“My experience was like many. My father and grandmother both passed away and I didn’t ask the right questions about my father’s birth (out of respect for both) though I…

“Denise was excellent. She did everything in a short time. I’m grateful for her. I see [my birth brother] almost every weekend. We are best friends.”

“Let me start by saying that my whole experience with this program has been nothing but positive. From the time I first contacted the IDPH in about 2022 about obtaining…

Please note this story has been edited for length and clarity; however, the pertinent details have not been altered other than to remove identifying information. “I did not earnestly begin…

“We had always known my father was adopted. The narrative provided by my grandmother was that he was the eighth of eight children and his [birth] father could not provide…

“Several years ago, a unanimous decision was made by myself and my 4 siblings that we were going to try to find our adopted sibling.  We had very minimal information…

“Being adopted never really seemed significant to me growing up as a child. My parents were very open  and made sure I knew they had adopted me and it was…

“My father started his own search for his birth parents in 2000.  He was assigned a CI and had his birth certificate, but was told it was bogus because information…

“When I first received the letter, I was confused because the adopted child (whose daughter asked for contact) was born in 1933.  At that time, my dad and his sisters…

“In 2021 I read something that talked about adult adoptees born in the State of Illinois being eligible to receive their original birth certificates. Even though I had been in…