Authenticating U.S. Birth or Death Certificates

• For vital records such as a birth or death certificates must first be "certified" from the local registrar or Illinois Department of Public Health's Vital Records Division.
• Divorce decrees must be a certified copy from the circuit clerk of the court where the divorce was granted. 

Authenticating Marriage Dissolution Certificates

Vital records such as U.S. marriage dissolution / certificates or divorce decrees must be certified from the circuit clerk of the court where the marriage was filed and/or divorce was granted. 

These documents can not be notarized.