaries. This newspaper has not been digitized or published on-...

  $8.00/record

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Chicago Obit Look Up (Can't find on-line or in Chicago Tribune)

$8.00/record

Description

I will hand search the Chicago Daily News which published many death notices and obituaries. This newspaper has not been digitized or published on-line.

Ordering Instructions

Please include the decedent’s name and date of death.




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• Chicago Bohemian Obituary Index Look Up

  I will search the Denni Hlasatel Obituary Index for your ancestor. I will provide a photocopy of the page if found. This is not the actual obituary...

  $3.00/record

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Chicago Bohemian Obituary Index Look Up

$3.00/record

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I will search the Denni Hlasatel Obituary Index for your ancestor. I will provide a photocopy of the page if found. This is not the actual obituary but does provide date of obituary publication in this Czech language newspaper. Up to 5 surnames can be included.

Ordering Instructions

Please provide name and approximate date of death (if known). My turn around for this is 24 hours (as long as I am in town).




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• *Chicago German Newspaper Obit Look Up

  I will search for a German language obituary in The Abendpost and Sonntagpost (Chicago). Many times these obituaries are detailed and sometimes inc...

  $8.00/record

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*Chicago German Newspaper Obit Look Up

$8.00/record

Description

I will search for a German language obituary in The Abendpost and Sonntagpost (Chicago). Many times these obituaries are detailed and sometimes include ancestral homeland information.

Ordering Instructions

Please include the first and last name as well as the date of death. Thank you!




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• Chicago Divorce or Lawsuit 1871-current

  To retrieve a Cook County Divorce, Law or Chancery Case/Lawsuit Record requires a 2-step process. These records are not stored at the courthouse, o...

  $35.00/record

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Chicago Divorce or Lawsuit 1871-current

$35.00/record

Description

To retrieve a Cook County Divorce, Law or Chancery Case/Lawsuit Record requires a 2-step process. These records are not stored at the courthouse, only the index is. If a case is found in the index, the records will be transferred from an off site storage facility for viewing on another day. This process can take a few weeks. I charge a $10.00 fee for the index look up. The scanning charges are based on my hourly fee of $35.00/hour. I can typically scan around 30-35 pages in an hour, dependent upon how old the case is. The older the case, the longer it might take due to the fragility of the papers. A typical case takes around an hour to scan.

Ordering Instructions

Please include the names of the parties involved in the divorce or lawsuit and the approximate year(s) it took place. If you only know one parties’ name, include that and what you know about the case (ex: “John Smith sued his unknown employer around 1892” or “Jane Doe divorced her unknown husband before 1930”) Please include any other information that you think may be beneficial for me to locate the case in the index. Thank you.




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• *Research (Hourly)

  If you are interested in hourly research, please submit this request and let me know what you are seeking.

  $35.00/record

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*Research (Hourly)

$35.00/record

Description

If you are interested in hourly research, please submit this request and let me know what you are seeking.

Ordering Instructions

Include all known information on your ancestor(s). I will review all of your information and come up with a research plan to go further. At that point we can come to an agreement on a limit of hours for research.




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• *House History, Property Deed or Chain of Owner...

  I will go to the Cook County Building and find the Tract Book page for a parcel of land/property that you are seeking. It will contain the history ...

  $35.00/record

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*House History, Property Deed or Chain of Ownership

$35.00/record

Description

I will go to the Cook County Building and find the Tract Book page for a parcel of land/property that you are seeking. It will contain the history of this parcel of land which will include the names of all of the buyers and sellers of this property from 1871-1985 and the dates that it changed ownership. From this, I can get the appropriate document numbers and retrieve the Property Deed when your ancestor purchased the property.

Ordering Instructions

Please include the PIN# and/or legal description (if known). If you do not have the PIN# and/or legal description, please include the address of the property you are seeking information for and the year your ancestors lived there (approximate is fine). If you are unsure of the approximate year, it is important that I know if the address you have is pre-1909 or after 1909 as that is when the addresses in Chicago changed.




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• Chicago Newberry Library (Church Records, Direc...

  The Newberry Library has many church records that are not microfilmed by the LDS. I can do a look up for you if you find something on the Newberry’...

  $35.00/record

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Chicago Newberry Library (Church Records, Directory Search, and anything else they hold)

$35.00/record

Description

The Newberry Library has many church records that are not microfilmed by the LDS. I can do a look up for you if you find something on the Newberry’s website that you would like researched. If you have a question about whether or not they have the item in need, please send me a message.

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Please let me know what you are interested in that is held at the Newberry Library.




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• Probate and Wills Look Up 1871-current for Chi...

  To retrieve Cook County Probate and Wills Records requires a 2-step process. These records are not stored at the courthouse, only the index is. If ...

  $35.00/record

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Probate and Wills Look Up 1871-current for Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

$35.00/record

Description

To retrieve Cook County Probate and Wills Records requires a 2-step process. These records are not stored at the courthouse, only the index is. If a will or probate case is found in the index, the records will be transferred from an off site storage facility for viewing on another day. This process can take a few weeks.
If a probate is found, I will then return and color scan it for you. For this I charge my hourly fee as some files are large and have been folded tight for many years. On average, I can usually scan around 30-40 pages in an hour.
If no probate is found in the index, I only charge $10.00 for the index look up fee.

Ordering Instructions

Please state name of person who you are looking for and the approximate year for death and any known family members such as spouse or children’s names. Also, include any maiden names for females (if known) and any alias names used. Please include any additional information that you think may be helpful. Thank you.




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• Criminal Court Records for Chicago and Cook Cou...

  To retrieve Cook County Criminal Court Records a 2-step process is required. The criminal court records are not stored at the courthouse, only the ...

  $35.00/record

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Criminal Court Records for Chicago and Cook County

$35.00/record

Description

To retrieve Cook County Criminal Court Records a 2-step process is required. The criminal court records are not stored at the courthouse, only the index is. If a criminal court case is found in the index, the records will be transferred from an off site storage facility for viewing on another day. This process can take a few weeks. I will then go back to the courthouse once the file has arrived, view it, digitally color scan it for you and upload it. If no case is found in the index, I only charge $10.00 for my index search fee.

Ordering Instructions

Please state name of person who was criminally charged and the approximate year(s) of the indictment. Also, include any maiden names for females and any alias names if known. Please include any additional information that you think may be helpful. Thank you.




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