Adoption Information

THE ILLINOIS ADOPTION REGISTRY AND MEDICAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE

Members of birth and adoptive families may contact the Department of Public Health and apply for non-identifying or identifying adoption information through the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange. There is a small fee.

For more information:

Illinois Department of Public Records

Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exhange

Division of Vital Records

605 West Jefferson Street

Springfield, IL 62702-5097

Phone: (217) 557-5160 or (877) 323-5299

Email: [email protected]

Forms: www.idh.state.il.us

CONFIDENTIAL INTERMEDIARY SERVICE OF ILLINOIS

The Illinois Adoption Act also provides a means by which birth relatives may seek confidential information. The confidential Intermediary Service of Illinois (CISI) has been created to assist interested birth relatives through CISI trained and certified Intermediaries. There is a standard fee (plus the Intermediary’s miscellaneous out-of-pocket expenses) for the service.

For more information:

Confidential Intermediary Service of Illinois

3158 South River Road – Suite 120

Des Plaines, IL 60018

Phone: (847) 298-9096

Fax: (847) 298-9097

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.CI-Illinois.org