One of our researchers obtained a fascinating array of court cases concerning her ancestors after discovering them in County Circuit Court File Indexes at the Illinois Secretary of State website.
One of our researchers obtained a fascinating array of court cases concerning her ancestors after discovering them in County Circuit Court File Indexes at the Illinois Secretary of State website. These included two colorful divorce cases, a conservatorship case, and a case where children were suing each other over their mother’s estate after she died — the kinds of documents that help us understand our ancestors’ lives far better than mere dates and places do.