More Funeral Homes in Lake County

Fox Lake funeral home trading as Hamsher Funerals & Cremations, founded in 1953 as KK Hamsher Funeral Home, with Illinois Natural Burial as its natural burial brand. It holds services at partner locations in McHenry and Lake Villa or at a family's place of worship, and offers embalming with Green Burial Council-approved products.

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Gurnee funeral home in an 1897 colonial house, family owned and operated since 1971 by a family who live on the premises. Has intimate sitting areas instead of one large chapel, a lower-level lounge for refreshments, a viewing for identification before cremation, and a funeral ark that carries cremated remains to the church and cemetery.

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Death Certificates and the Coroner in Lake County

Vital Records Office Record

County Clerk

Lake County · Lake County Clerk's Office, Vital Records Department

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-5:00 PM

Office

18 North County Street, Room 101, Waukegan, IL 60085

Certified copies

At the counter, issued while you wait

Order online

Certified copy fee

$14 first copy, $8 each additional

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Verified November 1, 2026 · Source

Coroner or Medical Examiner Record

Coroner

Lake County · Lake County Coroner's Office

Office

26 North Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60085

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