History of Illinois Royal Arch Chapters
sorted chronologically
If you have any of the missing information on any of these chapters’ chartering, relocations, mergers, consolidations, or dissolutions, please email the Grand Webmaster. Thanks are accorded to Companion Paul A. Scheeler, PHP of La Fayette Chapter No. 2, for his invaluable research through the grand proceedings.
Italicised chapters are either defunct or were merged into other chapters.
Vandalia Chapter No. 160, Vandalia
The first chapter in Illinois
Constituted 6 March 1840 by the Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania as Vandalia Chapter No. 160
Dissolved by the Grand Chapter of Pennsylvania on 16 November 1840 for inaction, and its monies refunded
The “holding chapter” for companions whose chapters are dissolved. The chapter has no officers, funds, nor property of its own, and holds no stated convocations. A brief pro forma annual convocation is declared open by the incumbent Grand High Priest during the Annual Grand Convocation in order to accept the annual membership report of the Grand Secretary who serves ex officio as the Secretary of Illinois Chapter No. 0.
Springfield Chapter No. 1, Springfield
The oldest existent chapter in Illinois
Dispensed 12 July 1841 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as Springfield Chapter UD
Constituted 19 July 1841 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as Springfield Chapter UD
Chartered 17 September 1841 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States as Springfield Chapter
Re-chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Springfield Chapter No. 1
Consolidated 3 January 1951 with Auburn Chapter No. 92
Click here to read a detailed history of Springfield Chapter from its conception to the 1940s
La Fayette Chapter No. 2, Chicago
the oldest continuously existent chapter in Illinois
(Springfield No. 1 went dark during the American Civil War), and the oldest extant Masonic organisation in Chicago
Constituted 2 July 1844 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as La Fayette Chapter UD
Chartered 10 September 1844 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States as La Fayette Chapter
Re-chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as La Fayette Chapter No. 2
Consolidated 5 April 1960 with Corinthian Chapter No. 69; named Corinthian Chapter No. 2
Consolidated 22 August 1975 with Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126, remaining Corinthian Chapter No. 2
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11; becoming N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2
Renamed 29 July 2006, back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
Jacksonville Chapter No. 3, Jacksonville
Constituted _______1844 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as Jacksonville Chapter UD
Chartered 25 July 1845 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as Jacksonville Chapter
Re-chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Jacksonville Chapter No. 3
Horeb Chapter No. 4, Rio
Constituted 10 March 1846 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States as Horeb Chapter UD
Chartered 17 September 1847 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as Horeb Chapter
Re-chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Horeb Chapter No. 4
Merged 30 June 1975 into Galesburg Chapter No. 46
Quincy Chapter No. 5, Quincy
Constituted 1 April 1846 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States as Quincy Chapter UD
Chartered 27 December 1847 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as Quincy Chapter
Re-chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Quincy Chapter No. 5
Consolidated 7 August 1967 with Clayton Chapter No. 104
Consolidated 18 July 1997 with Union Chapter No. 10
Shawneetown Chapter No. 6 / Equality Chapter No. 6, Equality
Constituted 3 June 1846 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as Shawneetown Chapter UD
Chartered 13 September 1847 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States as Shawneetown Chapter
Re-chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Shawneetown Chapter No. 6 in Shawneetown
Defunct 4 October 1867
Dispensed 7 January 2006 as Equality Chapter No. 6 in near-by Equality
Chartered, and the number 6 re-assigned, 28 July 2006
Peoria Chapter No. 7, Peoria Heights
the only chapter in Illinois to have not originally worked under dispensation
Chartered 13 September 1847 by the General Grand Chapter of the United States as Peoria Chapter
Re-chartered 3 October 1851 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Peoria Chapter No. 7
Franklin (née Howard) Chapter No. 8, Alton (formerly Upper Alton)
Constituted 28 July 1848 by the General Grand Chapter as Howard Chapter UD in Upper Alton
Chartered ___________ by the General Grand Chapter of the United States as Howard Chapter
Re-chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Howard Chapter No. 7
Re-numbered 3 October 1851 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Howard Chapter No. 8
Removed November 1850 to Alton
Dispensed 9 March 1852 to change name to Alton Chapter No. 8
Renamed 30 September 1852 to Alton Chapter No. 8 by approval of the Grand Chapter
Consolidated 28 October 1915, with Franklin Chapter No. 15, becoming Franklin Chapter No. 8
Consolidated 7 January 1964 with Jerseyville Chapter No. 140
Consolidated 16 April 1964 with Edwardsville Chapter No. 146
Stapleton Chapter No. 9, Rushville
Constituted 28 June 1849 by the General Grand Chapter of the United States as Stapleton Chapter UD
Chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Stapleton Chapter No. 8
Re-numbered 3 October 1851 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Stapleton Chapter No. 9
Defunct 30 October 1873
Union Chapter No. 10, Barry, later Pittsfield
Dispensed on or after 9 April 1850 at Barry
Chartered 14 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Union Chapter No. 9
Re-numbered 3 October 1851 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Union Chapter No. 10
Removed 29 September 1853 to Pittsfield
Consolidated 18 July 1997 into Quincy Chapter No. 5
Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker (née Meredosia) Chapter No. 11, Meredosia, later Chicago
Dispensed _______________ 1850 as Meredosia Chapter UD by the General Grand Chapter of the United States in Meredosia
Chartered 15 October 1850 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Meredosia Chapter No. 10
Re-numbered 3 October 1851 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois as Meredosia Chapter No. 11
Removed 1975 to Chicago and merged with Fe Y Revindacion Chapter UD.
A group of companions from Cuba, living in exile in Chicago, had secured dispensation for a chapter in which they could work in the Spanish language ritual of the former Grand Chapter of Cuba [that ritual was recognized by the General Grand Chapter of which the Grand Chapter of Illinois was then a member]. Controversy over the propriety of granting a charter for a foreign-language chapter kept Fe Y Revindacion Chapter under dispensation for five years. By 1975, Meredosia Chapter No. 11 was nearly defunct and preparing to surrender its charter. The Cuban companions took a bus south to Meredosia, petitioned and were elected for membership. Their first order of business was then to remove the chapter to Chicago. The chapter’s remaining companions downstate then demitted to join other chapters as they had intended to do with the planned dissolution.
Renamed ___________ 1975 as Hermanos de. N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Corinthian Chapter No. 2; becoming N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2
Renamed 29 July 2006, back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
Reynolds / Mount Zion / Geneseo Chapter No. 12, Geneseo (originally Cambridge)
Constituted 2 March 1850 by the General Grand Chapter of the United States as Reynolds Chapter UD
Chartered ___________ by the General Grand Chapter of the United States as Reynolds Chapter No ____
Chartered 3 October 1851 as Mount Zion Chapter No. 12 by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Illinois
Removed 14 January 1863 to Geneseo
Reynolds name reallocated 6 October 1865 for Reynolds Chapter No. 75 in Carbondale (see below)
Defunct 23 July 1879
New chapter, Geneseo Chapter No. 12, chartered 29 October 1904
Surrendered charter 18 July 1997
Euclid Chapter No. 13, Naperville
Chartered 3 October 1851
Fox River Chapter No. 14, Saint Charles, later Geneva
Dispensed 7 October 1851 as Fox River Chapter UD in Saint Charles
Chartered 30 September 1852 as Fox River Chapter No. 14
Removed ___________ 1882 to Geneva
Franklin Chapter No. 15, Upper Alton
Chartered 30 September 1852
Consolidated 28 October 1915 into Alton Chapter No. 8 as Franklin Chapter No. 8
Herman Chapter No. 16, Henry
Dispensed 14 January 1852
Chartered 29 September 1852
Defunct 26 October 1882
Illinois Chapter No. 17, Keithsburg
Chartered 29 September 1853
Defunct 8 January 1902
Rock Island (née Barrett) Chapter No. 18,
Moline (formerly Rock Island)
Constituted 1 August 1849 by the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the U.S. as Barrett Chapter UD
Charted 30 September 1853 as Barrett Chapter No. 18
Renamed _____________ as Rock Island Chapter No. 18
Consolidated 16 July 1999 with East Moline Chapter No. 263
Removed ________ 2007 to Moline
Morse Chapter No. 19, Macomb
Chartered 28 September 1854
Consolidated 10 January 1939 with Bushnell Chapter No. 228
Consolidated 14 July 2000 with LaHarpe Chapter No. 111
Lusk Chapter No. 20, Rushville
Chartered 28 September 1854 in Vermont, Illinois
Consolidated 8 November 1963 with Rushville Chapter No. 184
Consolidated 25 May 1982 with Augusta Chapter No. 72
Consolidated 28 July 2006 with Clarke Chapter No. 29
Macon Chapter No. 21, Decatur
Organised 25 July 1854
Chartered 29 September 1854
Chartered 29 September 1854 in Aurora
Removed ________________ to Yorkville
Removed ________________ back to Aurora
Freeport Chapter No. 23, Freeport
Chartered 28 September 1854
Winnebago Chapter No. 24, Rockford, formerly Loves Park, originally Rockford
Dispensed 15 November 1854 in Rockford
Chartered 25 September 1855 in Rockford
Removed _______________ to Loves Park
Consolidated 27 July 2001 with Kishwaukee Chapter No. 90
Removed _______________ to Rockford
Pekin Chapter No 25, Pekin
Chartered 27 September 1855
Consolidated 15 February 1940 with Crossman Chapter No. 155
Consolidated ______________ with Canton Chapter No. 68
Consolidated 26 December 1966 with Tazewell Chapter No. 199
Consolidated 12 September 1977 with Lacon Chapter No. 123
Bloomington Chapter No. 26, Bloomington
Chartered 2 October 1856
Consolidated 27 July 2007 with Fairbury Chapter No. 99
Consolidated 1 August 2008 with Mackey Chapter No. 130
Joliet Chapter No. 27, Joliet
Dispensed 30 November 1855
Chartered 2 October 1856
Consolidated 25 January 1978 with Orient Chapter No. 31
Princeton Chapter No. 28, Princeton
Dispensed 1 January 1856
Chartered 17 January 1856
Consolidated ______________ with Walnut Chapter No. 236
Clarke Chapter No. 29, Beardstown
Chartered 26 October 1856
Consolidated 28 July 2006 into Lusk Chapter No. 20
Warren Chapter No. 30, Monmouth
Dispensed 22 February 1856
Chartered 2 October 1856
Dispensed 11 August 1856
Chartered 2 October 1856
Merged into 25 January 1978 into Joliet Chapter No. 27
Edgar Chapter No. 32, Paris
Dispensed 20 May 1856
Chartered 2 October 1856
Consolidated 12 December 1977 with Marshall Chapter No. 70
Carthage Chapter No. 33, Carthage
Chartered 3 October 1856
Merged 14 January 1956 into LaHarpe Chapter No. 111
McHenry Chapter No. 34, McHenry
Dispensed 28 March 1856
Chartered 3 October 1856
Defunct 7 May 1886
Harmony Chapter No. 35, Sumner, originally Lawrenceville
Chartered 3 October 1856 in Lawrenceville
Removed 10 August 1870 to Sumner
Merged 21 July 1995 into Henry Godeke Chapter No. 38
Cary-Grove (née Woodstock) Chapter No. 36, Cary
Dispensed 20 December 1855 as Woodstock Chapter UD
Chartered 3 October 1857 as Woodstock Chapter No. 36
Consolidated 13 May 1941 with Lansing Chapter No. 73
Consolidated 14 July 1969 with Harvard Chapter No. 91
Changed name __________ to Cary-Grove Chapter No. 36
Shabbona Chapter No. 37, Ottawa
Dispensed 13 October 1855 as Ottawa Chapter UD
Chartered 3 October 1857 as Shabbona Chapter No. 37
Consolidated 29 March 1975 with Sandwich Chapter No. 107
Consolidated ______________ 1994 with Mendota Chapter No. 79
Consolidated 29 July 2009 with Streator Chapter No. 168
Egyptian Chapter UD, Ottawa
Dispensed 26 May 1858
Remained inactive and was formally dissolved 1868
note: another Egyptian Chapter No. 45 was later chartered in Anna
Henry Godeke (née Richland) Chapter No. 38,
Bridgeport (formerly of Lawrenceville and Olney)
Dispensed 15 August 1856 as Richland Chapter UD at Lawrenceville
Chartered 3 October 1857 as Richland Chapter No. 38
Changed name 24 January 1936 to Henry Godeke Chapter No. 38
Consolidated 17 November 1957 with Flora Chapter No. 154
Consolidated 30 January 1985 with Robinson Chapter No. 225
Consolidated 23 March 1989 with Mount Carmel Chapter No. 159
Consolidated 21 July 1995 with Harmony Chapter No. 35
Removed 26 May 2008 to Bridgeport
Elwood Chapter No. 39, Kankakee
Chartered 3 October 1857
Defunct ______________ 1865
Hutsonville Chapter No. 40, Hutsonville
Chartered 3 October 1857
Defunct 3 March 1877
Waukegan Chapter Chapter No. 41, Waukegan
Chartered 1 October 1858
Dispensed 3 October 1857
Chartered 1 October 1858
Defunct 3 March 1877
New chapter (Chillicothe removed) 9 October 1868 as Lacon Chapter No. 123
Washington Chapter No. 43, Chicago
Dispensed 5 January 1858
Chartered 1 October 1858
Merged 31 March 1965 into Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126 who, in turn,
Merged 19 September 1975 into Corinthian Chapter No. 2 who, in turn,
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11, becoming N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2 which was Renamed 29 July 2006 back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
DuQuoin Chapter No. 44, DuQuoin
Chartered 1 October 1858
Merged 31 December 1975 into Reynolds Chapter No. 75 who, in turn,
Merged 18 July 1997 into Murphysboro Chapter No. 164
Chartered 1 October 1858
Surrendered charter 18 July 1997
Galesburg Chapter No. 46, Galesburg, later Knoxville
Chartered 1 October 1858 in Galesburg
Consolidated 22 October 1936 with Rabboni Chapter No. 95
Consolidated 6 June 1941 with Oneida Chapter No. 173
Removed ______________ to Knoxville
Consolidated 30 June 1975 with Horeb Chapter No. 4
Merged May 31, 2015 into Warren Chapter No. 30
Kewanee Chapter No. 47, Kewanee
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859
Consolidated 8 October 1959 with Wyoming Chapter No. 133
Markwell Chapter No. 48, Monticello
Dispensed 5 January 1859
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859
Merged 28 February 1960 into Bement Chapter No. 65
Sycamore Chapter No. 49, Sycamore
Dispensed 24 February 1859
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859
Merged 26 October 1966 into DeKalb Chapter No. 52
Champaign Chapter No. 50, Champaign
Dispensed 3 March 1859 as Urbana Chapter UD at West Urbana
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859 as Champaign Chapter No. 50
Consolidated 30 July 2004 with Vermilion Chapter No. 82
Consolidated 31 July 2009 with Homer Chapter No. 94
Jo Daviess Chapter No. 51, Galena
Dispensed 19 May 1859
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859
Charter arrested 3 May 2011 due to inactivity
DeKalb Chapter No. 52, DeKalb
Dispensed 22 March 1859
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859
Consolidated 26 October 1966 with Sycamore Chapter No. 49
Burke Chapter No. 53, Carlinville
Dispensed 20 July 1859
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859
Defunct 19 March 1887
New chapter chartered 27 October 1882 as Macoupin Chapter No. 187
Charleston / Keystone Chapter No. 54, Charleston
Dispensed 21 July 1859 as Charleston Chapter UD
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859 as Charleston Chapter No. 54
Defunct 28 October 1880
New chapter chartered 25 October 1883 as Keystone Chapter No. 54 who, in turn,
Merged 28 October 1980 into Mattoon Chapter No. 85 who, in turn,
Merged 28 July 2006 into Tuscola Chapter No. 66
Jackson (née Blair) Chapter No. 55, Shelbyville
Dispensed 22 July 1859 as Blair Chapter UD
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859 as Blair Chapter No. 55
Renamed 7 October 1864 to Jackson Chapter No. 55
Consolidated 14 December 1967 with Pana Chapter No. 115
Surrendered Charter October 3, 2015
Nachusa Chapter No. 56, Dixon
Dispensed 28 July 1859
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859
Consolidated 22 December 1959 with Amboy Chapter No. 194
Consolidated 5 November 1963 with Tyrian Chapter No. 61
Consolidated 31 July 2009 with Sterling Chapter No. 57
Sterling Chapter No. 57, Sterling
Dispensed 12 August 1859
Charter recommended 30 September 1859
Chartered 3 October 1859
Consolidated 8 June 1936 with Prophetstown Chapter No. 174
Merged 31 July 2009 into Nachusa Chapter No. 56
Cement Chapter No. 58, Utica, later LaSalle
Dispensed 17 December 1859 in Utica
Chartered 29 September 1860
Removed 10 October 1862 to LaSalle
Defunct 30 October 1884
Goodbrake Chapter No. 59, Clinton
Dispensed 28 February 1860
Chartered 29 September 1860
Consolidated 17 January 1933 with Maroa Chapter No. 192
Consolidated 28 August 1964 with Farmer City Chapter No. 175
Peru Chapter No. 60, Peru
Dispensed 19 July 1860
Chartered 29 September 1860
Charter revoked 7 November 2006
Tyrian Chapter No. 61, Polo
Dispensed 4 March 1861
Chartered 27 September 1861
Consolidated 30 June 1942 with Rock City Chapter No. 151
Merged 5 November 1963 into Nachusa Chapter No. 56
Asboth Military Chapter UD; Columbus, Kentucky; and Vicksburg, Mississippi
Dispensed 1 July 1863
Convened in Columbus, Kentucky, 6 July 1863 – 20 January 1864
Convened in Vicksburg, Mississippi, 28 January – 24 February 1864
Defunct 25 February 1864
Hurlbut Military Chapter UD; Columbus, Kentucky
Dispensed ________________1864
Convened six times
Defunct ______________
Dispensed 28 January 1863
Chartered 9 October 1863
_________________ ________________
Montgomery Chapter No. 63, Hillsboro
Dispensed 29 May 1863
Chartered 9 October 1863
Defunct 28 October 1880
New chapter chartered 26 October 1888 as Hillsboro Chapter No. 197
Salem Chapter No. 64, Salem
Chartered 7 October 1864
Consolidated 19 June 1990 into Centralia Chapter No. 93
Bement Chapter No. 65, Bement
Chartered 7 October 1864
Consolidated 28 February 1960 with Markwell Chapter No. 48
Tuscola Chapter No. 66, Tuscola
Dispensed 19 April 1863
Chartered 7 October 1864
Consolidated 14 May 1985 with Arcola Chapter No. 163
Consolidated 28 July 2006 with Mattoon Chapter No. 85
Chartered 7 October 1864
Merged ______________ 1979 into Metropolitan Chapter No. 101
Canton Chapter No. 68, Canton
Chartered 7 October 1864
Merged _________________ into Pekin Chapter No. 25
Corinthian Chapter No. 69, Chicago
Dispensed 14 December 1863
Chartered 7 October 1864
Constituted 12 October 1865
Merged 5 April 1960 with La Fayette Chapter No. 2, becoming
Corinthian Chapter No. 2 who, in turn,
Consolidated 22 August 1975 with Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126, remaining Corinthian Chapter No. 2,
Consolidated 19 September 1975 with Washington Chapter No. 43, remaining Corinthian Chapter No. 2,
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11, becoming
N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2, which was
Renamed 29 July 2006 back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
Marshall Chapter No. 70, Marshall
Chartered 7 October 1864
Merged 12 December 1977 into Edgar Chapter No. 32
Cairo Chapter No. 71, Cairo
Dispensed 5 March 1864
Instituted 15 March 1864
Chartered 7 October 1864
Consolidated ___________ 1887 with Mound Chapter No. 74, remaining Cairo Chapter No. 71
Surrendered charter 16 July 1999
Augusta Chapter No. 72, Augusta
Dispensed 29 April 1864
Chartered 7 October 1864
Merged 25 May 1982 into Lusk Chapter No. 20
Lansing Chapter No. 73, Marengo
Dispensed 23 September 1864
Chartered 6 October 1865
Merged 13 May 1941 into Woodstock Chapter No. 36 which was later
Renamed ________________ as Cary-Grove Chapter No. 36
Mound Chapter No. 74, Mound City
Chartered 6 October 1865
Merged 1887 into Cairo Chapter No. 71, which
Surrendered its charter 16 July 1999
Reynolds Chapter No. 75, Carbondale
Chartered 6 October 1865
Merged 31 December 1975 into DuQuoin Chapter No. 44; who, in turn,
Merged 18 July 1997 into Murphysboro Chapter No. 164
Mason Chapter No. 76, Mason, later Saint Elmo
Chartered 6 October 1865 in Mason
Charter arrested 22 August 1903 in Mason
Charter restored 28 October 1904 at Saint Elmo
Merged 10 January 1974 into Vandalia Chapter No. 136 which, in turn,
Merged 14 October 2009 into Hillsboro Chapter No. 197
Carrollton Chapter No. 77, Carrollton
Chartered 6 October 1865
Merged 17 June 1964 into Greenfield Chapter No. 186 who, in turn,
Merged 10 May 1976 into Macoupin Chapter No. 187
Kankakee Chapter No. 78, Kankakee
Chartered 6 October 1865
Consolidated 30 July 2004 with Wilmington Chapter No. 142
Merged 17 December 2015 into Joliet No. 27
Mendota Chapter No. 79, Mendota
Chartered 6 October 1865
Merged ______________ 1994 into Shabbona Chapter No. 37
Chartered 6 October 1865
Merged 11 September 1983 into Champaign Chapter No. 50 who, in turn,
Consolidated 30 July 2004 with Vermilion Chapter No. 82
Louisville Chapter No. 81, Louisville
Chartered 6 October 1865
Defunct 26 October 1882
Vermilion Chapter No. 82, Danville
Chartered 6 October 1865
Consolidated 30 December 1952 with Hoopeston Chapter No. 181
Merged 30 July 2004 into Champaign Chapter No. 50
Carmi Chapter No. 83, Carmi
Chartered 6 October 1865
Defunct 3 December 1901
New chapter, Carmi Chapter No. 279, chartered ___________________
Harmon G. Reynolds Chapter No. 84,
Danville, later Chester
Dispensed 14 May 1860 at Danville
Chartered 6 October 1865 (apparently delayed by the
American Civil War and the death of their EHP)
Dispensation returned on 27 September 1867
Dispensation re-issued ___________ (despite already being chartered)
No reports filed
Chapter declared vacant 15 March 1968
Mattoon (née William F. Gammill) Chapter No. 85, Mattoon
Constituted 14 July 1865 as William F. Gammill Chapter UD
Chartered 6 October 1865 as William F. Gammill Chapter No. 85
Changed name 2 January 1964 to Mattoon Chapter No. 85
Consolidated __________ 1978 with Neoga Chapter No. 150
Consolidated __________ 1980 with Charleston Chapter No. 54
Merged 28 July 2006 into Tuscola Chapter No. 66
Havana Chapter No. 86, Havana
Chartered 6 October 1865
Charter arrested 23 March 2010 for dormancy; members to affiliate with Springfield Chapter No. 1
Effingham (f/k/a Norton Ewing) Chapter No. 87, Effingham
Chartered 6 October 1865 as Effingham Chapter No. 87
Changed name 24 April 1951 to Norton Ewing Chapter No. 87
Surrendered Charter 17 October 1977
Reinstituted 19 July 2002 as Effingham Chapter No. 87
Chartered 6 October 1865
Surrendered Charter 03 July 2013
Nashville Chapter No. 89, Nashville
Chartered 6 October 1865
Kishwaukee Chapter No. 90, Belvidere
Chartered 5 October 1866
Merged 27 July 2001 into Winnebago Chapter No. 24
Harvard Chapter No. 91, Harvard
Chartered 5 October 1866
Merged 14 July 1969 into Woodstock Chapter No. 36 who, in turn,
Changed name __________ to Cary-Grove Chapter No. 36
Auburn Chapter No. 92, Auburn
Chartered 5 October 1866
Merged 3 January 1951 into Springfield Chapter No. 1
Centralia Chapter No. 93, Centralia
Chartered 5 October 1866
Consolidated 19 June 1990 with Salem Chapter No. 64
Homer Chapter No. 94, Homer
Chartered 5 October 1866
Merged 31 July 2009 into Champaign Chapter No. 50
Rabboni Chapter No. 95, Knoxville
Chartered 5 October 1866
Merged 22 October 1936 into Galesburg Chapter No. 46
Loyal L. Munn Chapter No. 96, Palatine
(formerly of Elgin)
Chartered 5 October 1866 in Elgin
Removed ____________ to Palatine
Tazewell Chapter No. 97, Washington
Chartered 5 October 1866
Defunct 17 February 1886
New chapter, Tazewell Chapter No. 199,
chartered 3
Chartered 5 October 1866
Consolidated 21 December 1936 with Joseph E. Dyas Chapter No. 264
Consolidated 31 January 1957 with Farmington Chapter No. 214
Fairbury Chapter No. 99, Fairbury
Chartered 5 October 1866
Merged 27 July 2007 into Bloomington Chapter No. 26
Marion Chapter No. 100, Marion
Chartered 5 October 1866
Consolidated 12 February 1973 with Saline Chapter No. 165
Merged July 18, 2014 with Murphysboro Chapter No. 134
Metropolitan Chapter No. 101, Metropolis
Chartered 5 October 1866
Consolidated ______________ 1979 with Vienna Chapter No. 67
Merged 31 October 2011 by dispensation into
Murphysboro Chapter No. 164; officialised 27 July 2012
Taylorville Chapter No. 102, Taylorville
Chartered 5 October 1866
Merged 28 May 1976 into Pana Chapter No. 115 who, in turn,
Merged 14 December 1967 into Jackson Chapter No. 55
Staley Chapter No. 103, Sparta
Dispensed 3 August 1866
Chartered 5 October 1866
________ __________________
Clayton Chapter No. 104, Clayton
Chartered 5 October 1866
Consolidated 1 May 1935 with Camp Point Chapter No. 170
Merged 7 August 1967 into Quincy Chapter No. 5
Chartered 5 October 1866
Merged 21 May 1934 into Stockton Chapter No. 248
Belleville Chapter No. 106, Belleville
Chartered 4 October 1867
Sandwich Chapter No. 107, Sandwich
Chartered 4 October 1867
Merged 29 March 1975 into Shabbona Chapter No. 37 who, in turn,
Consolidated ______________ 1994 with Mendota Chapter No. 79
Fulton Chapter No. 108, Fulton
Chartered 4 October 1867
Defunct 16 June 1948
Newton Chapter No. 109, Newton
Chartered 4 October 1867
Defunct 26 August 1898
Woodford Chapter No. 110, Metamora
Chartered 4 October 1867
Defunct 26 October 1892
LaHarpe (née Dallas) Chapter No. 111, LaHarpe
Chartered 4 October 1867 as Dallas Chapter No. 111
Consolidated 24 July 1940 with LaHarpe Chapter No. 134, becoming LaHarpe Chapter No. 111
Consolidated 14 January 1956 with Carthage Chapter No. 33
Merged 14 July 2000 with Morse Chapter No. 19
Rutland Chapter No. 112, Minonk
Chartered 4 October 1867
Defunct 5 June 1940
Ford Chapter No. 113, Paxton
Chartered 4 October 1867
Consolidated 6 October 1977 with Chanute Chapter No. 267
Watseka Chapter No. 114, Watseka
Chartered 4 October 1867
_________________ ________________
Instituted 28 January 1867
Chartered 9 October 1868
Consolidated 28 May 1976 with Taylorville Chapter No. 102
Merged 14 December 1967 into Jackson Chapter No. 55
Staunton Chapter No. 116, Staunton
Chartered 9 October 1868
Defunct 26 October 1882
New chapter, Staunton Chapter No. 227,
dispensed 25 October 1907 & chartered 30 October 1908
Palatine Chapter No. 117, Palatine
Chartered 9 October 1868
Defunct 18 November 1880
New chapter, Palatine Chapter No. 206, chartered 19 October 1893
Milton Chapter No. 118, Milton
Chartered 9 October 1868
Defunct 27 October 1910
DeWitt Chapter No. 119, Petersburg
Chartered 9 October 1868
Elliott Chapter No. 120, Litchfield
Chartered 9 October 1868
Merged 21 July 1995 into Hillsboro Chapter No. 197
Mount Pulaski Chapter No. 121, Mount Pulaski
Chartered 9 October 1868
Consolidated 6 February 1960 with Kendron Chapter No. 138
Odin Chapter No. 122, Odin
Chartered 9 October 1868
Defunct 29 October 1891
Lacon Chapter No. 123, Lacon
Chartered 9 October 1868
Merged 12 September 1977 into Pekin Chapter No. 25
Sangamon Chapter No. 124, Dawson
Chartered 9 October 1868
Defunct 1 August 1902
Kansas Chapter No. 125, Kansas
Chartered 9 October 1868
Defunct 26 October 1916
Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126, Chicago
Dispensed 8 February 1868
Chartered 9 October 1868
Consolidated 18 December 1953 with Ark Chapter No. 240, remaining Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126
Consolidated 21 June 1974 with York Chapter No. 148, remaining Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126
Merged 22 August 1975 into Corinthian Chapter No. 2 which, in turn
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11, becoming
N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2 which was
Renamed 29 July 2006 back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
United (née Chicago) Chapter No. 127, Chicago, later Evergreen Park
Chartered 9 October 1868 as Chicago Chapter No. 127
Consolidated 25 November 1946 with Midway Chapter No. 256
Consolidated 23 December 1958 with Auburn Park Chapter No. 201
Consolidated 29 November 1967 with Normal Park Chapter No. 210
Renamed _______________ as United Chapter No. 127
Removed _______________ to Evergreen Park
Merged 14 January 1988 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Sullivan Chapter No. 128, Sullivan
Chartered 9 October 1868
Nathan Whitney Chapter No. 129, Franklin Grove
Chartered 9 October 1868
Defunct 21 March 1935
Mackey Chapter No. 130, El Paso
Chartered 9 October 1868
Consolidated 19 July 1996 with Pontiac Chapter No. 215
Merged 1 August 2008 into Bloomington Chapter No. 26
Payson Chapter No. 131, Payson
Chartered 9 October 1868
Defunct 14 August 1875
Girard Chapter No. 132, Girard
Chartered 9 October 1868
Removed __________ 2008 to Virden
Wyoming Chapter No. 133, Toulon
Chartered 9 October 1869
Merged 8 October 1959 with Kewanee Chapter No. 47
LaHarpe Chapter No. 134, LaHarpe
Chartered 9 October 1869
Consolidated 24 July 1940 with Dallas Chapter No. 111, becoming LaHarpe Chapter No. 111
Perry Chapter No. 135, Perry
Chartered 9 October 1869
No records filed
Chapter declared vacant 15 March 1968
Vandalia Chapter No. 136, Vandalia
Chartered 9 October 1869
Consolidated 10 January 1974 with Mason Chapter No. 76
Merged 14 October 2009 into Hillsboro Chapter No. 197
Mount Sterling Chapter No. 137, Mount Sterling
Chartered 8 October 1869
Defunct 30 October 1890
Kedron Chapter No. 138, Illiopolis
Chartered 8 October 1869
Merged 6 February 1960 into Mount Pulaski Chapter No. 121
Lanark Chapter No. 139, Lanark
Chartered 7 October 1870
Surrendered charter __________ 1977
Jerseyville Chapter No. 140, Jerseyville
Chartered 7 October 1870
Merged 7 January 1964 into Franklin Chapter No. 8
Ashley Chapter No. 141, Ashley
Chartered 7 October 1870
Defunct 31 December 1962
Wilmington Chapter No. 142,
Wilmington
Chartered 7 October 1870
Merged 30 July 2004 into Kankakee Chapter No. 78
Chenoa Chapter No. 143, Chenoa
Chartered 7 October 1870
Defunct 19 November 1952
Evanston Chapter No. 144, Evanston
Chartered 7 October 1870
Chartered 7 October 1870
Defunct 24 October 1895
Edwardsville Chapter No. 146, Edwardsville
Chartered 6 October 1871
Merged 16 April 1964 into Franklin Chapter No. 8
Lincoln Chapter No. 147, Lincoln
Chartered 6 October 1871
Consolidated ___________ 1978 with Atlanta Chapter No. 188
York / Union Park Chapter No. 148, Chicago
Dispensed 16 November 1870 as Union Park Chapter UD
Chartered 6 October 1871 as Union Park Chapter No. 148
Renamed 30 October 1873 to York Chapter No. 148
Merged 21 June 1974 into Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126 who, in turn,
Merged 22 August 1975 into Corinthian Chapter No. 2 which, in turn
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11; becoming N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2 which was Renamed 29 July 2006 back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
Robinson Chapter No. 149, Robinson
Chartered ________________
Defunct 3 April 1884
New chapter, Robinson Chapter No. 225, chartered 25 October 1907
Neoga Chapter No. 150, Neoga
Chartered 6 October 1871
Merged __________ 1978 into Mattoon Chapter No. 85 who, in turn,
Merged 28 July 2006 into Tuscola Chapter No. 66
Rock City Chapter No. 151, Oregon
Chartered 6 October 1871
Merged 30 June 1942 into Tyrian Chapter No. 61 who, in turn,
Merged 5 November 1963 into Nachusa Chapter No. 56
Tecumseh Chapter No. 152, Hamilton
Chartered 6 October 1871
Surrendered charter 30 April 1988
Oakland Chapter No. 153, Oakland
Chartered ________________
Defunct 25 October 1883
Chartered 24 October 1872
Merged 18 November 1957 into Henry Godeke Chapter No. 38
Crossman Chapter No. 155, Delavan
Chartered 24 October 1872
Merged 15 February 1940 into Pekin Chapter No. 25
Cahokia Chapter No. 156, Cahokia
Chartered 3 October 1873
Mendon Chapter No. 157, Mendon
Chartered 30 October 1873
Defunct 15 March 1935
Rochelle Chapter No. 158, Rochelle
Chartered 30 October 1873
Surrendered charter 18 July 1997
Mount Carmel Chapter No. 159, Mount Carmel
Chartered 30 October 1873
Merged 23 March 1989 into Henry Godeke Chapter No. 38
Andrew D. Webb (née H. W. Hubbard) Chapter No. 160, Mount Vernon
Chartered 29 October 1873 as H. W. Hubbard Chapter No. 160
Renamed 31 October 1923 as Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160
Consolidated 17 may 1965 with L. M. Asbury Chapter No. 261
Consolidated 21 July 1995 with W. R. Ward Chapter No. 223
Fairview Chapter No. 161, Blue Island
Chartered 30 October 1873
Consolidated 3 October 1953 with Sinai Chapter No. 185
Merged 12 March 1975 into Calumet Chapter No. 203 who, in turn,
Merged 13 June 1983 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Shawnee Hills (née Golconda) Chapter No. 162, Rosiclare
Chartered 30 October 1874 as Golconda Chapter No. 162
Renamed ________________ as Shawnee Hills Chapter No. 162
Surrendered charter 18 February 1964
Arcola Chapter No. 163, Arcola
Chartered 30 October 1874
Merged 14 May 1985 into Tuscola Chapter No. 66 who, in turn,
Consolidated 28 July 2006 with Mattoon Chapter No. 85
Murphysboro Chapter No. 164, Murphysboro
Chartered 29 October 1875
Consolidated 18 July 1997 with DuQuoin Chapter No. 44
Consolidated by dispensation 31 October 2011 with Metropolitan Chapter No. 101 (merger anticipated to be formalised 27 July 2012)
Saline Chapter No. 165, Harrisburg
Chartered 29 October 1875
Merged 12 February 1973 into Marion Chapter No. 100
Doric Chapter No. 166, West Chicago
Chartered 29 October 1875
Defunct 29 June 1948
Chartered 29 October 1875
Defunct 14 March 1952
Streator Chapter No. 168, Streator
Chartered 29 October 1875
Charter surrendered to then-MEGHP Richard E. Yena on 17 March 2009 in preparation for merger
Merger into Shabbona Chapter No. 37 officialized 29 July 2009
Highland Chapter No. 169, Highland
Chartered 28 October 1875
Merged 15 October 1984 into Granite City Chapter No. 221
Camp Point Chapter No. 170, Camp Point
Chartered 29 October 1875
Merged 1 May 1935 into Clayton Chapter No. 104 who, in turn,
Merged 7 August 1967 into Quincy Chapter No. 5
Lovington Chapter No. 171, Lovington
Chartered 29 October 1875
Defunct 25 October 1894
Newman Chapter No. 172, Newman
Chartered 29 October 1875
Surrendered charter __________ 1977
Oneida Chapter No. 173, Oneida
Chartered 29 October 1875
Merged 6 June 1941 into Galesburg Chapter No. 46 who, in turn,
Consolidated 30 June 1975 with Horeb Chapter No. 4
Prophetstown Chapter No. 174, Prophetstown
Constituted ____ December 1875
Chartered 26 October 1876
Merged 28 August 1964 into Sterling Chapter No. 57
Farmer City Chapter No. 175, Farmer City
Chartered 26 October 1876
Merged 15 October 1984 into Goodbrake Chapter No. 59
Englewood Chapter No. 176, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1876
Merged 13 January 1958 into Normal Park Chapter No. 210 who, in turn,
Merged 29 November 1967 into Chicago Chapter No. 127 who, in turn,
Merged 14 January 1988 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1876
Consolidated 30 June 1945 with King Oscar Chapter No. 249
Consolidated ________________ with Saint Cecilia Chapter No. 220
Consolidated 14 September 1964 with Northwest Chapter No. 224
Merged __________ 1978 into Irving Park Chapter No. 195
Renamed 31 July 2009 back to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Loami Chapter No. 178, Loami
Chartered ________________
Defunct 26 October 1882
Fairfield Chapter No. 179, Fairfield
Chartered 30 October 1879
Consolidated 7 March 1985 with Carmi Chapter No. 279
Merged 27 July 2001 into Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160
Oracle (née Cicero) Chapter No. 180, Glenview
Chartered 30 October 1879 as Cicero Chapter No. 180
Consolidated 7 February 1966 with Laurel Chapter No. 270
Hoopeston Chapter No. 181, Hoopeston
Chartered 30 October 1879
Merged 30 December 1952 into Vermilion Chapter No. 82 who, in turn,
Merged 30 July 2004 into Champaign Chapter No. 50
Unity Chapter No. 182, Collinsville
Chartered 30 October 1879
Gibson Chapter No. 183, Gibson City
Chartered 28 October 1880
Defunct 25 January 1932
Rushville Chapter No. 184, Rushville
Chartered 27 October 1881
Merged 8 November 1963 into Lusk Chapter No. 20
Sinai Chapter No. 185, South Chicago
Chartered 27 October 1882
merged 3 October 1953 into Fairview Chapter No. 161 who, in turn,
Merged 12 March 1975 into Calumet Chapter No. 203 who, in turn,
Merged 13 June 1983 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Greenfield Chapter No. 186, Greenfield
Chartered 27 October 1882
Consolidated 17 June 1964 with Carrollton Chapter No. 77
Merged 10 May 1976 into Macoupin Chapter No. 187
Macoupin Chapter No. 187, Carlinville
Chartered 27 October 1882
Consolidated 10 May 1976 with Greenfield Chapter No. 186
Atlanta Chapter No. 188, Atlanta
Chartered 26 October 1882
Merged ________________ into Lincoln Chapter No. 147
Winchester Chapter No. 189, Winchester
Chartered 26 October 1882
Defunct 26 October 1906
Rockton Chapter No. 190, Rockton
Chartered 25 October 1883
Surrendered charter __________ 1977
Delta Chapter No. 191, Chicago
Chartered 31 October 1884
Merged 19 September 1961 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Maroa Chapter No. 192, Maroa
Constituted 9 December 1884
Chartered 31 October 1884
Merged 17 January 1933 into Goodbrake Chapter No. 59
Albion Chapter No. 193, Albion
Chartered 29 October 1885
Defunct 23 July 1898
New chapter, Albion Chapter No. 237, chartered 25 October 1912
Chartered 29 October 1886
Constituted 18 November 1886
Merged 22 December 1959 into Nachusa Chapter No. 56 which further
Consolidated 5 November 1963 with Tyrian Chapter No. 61
Irving Park Chapter No. 195, Chicago
Chartered 29 October 1886
Constituted 3 November 1886
Consolidated 17 January 1964 with Fellowship Chapter No. 235
Consolidated 17 January 1964 with Logan Square Chapter No. 238
Consolidated 23 July 1969 with Fort Dearborn Chapter No. 245
Consolidated _________ 1978 with Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Renamed 31 July 2009 to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Logan Chapter No. 196, Oak Lawn
Dispensed 11 April 1887
Instituted 20 April 1887
Chartered 20 October 1887
Consolidated 19 September 1961 with Delta Chapter No. 191
Consolidated 13 June 1983 with Blue Island Chapter No. 203
Consolidated 14 January 1988 with United Chapter No. 127
Hillsboro Chapter No. 197, Hillsboro
Chartered 26 October 1888
Consolidated 10 December 1960 with John M. Pearson Chapter No. 231
Consolidated 21 July 1995 with Elliott Chapter No. 120
Consolidated 21 July 1995 with Staunton Chapter No. 227
Consolidated 14 October 2009 with Vandalia Chapter No. 136
Blue Mound Chapter No. 198, Blue Mound
Chartered 25 October 1889
Defunct 14 June 1930
Tazewell Chapter No. 199, Washington
Instituted 18 December 1889
Chartered 30 October 1890
Merged 26 December 1966 into Pekin Chapter No. 25 who, in turn,
Consolidated 12 September 1977 with Lacon Chapter No. 123
Savanna Chapter No. 200, Savanna
Chartered 30 October 1891
_________________ ________________
Auburn Park Chapter No. 201, Chicago
Chartered 30 October 1891
Merged 23 December 1958 into Chicago Chapter No. 127 who, in turn,
Consolidated 29 November 1967 with Normal Park Chapter No. 210
Renamed _______________ as United Chapter No. 127
Removed _______________ to Evergreen Park
Merged 14 January 1988 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Columbia Chapter No. 202, Chicago
Chartered 28 October 1892
Merged _______________ into Maine Chapter No. 257 who, in turn,
Merged 10 December 1982 into Wilmette Chapter No. 253
Calumet / Blue Island Chapter No. 203, Blue Island
Chartered 28 October 1892 as Calumet Chapter No. 203
Consolidated 23 December 1958 with Jackson Park Chapter No. 222
Consolidated 12 March 1975 with Fairview Chapter No. 161
Consolidated 11 July 1975 with Pullman Chapter No. 204
Renamed ________________ to Blue Island Chapter No. 203
Consolidated 11 December 1975 with America Chapter No. 250
Merged 13 June 1983 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Pullman Chapter No. 204, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1893
Consolidated 17 November 1959 with Grand Crossing Chapter No. 219
Merged 11 July 1975 into Calumet Chapter No. 203 who, in turn,
Merged 13 June 1983 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Lawn Chapter No. 205, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1893
Merged 14 November 1958 into Loyal Chapter No. 233 who, in turn,
Removed by dispensation 17 July 2006 to Franklin Park; opened in form by Most Excellent Grand High Priest, Frank H. Welter, and all new officers were elected & installed
Removal ratified 28 July 2006 by the Grand Chapter
Name changed 1 August 2008 to M.I.B. Red Chapter No. 233
Palatine Chapter No. 206, Palatine
Constituted 16 May 1893
Chartered 19 October 1893
Consolidated ________________ with Des Plaines Chapter No. 247
Consolidated 19 July 1996 with Libertyville Chapter No. 272
West Suburban (née LaGrange) Chapter No. 207, Downers Grove
Chartered 26 October 1893 as LaGrange Chapter No. 207
Renamed 18 May 1963 to West Suburban Chapter No. 207
Consolidated 7 December 1962 with Lawndale Chapter No. 243
Consolidated 6 September 1966 with Triangle Chapter No. 273
Consolidated 8 March 1987 with Grove Chapter No. 230
Consolidated 23 March 1989 with Oak Park Chapter No. 244
Consolidated 10 June 2010 with Three Pillars Chapter No. 280
Consolidated 30 July 2010 with Chicago Heights Chapter No. 218
Blandinsville Chapter No. 208, Blandinsville
Chartered 26 October 1893
Defunct 24 September 1920
Thompson Chapter No. 209, Mason City
Chartered 7 January 1895
Defunct 7 October 1942
Normal Park Chapter No. 210, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1894
Consolidated 13 January 1958 with Englewood Chapter No. 176
Merged 29 November 1967 into Chicago Chapter No. 127 who, in turn,
Merged 14 January 1988 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Cyrus Chapter No. 211, Aledo
Chartered 26 October 1894
_________________ ________________
Momence Chapter No. 212, Momence
Chartered 29 October 1897
Defunct 15 April 1952
Park Chapter No. 213, Chicago
Chartered 27 October 1899
Constituted 20 December 1889
Merged 1 December 1947 into Loyal Chapter No. 233 who, in turn,
Consolidated 14 November 1958 with Lawn Chapter No. 205, and
Removed by dispensation 17 July 2006 to Franklin Park; opened in form by Most Excellent Grand High Priest, Frank H. Welter, and all new officers were elected & installed
Removal ratified 28 July 2006 by the Grand Chapter
Name changed 1 August 2008 to M.I.B. Red Chapter No. 233
Farmington Chapter No. 214, Farmington
Chartered 27 October 1899
Merged 31 January 1957 into Eureka Chapter No. 98
Pontiac Chapter No. 215, Pontiac
Chartered 28 October 1900
Merged 19 July 1996 into Mackey Chapter No. 130
Morris Chapter No. 216, Rossville
Chartered 28 October 1900
Surrendered chapter 31 December 1963
Gilman Chapter No. 217, Gilman
Chartered 31 October 1902
Defunct 9 October 1942
Chicago Heights Chapter No. 218, Homewood
Chartered 3 December 1903
Consolidated 5 March 1976 with Harvey Chapter No. 232
Removed ________________ to Lansing
Removed 5 March 2008 to Homewood
Merged 30 July 2010 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207
Grand Crossing Chapter No. 219, Chicago
Chartered 27 October 1904
Merged 17 November 1959 into Pullman Chapter No. 204 who, in turn,
Merged 11 July 1975 into Calumet Chapter No. 203 who, in turn,
Merged 13 June 1983 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Saint Cecilia Chapter No. 220, Chicago
Chartered 25 October 1906
Merged 14 March 1969 into Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177 who, in turn,
Merged ____________ 1978 into Irving Park Chapter No. 195
Renamed 31 July 2009 back to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Granite City Chapter No. 221, Granite City
Chartered 6 October 1906
Consolidated 15 October 1984 with Highland Chapter No. 169
Jackson Park Chapter No. 222, Chicago
Chartered 25 October 1907
Consolidated 19 November 1952 with Woodlawn Chapter No. 265
Merged 23 December 1958 into Calumet Chapter No. 203 who, in turn,
Consolidated 12 March 1975 with Fairview Chapter No. 161
Consolidated 11 July 1975 with Pullman Chapter No. 204, and
Merged 13 June 1983 into Logan Chapter No. 196
W. R. Ward Chapter No. 223, Benton
Chartered 25 October 1907
Consolidated 16 March 1933 with Valier Chapter No. 269
Consolidated 29 December 1959 with W. H. Mogg Chapter No. 275
Consolidated 12 February 1973 with King Solomon Chapter No. 266
Merged 21 July 1995 into Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160
Northwest Chapter No. 224, Chicago
Chartered 24 October 1907
Merged 14 September 1964 into Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177 who, in turn,
Merged __________ 1978 into Irving Park Chapter No. 195
Renamed 31 July 2009 back to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Robinson Chapter No. 225, Robinson
Chartered 30 October 1908
Merged 30 January 1985 into Henry Godeke Chapter No. 38 who, in turn,
Consolidated 23 March 1989 with Mount Carmel Chapter No. 159, and
Consolidated 21 July 1995 with Harmony Chapter No. 35
Highland Park Chapter No. 226, Highland Park
Chartered 30 October 1908
Merged 31 May 1991 into Libertyville Chapter No. 272 who, in turn,
Merged 19 July 1996 into Palatine Chapter No. 206
Staunton Chapter No. 227, Staunton
Chartered 29 October 1909
Merged 21 July 1995 into Hillsboro Chapter No. 197
Bushnell Chapter No. 228, Bushnell
Chartered 29 October 1909
Merged 10 January 1939 into Morse Chapter No. 19 who, in turn,
Consolidated 14 July 2000 with LaHarpe Chapter No. 111
Harrison Chapter No. 229, Herrin
Dispensed 14 August 1909
Chartered 29 October 1909
Surrendered charter 18 July 1997
Grove Chapter No. 230, Downers Grove
Chartered 3 December 1910
Consolidated 10 November 1960 with Berwyn Chapter No. 239
Consolidated 16 August 1966 with Hinsdale Chapter No. 278
Merged 8 March 1987 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207
John M. Pearson Chapter No. 231, Chicago
Chartered 20 October 1911
Merged 10 December 1960 into Logan Chapter No. 196 who, in turn,
Consolidated 21 July 1995 with Elliott Chapter No. 120
Consolidated 21 July 1995 with Staunton Chapter No. 227
Harvey Chapter No. 232, Harvey
Chartered 26 October 1911
Merged 5 March 1976 into Chicago Heights Chapter No. 218
Removed ________________ to Lansing
Removed 5 March 2008 to Homewood
Merged 30 July 2010 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207
M.I.B. Red (née Loyal) Chapter No. 233,
Elmhurst
Dispensed 27 October 1911 as Loyal Chapter UD, originally in Chicago
Chartered 25 October 1912 as Loyal Chapter No. 233
Consolidated 28 February 1935 with Paul Revere Chapter No. 260
Consolidated 1 December 1947 with Park Chapter No. 213
Consolidated 14 November 1958 with Lawn Chapter No. 205
Removed by dispensation 17 July 2006 to Franklin Park; opened in form by Most Excellent Grand High Priest, Frank H. Welter, and all new officers were elected & installed
Removal ratified 28 July 2006 by the Grand Chapter
Name changed 1 August 2008 to M.I.B. Red Chapter No. 233
Removed 29 June 2012 to Elmhurst
Maywood Chapter No. 234, Maywood
Chartered 25 October 1912
Merged 22 July 1969 into DuPage Chapter No. 254 who, in turn,
Merged 31 May 1990 into Wheaton Chapter No. 242
Fellowship Chapter No. 235, Chicago
Chartered 25 October 1912
Merged 17 January 1964 into Irving Park Chapter No. 195
Renamed 31 July 2009 to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Fellowship was the only chapter to meet in the Jefferson Park Masonic Temple until La Fayette Chapter No. 2 removed to there on 23 January 2007
Walnut Chapter No. 236, Walnut
Chartered 25 October 1912
Merged ________________ into Princeton Chapter No. 28
Albion Chapter No. 237, Albion
Chartered 25 October 1912
Logan Square Chapter No. 238, Chicago
Chartered 30 October 1913
Consolidated ________________ with Palmer Square Chapter No. 259
Consolidated 17 September 1964? with Kelvin Park Chapter No. 277
Merged 17 January 1964? into Irving Park Chapter No. 195
Renamed 31 July 2009 to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Berwyn Chapter No. 239, Berwyn
Chartered 30 October 1913
Merged 10 November 1960 into Grove Chapter No. 230 who, in turn,
Consolidated 16 August 1966 with Hinsdale Chapter No. 278, and
Merged 8 March 1987 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207
Ark (f/k/a Hyde Park – Tabernacle; née Hyde Park) Chapter No. 240, Chicago
Dispensed 6 March 1913 as Hyde Park Chapter UD
Chartered 30 October 1913 as Hyde Park Chapter No. 240
Consolidated 24 October 1930 with Tabernacle Chapter No. 274, becoming Hyde Park-Tabernacle Chapter No. 240 which was immediately
Renamed 24 October 1930 as Ark Chapter No. 240
Consolidated 11 November 1936 with Temple Chapter No. 252
Merged 18 December 1953 into Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126 who, in turn,
Consolidated 21 June 1974 with York Chapter No. 148, remaining Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126
Merged 22 August 1975 into Corinthian Chapter No. 2 which, in turn
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11, becoming
N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2 which was
Renamed 29 July 2006 back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
Roodhouse Chapter No. 241, Hillview
Chartered 30 October 1913
Surrendered charter ___________ 1978
Wheaton Chapter No. 242, Wheaton
Chartered 30 October 1914
Consolidated 31 May 1990 with DuPage Chapter No. 254
Lawndale Chapter No. 243, Chicago
Chartered 25 October 1915
Merged 7 December 1962 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207 who, in turn,
Consolidated 8 March 1987 with Grove Chapter No. 230, and
Consolidated 23 March 1989 with Oak Park Chapter No. 244, and
Consolidated 10 June 2010 with Three Pillars Chapter No. 280
Oak Park Chapter No. 244, Oak Park
Chartered 8 November 1916
Consolidated ________________ with Circle Chapter No. 246
Merged 23 March 1989 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207 who, in turn,
Consolidated 10 June 2010 with Three Pillars Chapter No. 280
Fort Dearborn Chapter No. 245, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1916
Consolidated 3 March 1947 with Integrity Chapter No. 255
Merged 23 July 1969 into Irving Park Chapter No. 195 who, in turn,
Consolidated _________ 1978 with Lincoln Park No. 177
Renamed 31 July 2009 back to Lincoln Park No. 177
Circle Chapter No. 246, Oak Park
Chartered 26 October 1916
Merged ________________ into Oak Park Chapter No. 244 who, in turn,
Merged 23 March 1989 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207
Des Plaines Chapter No. 247, Des Plaines
Chartered 26 October 1916
Merged ________________ into Palatine Chapter No. 206 who, in turn,
Consolidated 19 July 1996 with Libertyville Chapter No. 272
Stockton Chapter No. 248, Stockton
Chartered 26 October 1916
Consolidated 21 May 1934 with Lena Chapter No. 105
King Oscar Chapter No. 249, Chicago
Constituted 6 November 1915
Instituted 1 May 1916
Chartered 26 October 1916
Merged 30 June 1945 into Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177 who, in turn,
Merged _________ 1978 into Irving Park Chapter No. 195
Renamed 31 July 2009 back to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
America Chapter No. 250, Tinley Park
Dispensed ___ March 1917 in Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1917
Constituted 5 November 1917
Removed ________________ to Tinley Park
Merged 11 December 1975 into Blue Island Chapter No. 203 who, in turn,
Merged 13 June 1983 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Liberty Chapter No. 251, Chicago
Chartered 4 December 1918
Defunct 16 March 1942
Temple Chapter No. 252, Chicago
Chartered 29 October 1920
Merged 11 November 1936 into Ark Chapter No. 240 who, in turn,
Merged 18 December 1953 into Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126 who, in turn,
Consolidated 21 June 1974 with York Chapter No. 148, remaining Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126
Merged 22 August 1975 into Corinthian Chapter No. 2 which, in turn
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11, becoming
N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2 which was
Renamed 29 July 2006 back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
Wilmette Chapter No. 253, Wilmette
Chartered 29 October 1920
Constituted 12 November 1920
Consolidated 21 December 1933 with Skokie Chapter No. 276
Consolidated 10 December 1982 with Maine Chapter No. 257
DuPage (née Elmhurst) Chapter No. 254, Elmhurst
Chartered 27 October 1921 as Elmhurst Chapter No. 254
Renamed ________________ to DuPage Chapter No. 254
Consolidated 22 July 1969 with Maywood Chapter No. 234
Merged 31 May 1990 into Wheaton Chapter No. 242
Integrity Chapter No. 255, Chicago
Chartered 27 October 1921
Merged 3 March 1947 into Fort Dearborn Chapter No. 245 who, in turn,
Merged 23 July 1969 into Irving Park Chapter No. 195 who, in turn,
Consolidated _________ 1978 with Lincoln Park No. 177, remaining Irving Park Chapter No. 195
Renamed 31 July 2009 back to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Midway Chapter No. 256, Chicago
Chartered 27 October 1921
Merged 25 November 1946 into Chicago Chapter No. 127 who, in turn,
Consolidated 23 December 1958 with Auburn Park Chapter No. 201
Consolidated 29 November 1967 with Normal Park Chapter No. 210
Removed _______________ to Evergreen Park
Renamed _______________ as United Chapter No. 127
Merged 14 January 1988 into Logan Chapter No. 196
Maine (née Lakeview) Chapter No. 257, Park Ridge (originally Chicago)
Chartered 27 October 1921 as Lakeview Chapter No. 257
Renamed ________________ as Maine Chapter No. 257
Consolidated ________________ with Columbia Chapter No. 202
Merged 10 December 1982 into Wilmette Chapter No. 253
Avondale Chapter No. 258, Chicago
Chartered 27 October 1921
Merged 10 November 1951 into Lakeview Chapter No. 251
Palmer Square Chapter No. 259, Chicago
Chartered 27 October 1921
Consolidated 25 November 1944 with Kelvyn Park Chapter No. 277
Merged ________________ into Logan Square Chapter No. 238 who, in turn,
Merged 17 January 1964 into Irving Park Chapter No. 195 which was
Renamed 31 July 2009 to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Paul Revere Chapter No. 260, Chicago
Chartered 27 October 1921
Merged 28 February 1935 into Loyal Chapter No. 233 who, in turn,
Consolidated 1 December 1947 with Park Chapter No. 213
Consolidated 14 November 1958 with Lawn Chapter No. 205
Removed by dispensation 17 July 2006 to Franklin Park; opened in form by Most Excellent Grand High Priest, Frank H. Welter, and all new officers were elected & installed
Removal ratified 28 July 2006 by the Grand Chapter
Name changed 1 August 2008 to M.I.B. Red Chapter No. 233
L. M. Ashbury Chapter No. 261, McLeansboro
Chartered 27 October 1921
Merged 17 May 1965 into Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160 who, in turn,
Consolidated 21 July 1995 with W. R. Ward Chapter No. 223
Chartered 26 October 1922
Defunct 13 June 1940
East Moline Chapter No. 263, East Moline
Chartered 26 October 1922
Merged 16 July 1999 into Rock Island Chapter No. 18
Joseph E. Dyas Chapter No. 264, Elmwood
Chartered 26 October 1922
Merged 21 December 1936 into Eureka Chapter No. 98 who, in turn,
Consolidated 31 January 1957 with Farmington Chapter No. 214
Woodlawn Chapter No. 265, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1922
Merged 19 November 1952 into Jackson Park No. 222 who, in turn,
Merged 23 December 1958 into Calumet Chapter No. 203 who, in turn,
Consolidated 12 March 1975 with Fairview Chapter No. 161
Consolidated 11 July 1975 with Pullman Chapter No. 204, and
Merged 13 June 1983 into Logan Chapter No. 196
King Solomon Chapter No. 266, Eldorado
Chartered 26 October 1922
Merged 12 February 1973 into W. R. Ward Chapter No. 223 who, in turn,
Merged 21 July 1995 into Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160
Chanute Chapter No. 267, Rantoul
Chartered 26 October 1923
Merged 6 October 1977 into Ford Chapter No. 113
Boulevard (née Roosevelt) Chapter No. 268, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1923 as Roosevelt Chapter No. 268
Renamed 24 October 1929 as Boulevard Chapter No. 268
Defunct 23 January 1932
Valier Chapter No. 269, Valier
Chartered 26 October 1923
Merged 16 March 1933 into W. R. Ward Chapter No. 223 who, in turn,
Consolidated 12 February 1973 with King Solomon Chapter No. 266, and
Merged 21 July 1995 into Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160
Laurel Chapter No. 270, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1923
Merged 7 February 1966 into Cicero Chapter No. 180 which was
Renamed ________________ as Oracle Chapter No. 180
Garfield Park Chapter No. 271, Chicago
Chartered 26 October 1923
Merged 14 July 1959 into Laurel Chapter No. 270 who, in turn,
Merged 7 February 1966 into Cicero Chapter No. 180, which was
Renamed ________________ as Oracle Chapter No. 180
Libertyville Chapter No. 272, Libertyville
Chartered 30 October 1924
Consolidated 31 May 1991 with Highland Park Chapter No. 226
Merged 19 July 1996 into Palatine Chapter No. 206
Triangle Chapter No. 273, Riverside
Chartered 30 October 1924
Merged 6 September 1966 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207 who, in turn,
Consolidated 8 March 1987 with Grove Chapter No. 230, and
Consolidated 23 March 1989 with Oak Park Chapter No. 244, and
Consolidated 10 June 2010 with Three Pillars Chapter No. 280
Tabernacle Chapter No. 274, Chicago
Dispensed 16 October 1924
Chartered 30 October 1925
Constituted 6 November 1925
Consolidated 24 October 1930 with Hyde Park Chapter No. 240, becoming
Hyde Park-Tabernacle Chapter No. 240 which was immediately
Renamed 24 October 1930 as Ark Chapter No. 240
Merged 18 December 1953 into Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126 who, in turn,
Consolidated 21 June 1974 with York Chapter No. 148, remaining Wiley M. Egan Chapter No. 126
Merged 22 August 1975 into Corinthian Chapter No. 2 which, in turn
Consolidated 31 May 1992 with Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11, becoming
N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2 which was
Renamed 29 July 2006 back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2
W. H. Mogg Chapter No. 275, West Frankfort
Instituted 6 March 1925
Chartered 29 October 1925
Constituted 26 November 1925
Merged 29 December 1959 into W. R. Ward No. 223 who, in turn,
Consolidated 12 February 1973 with King Solomon Chapter No. 266, and
Merged 21 July 1995 into Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160
Skokie Chapter No. 276, Winnetka
Chartered 29 October 1925
Constituted 31 October 1925
Merged 29 December 1959 into Wilmette Chapter No. 253
Kelvyn Park Chapter No. 277, Chicago
Instituted and dispensed 18 June 1926
Chartered 29 October 1926
Merged 25 November 1944 into Palmer Square Chapter No. 259 who, in turn,
Merged 17 September 1964? into Logan Square Chapter No. 238 who, in turn,
Merged 17 January 1964? into Irving Park Chapter No. 195 which was
Renamed 31 July 2009 back to Lincoln Park Chapter No. 177
Hinsdale Chapter No. 278, Hinsdale
Instituted 10 July 1926
Chartered 27 October 1927 (its seal and its charter are correct, but its penny reads 27 September 1927)
Merged 16 August 1966 into Grove Chapter No. 230 who, in turn,
Merged 8 March 1987 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207
Carmi Chapter No. 279, Carmi
Chartered 28 October 1948
Merged 7 March 1985 into Fairfield Chapter No. 179 who, in turn,
Merged 27 July 2001 into Andrew D. Webb Chapter No. 160
Three Pillars Chapter No. 280, Western Springs
(originally in Lockport)
Instituted 11 September 1965 in Lockport
Chartered 18 March 1966 in Lockport
Removed ____________ 2004 from Lockport to Western Springs
Merged 10 June 2010 into West Suburban Chapter No. 207
Fe Y Revindacion Capitulo AD (Faith and Vindication Chapter UD), Chicago
Dispensed ____________ 1970
Merged _____________ 1975 into Meredosia Chapter No. 11, as Meredosia Chapter No. 11
A group of companions from Cuba, living in exile in Chicago, desired a chapter in which they could work in the Spanish language ritual of the former Grand Chapter of Cuba [that ritual was recognized by the General Grand Chapter of which the Grand Chapter of Illinois was then a member]. Controversy over the propriety of granting a charter for a foreign-language chapter kept Fe Y Revindacion Chapter under dispensation for five years. By 1975, Meredosia Chapter No. 11 was nearly defunct and preparing to surrender its charter. The Cuban companions took a bus to southern Illinois, petitioned and were elected to membership. Their first order of business was then to remove the chapter to Chicago. The chapter’s remaining companions downstate then demitted to join other chapters as they had intended to do with the planned dissolution.
Renamed Hermanos de N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 11
Consolidated 31 May 1992 into Corinthian (née La Fayette) Chapter No. 2, becoming N. Tracy Walker Chapter No. 2
Renamed 29 July 2006 back to La Fayette Chapter No. 2