To promptly record, file, and preserve documents accurately in an efficient, responsible and professional manner for posterity and legal purposes.

Responsibilities

• Record real estate documents providing a traceable chain or title to the property
• Maintain a permanent repository of recorded documents for real property
• Vital Records - issue certified birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, record ordination credentials, notary commission registrations
• A repository for Military Discharge Records

We Add Value By: 

• Protecting ownership through the maintenance of all parcel transactional records
• Protecting individual rights through the recording and maintenance of vital records such as birth certificates, death certificates and marriage licenses
• Assisting a variety of individuals from historians to realtors on the basics of how to search for the information they need
• Providing a traceable history of the growth and economic history of Cook County dating back to the 1870’s