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Directed Donation Resources Multiple Sclerosis Tissue Bank Donations & Volunteering Monetary donations can be made to Biological Resource Center of Illinois to help continue the creation and expansion of our Donor Memorial Garden. To find out more information about our Memorial Garden click here. You can also make contributions to Donate Life Illinois on behalf of Biological Resource Center of Illinois. To find out more information about Donate Life Illinois please visit www.donatelifeillinois.org, People interested in volunteering their time to help spread the word about organ and tissue donation can contact Jane Lee Zimmer, Volunteer Coordinator at Gift of Hope. Please feel free to contact her any time, her contact information is listed below. Jane Lee Zimmer Death Certificate Information the State of Illinois Illinois Department of Public Health One of the most important documents you need to settle the affairs of your loved one is a certified death certificate. The death certificate is the official legal record of death. Insurance companies, the Social Security Administration, banks, financial institutions and other agencies may request certified copies of the death certificate as proof of death. Certified copies are printed on paper that cannot be easily duplicated and there is a fee for each additional copy. Illinois has a wide variety of costs for death certificates. Cost ranges are different depending on the city and county where the death occurred. Following the death, our staff will inform the family of the costs of certified death certificates Social Security Information- Illinois Click on the link below to find the Office nearest you
The funeral home or organization handling the filling of the death certificate will file form SSA-721 or a "Statement of Death." You must contact a local Social Security Office to file for the lump sum death benefit, if applicable. Social Security currently pays $255.00 to the surviving spouse as a death benefit. This is a one time payment. If monthly benefits were being paid via direct deposit, it is important to notify the bank accepting those deposits and request that any funds received for the month of death and beyond be returned to Social Security as soon as possible. If these benefits were paid via a monthly check return them to Social Security as soon as possible. Do not cash the checks or you may be responsible for repayment. Internal Revenue Service Federal State of Illinois The Internal Revenue Service offers several free pamphlets that may be helpful including, "Survivors, Executors and Administrators", Publication #559 and "introduction to Estate and Gift Taxes", publication #950. The websites above are a wonderful reference guide to all the forms that the Internal Revenue Service provides. The forms can be downloaded onto your computer or you can request them over the phone for them to be sent to your residence. Springfield Office Chicago Office |