For anyone doing Illinois research, including work in Chicago, the IRAD site is one to bookmark
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iradhome.html
They have a few online databases, some by surname others by location and type of records, and tell you where you can find various records including, marriage, naturalization, coroner's inquest files from Chicago and more.
A good supplement to this site for your search for vital records in Chicago (and Cook Co in general) is the Cook County Clerk's genealogy site at http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/. While they do not have all of their vital records digitized yet, it is possible to search the names of those whose records have been listed on the site. If you cannot find a person and/or event that should have occurred in the area you can request a manual search. They charge $15 for the first record ordered and full ordering instructions can be found on the website.
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