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Grand Lodge of Illinois

Past Grand Master Shadrach Bond
Formation	1822
Location	Springfield, Illinois United States
Coordinates	39°45′56″N 89°37′26″W / 39.7654903°N 89.6239377°W / 39.7654903; -89.6239377
Grand Master	David P. Lynch
Website	ilmason.org

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The Grand Lodge of Illinois, officially The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois, is the premier masonic organization in the state of Illinois encompassing more than 460 lodges and 57,000 members at the end of 2018.

History

The first masonic lodge in the state of Illinois was formed in Kaskaskia. The members submitted a petition to the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania on 1805.

The Grand Lodge of Illinois was constituted on December 11, 1822 with Shadrach Bond serving as the first Grand Master.

See also

• Masonic Temple (Chicago) Former Masonic building in Illinois
• Paul Revere Masonic Temple Former Masonic building in Illinois
• Jefferson Masonic Temple Masonic building in Illinois
• List of famous Freemasons
• List of Masonic Grand Lodges United States
• History of Masonic Grand Lodges in North America

External links

• Oriental Lodge # 33 Chicago, IL Established Oct. 9 1845

References

1. "Leadership". Illinois Freemasonry.
2. "Grand Lodge of Illinois". masonpost. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
3. Leverenz, Thomas (2021-04-05). "How the Freemasons of Cary-Grove help the community". dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-10-22. In October 1927, the Lodge was chartered from the Grand Lodge of Illinois Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
4. Bauer, David C.L. (2020-03-26). "Historic downtown Masonic Center being sold". myjournalcourier.com. Jacksonville Journal Center. Retrieved 2022-10-22. According to a history of Masonic activity, the first grand lodge — which has jurisdiction over other lodges in the state — was established in 1822 but dissolved five years later because of anti-Masonic sentiment. By 1840, Freemasonry grew again and a new Grand Lodge of Illinois was established in Jacksonville. There are an estimated 57,000 Freemasons in the state today.
5. General John Corson Smith (1903), History of Freemasonry in Illinois 1804-1829, Rogers and Smith Co., Chicago. ISBN 978-1-112-31543-5.
6. Cerza, Alphonse (1968). "Freemasonry Comes to Illinois". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 61 (2): 188. ISSN 0019-2287 – via JSTOR.

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