The Clerk's office of Cook County keeps the record of all the deaths that occurred in Chicago and cook county. Under the state law, one can obtain the death certificate of the diseased if he is a relative or has monetary interest in the death of the person. One can get a death certificate through different methods. One can order the death certificate through internet.

You can also order the death record through telephone by making a call in the number 866 252 8974. Another way in which death record can be ordered is by sending a mail to Bureau of Vital records in Cook County in Chicago. The contact number is 60664 2570. The death record can be ordered by applying through a local currency exchange.

http://www.mycurrencyexchange.com/

http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/IL_Cook.htm

Yes, of course. The Chicago History Museum which is located at 1601 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL and is located at the south end part of Lincoln Park is the oldest museum which exhibits and showcases the history of the city. It was founded in the year 1856, and till now have been displaying exhibitions which focus on the history and cultural aspects of the city.

There are many exhibitions hosted at the museum in the past years like Lincoln at 200, Chicago Ties the knot etc. They also broadcast various education and research programs to educate the people about the rich cultural heritage of the city.

http://chicagohistory.org/planavisit/exhibitions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_History_Museum