Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System Illinois State Archives
- The Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) at the University of Illinois at Springfield will be closed until August 3, 2022 due to a staffing shortage. The depository will reopen on August 3rd after staff training. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Regional Map and Contact Information

Regional depositories are staffed by graduate student interns, hours may vary slightly from the posted schedules. Please call before planning a visit to a depository. Click on a county to see facts about that county.
Eastern Illinois University (EIU)
Illinois Regional Archives Depository
Booth Library
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
217-581-6093
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; 1-4 p.m. (except state holidays)
Counties: Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Moultrie, Richland, Shelby, Wabash, Wayne
Depository Information and University Map
Illinois State University (ISU)
Illinois Regional Archives Depository
Illinois State University
2016 Warehouse Road
Campus Box 1520
Normal, IL 61790-1520
309-452-6027
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; 1-4 p.m. (except state holidays)
Counties: Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Marshall, McLean, Piatt, Tazewell, Vermilion, Woodford
Depository Information and University Map
Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU)
Illinois Regional Archives Depository
Ronald Williams Library
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
773-442-4506
Hours: Mon.-Fri.,9 a.m.-4 p.m. (except state holidays)
Counties: Cook and City of Chicago
Depository Information and University Map
Northern Illinois University (NIU)
Illinois Regional Archives Depository
Founders Memorial Library, Rm. 245B
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
815-753-1807
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 1-4:30 p.m. (except state holidays)
Counties: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, JoDaviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago
Depository Information and University Map
Southern Illinois University (SIU)
IRAD—c/o Records Management
Morris Library, Mail Code 6808
Southern Illinois University
1835 University Press Dr.
Carbondale, IL 62901-6808
618-453-3040
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (except state holidays)
Counties: Alexander, Clinton, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Washington, White, Williamson
Depository Information and University Map
University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS)
Illinois Regional Archives Depository
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield, IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (except state holidays)
Counties: Bond, Cass, Christian, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott
Depository Information and University Map
Western Illinois University Region (WIU)
Illinois Regional Archives Depository
University Library
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
309-298-2716
Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (except state holidays)
Counties: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Pike, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Warren
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County Fact Sheets
Alexander
Bond
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Coles
Cook and City of Chicago
Crawford
Cumberland
DeKalb
DeWitt
Douglas
DuPage
Edgar
Edwards
Effingham
Fayette
Franklin
Fulton
Gallatin
Greene
Grundy
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jersey
JoDaviess
Johnson
Kane
Kankakee
Kendall
Knox
Lake
LaSalle
Lawrence
Lee