Resources

Kankakee County
189 E. Court Street
Kankakee, IL  60901-3997
(815) 937-2990
The County Clerks office has birth and death records from 1878 and marriage records from 1853.
The Clerk of Circuit Court's office has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records.
The County Recorder has land and military records.

Illinois Regional Archives Depository
Williams Hall
Illinois State University
Campus Box 5500
Normal, IL  61790-5500
(309) 452-6027
Hours:  Monday-Friday, except state holidays
             9:00 am to 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The records they have available for Kankakee county are:

TITLE Beg_Date End_Date Accnum
Assessor's Books 1851 1920 3/0068/01
Birth Certificates (Manteno) 1864 1926 3/0145/09
Birth Certificates, Delayed 1864 1910 3/0145/08
Birth Record 1877 1918 3/0145/01
Birth Record Index 1863 1905 3/0145/02
Circuit Court Dockets 1871 1871 3/0068/03
Collector's Books 1853 1872 3/0002/01
County Court and Probate Case Files 1853 1900 3/0137/01
Death Record 1877 1915 3/0145/04
Death Record Index 1877 1916 3/0145/03
Dog Tax Collection Record 1918 1919 3/0068/02
Marriage License Applications 1899 1905 3/0145/06
Marriage Record 1853 1922 3/0145/07
Marriage Record Index 1877 1915 3/0145/05
Probate and County Court Case Files 1853 1900 3/0137/01
Probate Dockets 1866 1869 3/0022/02
School District Asset Allocation Report 1949 1949 3/0066/01
Tax Sale Record 1858 1858 3/0022/01

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