Orders can be faxed to 217-523-2648. You will need to include the application for search of birth record files, PDF format, (Click here if you're having trouble downloading the form.) and a transmittal/cover sheet that includes the following information:

• Your credit card number and expiration date (to pay the birth certificate fee, a $10 credit card handling charge and the $19.50 UPS charge;
• A daytime phone number, including area code, should it be necessary to contact you about a discrepancy concerning the record;
• Your return address;
• Your written signature; and
• A legible/readable copy of your valid photo identification card. If not provided, unreadable or expired, the request will not be processed.

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