Public Records

For certified divorce, birth, and death records, you can contact the County Clerk. Non-certified divorce records can be requested from the Illinois Department of Health.

Lauren Staley Ferry
County Clerk
Will County Clerk’s Office
302 N. Chicago Street
Joliet IL 60432
(815) 740-4615

Fee Schedule

Black and White Copies No fee for the first 50 pages,
15 cents for each additional printed page
Color Copies
8½ x11 One sided – 14 cents per print
Two-sided – 25 cents per print
Certification $1 per record 8½ x14
One sided – 15 cents per print
Two-sided – 26 cents per print
Non-Standard Sized Copies or
Those That Must Be Commercially Reproduced Actual Cost 8½ x17
One sided – 16 cents per print
Two-sided – 27 cents per print

Marriage/Civil Union Certificate $14
Birth Certificate $14
Death Certificate $14

Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Vital Records
925 E. Ridgely Ave.
Springfield, IL 62702-2737

You can submit an open records request for other county records. An open records request is simply an official request to view particular public government or agency documents. There is a portal through the county website to search most records online.

Deeds, which are legal documents regarding the ownership of property or legal rights, can be obtained from the County Recorder. Deed records can be found online through the County Recorder’s website.

Karen A. Stukel
County Recorder of Deeds
158 N. Scott Street
Joliet, IL 60432-4143
(815) 740-4637

Bolingbrook Office
241 Canterbury Lane
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(815) 740-4637