Illinois CLICKS! Genealogy Page
Visit the Genealogy and Local History section of Illinois Clicks for the best in online genealogy resources for Illinois residents.

CAGG-NI
Computer-assisted genealogy group of Northern Illinois

Chicago Daily News Digital Image Collection
The Chicago Daily News digital collection comprises over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives between 1902 and 1933 by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News. Most of the photographs were taken in Chicago, Illinois, or in nearby towns, parks, or athletic fields.

Encyclopedia of Chicago
Chicago metropolitan area history at your fingertips. 6 counties are included. Research people, neighborhoods, churches, ethnic groups,and more.

How to Find Genealogy Books in OCLC FirstSearch
Click here to see how to use the OCLC FirstSearch Database for locating genealogical resources around the world that can be borrowed through the Glenview Public Library’s Interlibrary Loan service.

Genealogy Community of Practice as NSLS
Visit the NSLS Genealogy and Local History Community of Practice, to learn what local librarians recommend as the best resources available to residents of the northern suburbs of Chicago.

Chicago Ancestors
Search by address, intersection, or click on the map to find historical information about Chicago.. Create a profile to share your information with others.

National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD)
Search electronic records in NARA custody, including military personnel records, and other historic data files, from 1800 to the present.

Illinois State Archives: Online Databases
These databases index records for Illinois public domain land tract sales, servitude and emancipation, veterans, births, marriages, deaths, and local government, from 1763 to 1950.

Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930
The Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index chronicles 11,000 homicides in the city during these years.

Cook County Genealogy
Here are historical Cook County birth, marriage, and death records.

Petitions For Naturalization
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Archives is home to more than 500,000 naturalization petitions covering the years 1871 to 1929. More than 400,000 of these records are Declarations of Intention, 1906-1929 which were usually the first papers to be filed by those who wished to become U.S. citizens. This database contains more than 150,000 Circuit Court records.

A Look At Cook
This website contains maps that identify enumeration districts, other census research tools, street number and street name changes, and 1928-1929 Polk Criss-Cross Directory.

Family Search
Free family history, family tree, and genealogy records and resources from around the world

One-Step Web Pages by Stephen P. Morse
This one-step portal for online genealogy helps locate ancestors on passenger lists.

Social Security Death Index
This is the most current version of the SSDI.