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Local Northern Illinois Probate Divisions
Cook County Government
- Information Center
- Treasurer’s Office
- County Clerk’s Office
- Sheriff’s Office
- Circuit Court
- Recorder of Deeds
- Assessor’s Office
- Department of Public Health
- State’s Attorney
Illinois Government
- State of Illinois Portal
- Secretary of State
- Department of Public Health
- Illinois Vital Records
- General Assembly (statutes)
- Department of Revenue
- Attorney General
- Illinois Supreme Court
- Guardianship & Advocacy Commission
- Department on Aging
- Department of Healthcare & Family Services
- State Treasurer
- Illinois Legal Aid
Federal Government
- Internal Revenue Service
- Social Security Online
- Medicare
- U.S. Administration on Aging
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- U.S. Government Web Portal
- The Library of Congress
- Small Business Administration
- United States Supreme Court
Bar Associations
- Illinois State (ISBA)
- Chicago (CBA)
- Northwest Suburban (NWSBA)
- American (ABA)
Estate Planning Links
- Illinois Section 529 Plans (Bright Start)
- Section 529 Plan Info Portal
- Illinois Power of Attorney Act
- Estateplanninglinks.com
- LivingTrustNetwork
- Ethicalwill.com
- Illinois Organ & Tissue Donation
- Topix.net estate planning news
Estate Administration Links
- Illinois Unclaimed Property (“Cashdash”)
- Illinois Probate Act
- Illinois Trusts & Fiduciaries Act
- Estate Tax Code
- Yahoo! Estate & Trust Law Directory
Interesting Estate-Related Links
Genealogy/Heir Locators
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
- Missing Heir Locator Service
- Ancestry.com
- Genealogy.com
- MyHistory.org
- USGenWeb.com
Corporate Trust Companies
Charitable Resources
- Harper College Educational Foundation
- Chicago Council on Planned Giving
- Leave a Legacy
- Springfield, IL consultant Vaughn W. Henry
- ACTEC Charitable Gift Resources
General Legal Information Portals
Local Municipal Government Sites
- Palatine
- Arlington Heights
- Schaumburg
- Rolling Meadows
- Lake Forest
- Morton Grove
- Buffalo Grove
- Long Grove
- Des Plaines
- Streamwood
- Wheeling
- Hoffman Estates
- Northbrook
- Glenview
Palatine Resources
- Palatine Chamber of Commerce
- Palatine Public Library
- Community Consolidated School District 15
- Township High School District 211
- Harper Community College
- Palatine Park District