ILLINOIS STATE ARCHIVES
Basic Fees
Illinois State Archives fees are set pursuant to 15 ILCS 305/5.5.
Out of State Research Fee Non-Illinois Resident Research Fee Policy
$10
Duplicated microfilm rolls
$20 per roll
Compact Discs
$20 per CD
Document Certification
$2 per
document certified
document certified
Federal Land Records
$2 per page
Copies of legislative bills or other papers, made from microfilm reader/printers and photocopiers, not exceeding legal size
.50 per page
Copies exceeding legal size
$1 per page
Non-Illinois Resident Research Fee Policy
The Illinois State Archives is required to receive, from all out-of-state or non-Illinois residents, a $10 fee, prepaid and nonrefundable, along with all research requests before those requests may be honored. The fee will entitle the requester to up to 2 unofficial, non-certified copies of the records requested if those records exist.
Checks and money orders should be made payable to the Illinois Secretary of State and mailed to:
Illinois State Archives
Reference Unit
Margaret Cross Norton Building
Capitol Complex
Springfield, IL 62756
The Archives also accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover/Novus credit cards.