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Illinois has put the option back in adoption   

Illinois Adoption Registry Statistics

Enacted on January 1, 1985

Total number of registrants 15,280
Total number of matches 1,121
   
Break down of applicants  
Adoptees 9,583
Birth Mothers 3,917
Birth Fathers 586
Siblings 392
Adoptive Parents 566
Adult Child of Deceased Adoptee 193
Spouse of Deceased Adoptee 3
Birth Aunts 31
Birth Uncles 9
   
Since the enactment of PA 96-0895 in May 2010, the Illinois Department of Public Health has issued non-certified original birth records to adopted persons or their surviving relatives. The following are updated statistics:
Original birth records issued as filed 8,145
Original birth records issued with identifying information removed 47
Original birth records not located 167
   
The same law provided for a birth parent preference packet to be completed allowing birth parents to select their preferences. The following are updated statistics:
Birth parents who agreed to release the original birth record as issued 165
Birth parents who requested identifying information be removed before release 455
Birth parents who filed medical questionnaires to be released 419

Last updated 1/2013

For more information, contact Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical Information Exchange
925 East Ridgely Ave., Springfield, IL 62702-2737
217-557-5160
TTY (hearing impaired use only) 800-547-0466

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