Civil Union Records

Civil Union records are not kept by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records. Certified copies are available from the county clerk in the county where the civil union occurred. To learn more, see RESOURCES in the right-hand column and click on List of County Clerks.  

The Division of Vital Records can verify the facts of a civil union that has taken place from January 1, 2012 through the current index date available. The facts of a civil union include: names, dates of birth, date of event and city/county of event.

Verifications cost $5 and can be requested by mail, by fax or in person.

To obtain a civil union verification, you must submit the following:

• A completed Application for Verification of Marriage/Civil Union Record Files (see FORMS in the right-hand column). 
• A valid government issued photo identification (ID) that must be readable and is not expired/out of date (if an ID is not provided, unreadable, or expired, the request will be returned unprocessed)
• To learn more about valid IDs, see RESOURCES in the right-hand column and click on IDs
• To learn more about the required costs/fees, see RESOURCES in the right-hand column and click on Costs/Fees

You can mail the completed application for verification of marriage/civil union record files (see FORMS in the right-hand column) or send a letter providing the names of both parties, their dates of birth, and the date and place of the civil union, if known, and a check or money order (do not send cash) for the $5 fee made payable to the "Illinois Department of Public Health" to:

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

Orders can be faxed to 217-523-2648. You will need to include the application for verification of marriage/civil union record files (see FORMS in the right-hand column) or provide the names of both parties and the date and place of the civil union on the transmittal/cover sheet. You also need to include the following information:

• Your credit card number and expiration date ($5 fee, $15.00 handling fee, and $22.00 fee if UPS delivery is selected)
• A daytime phone number, including area code, should it be necessary to contact you about the request
• Your return address
• Your written signature
• A valid government issued photo identification (ID) (if an ID is not provided, unreadable, or expired, the request will not be processed)

These orders may take 7 business days to process. Incomplete or illegible applications will not be processed. An adult signature is necessary to accept the UPS delivery. We can send packages by UPS to your place of work. UPS deliveries cannot be made to post office boxes.

In-person orders can be dropped off at the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records’ office at 925 East Ridgely Ave. in Springfield from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. PLEASE NOTE: the person requesting the verification will be asked to show a valid government issued photo identification (ID) card.

• List of County Clerks
• Costs/Fees
• Valid Government Issued Photo I.D.

• Application for Verification of Civil Union Record Files

• Vital Records Act
• Vital Records Code
• Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act
• Illinois Civil Union Act

• Know the Facts About Your Sexual Health