Certificate Requests

The Vital Records Office of the Will County Health Department maintains records of Births and Deaths that have occurred in Will County. Records are kept for a period of 10 years only. Records over 10 years old are only available through the County Clerk's Office (815-740-4615) or the State of Illinois (217-782-6553). For additional information regarding vital records, visit the State of Illinois website at www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/index.htm.

Birth Certificates

Birth certificates can be obtained in person at the Will County Vital Records Office. To request a birth certificate by mail, a photocopy of a valid State issued driver's license or State ID must be included, plus a list of the following information:

• The child's full legal name
• Date of Birth
• Name of the Hospital or the address where the birth occurred
• Mother's full name, including her maiden last name
• Mother's date of birth
• Father's full name, if it is listed on the record
• Father's date of birth
• Full name of person requesting the record
• Requestor's relationship to the child
• Return address, and daytime phone
• Signature of requestor
• Photocopy of current and valid identification

Payment in the form of money order or personal check, payable to:
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.
( Please note: Out of state checks will not be accepted, nor will checks that have a different address than either the return address or the identification.)

One certified copy of a birth certificate costs $12.00; additional certified copies of the same record when requested at the same time cost $4.00 each

Mail the request to:
  Vital Records Office
  Will County Health Department
  501 Ella Avenue
  Joliet, IL 60433

Death Certificates

Death certificates can be obtained in person at the Will County Vital Records Office. To request a death certificate by mail, a photocopy of a valid State issued driver's license or State ID must be included, plus a list of the following information:

• Decedent's full name
• Date of Death
• Date of Birth
• Requestor's full name
• Relationship to decedent, or what you need those death certificates for
• Return address, and daytime phone
• Signature of requestor
• Photocopy of current and valid identification

Payment in the form of money order or personal check payable to:
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.
(Please Note: Out of state checks will not be accepted, nor will checks that have an address that is different from either the return address or the identification.)

One certified copy of a death certificate costs $14.00; additional certified copies of the same record when requested at the same time cost $6.00 each.

Mail the request to:
  Vital Records Office
  Will County Health Department
  501 Ella Avenue
  Joliet, IL 60433