Following is a list of current and former courthouse

Courthouse

A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...

s of the United States federal court system located in Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming. Dates of use will not necessarily correspond with the dates of construction or demolition of a building, as pre-existing structures may be adapted or court use, and former court buildings may later be put to other uses. Also, the official name of the building may be changed at some point after its use as a federal court building has been initiated.

Courthouses

Courthouse	City	Image	Street address	Jurisdiction	Dates of use	Named for
Kenneth Gray Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse	Benton Benton, Illinois Benton is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,087 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. The city is part of the Metro Lakeland area.- History :...		301 West Main Street	E.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992. The Northern and Southern Districts had been established February 13, 1855... S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois....	1959-1978 1978-present	n/a
U.S. Custom House & Post Office	Cairo Cairo, Illinois Cairo is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the county seat of Alexander County. Cairo is located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The rivers converge at Fort Defiance State Park, an American Civil War fort that was commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant...		?	S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois.... E.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992. The Northern and Southern Districts had been established February 13, 1855...	1872-1905 1905-1942 Now the Cairo Custom House Museum.	n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse	Cairo Cairo, Illinois Cairo is the southernmost city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the county seat of Alexander County. Cairo is located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The rivers converge at Fort Defiance State Park, an American Civil War fort that was commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant...		?	E.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992. The Northern and Southern Districts had been established February 13, 1855... S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois....	1942-1978 1978-present	n/a
U.S. Custom House, Court House, & Post Office	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...		?	N.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois.... 7th Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:* Central District of Illinois* Northern District of Illinois...	1879-1894 1891-1894 Razed in 1896.	n/a
U.S. Appellate Court Bldg	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...		1212 N. Lake Shore Drive	7th Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:* Central District of Illinois* Northern District of Illinois...	1938-1965 Fate of building unknown.	n/a
Chicago Federal Building Chicago Federal Building The Chicago Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois was constructed between 1898 and 1905 for the purpose of housing the midwest's federal courts, main post office, and other government bureaus. It stood in The Loop neighborhood on a block bounded by Dearborn, Adams and Clark Streets and Jackson...	Chicago		218 S. Dearborn Street	N.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....	1905-1965 Structure replaced by the Kluczynski Federal Building Kluczynski Federal Building The Kluczynski Federal Building is a modernist skyscraper in the downtown Chicago Loop located at 230 South Dearborn Street. The 45-story structure was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1974 as the last portion of the new Federal Center. It is tall and stands on the site... ; court relocated.	n/a
Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Dirksen Federal Building, is a skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, at 219 South Dearborn Street. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1964. The building is 384 feet tall, with 30...	Chicago		219 South Dearborn Street	N.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois.... 7th Cir. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the courts in the following districts:* Central District of Illinois* Northern District of Illinois...	1964-present	U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen Everett Dirksen Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician of the Republican Party. He represented Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate...
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse	Danville Danville, Illinois Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...		?	S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois.... E.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992. The Northern and Southern Districts had been established February 13, 1855...	1894-1905 1905-1911 Razed in 1911 or 1912.	n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse	Danville Danville, Illinois Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...		?	E.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992. The Northern and Southern Districts had been established February 13, 1855...	1911-1978 Now in use by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Ill.	n/a
Melvin Price Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse	East Saint Louis		750 Missouri Avenue	E.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992. The Northern and Southern Districts had been established February 13, 1855... S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois....	1910-1978 1978-present	U.S. Rep. Charles Melvin Price Charles Melvin Price Charles Melvin Price was a longtime member of the United States House of Representatives. Most notably, he served as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Armed Services between 1975 and 1985. He lost this position at the beginning of the 99th Congress...  (1990)
U.S. Post Office	Freeport Freeport, Illinois Freeport is a city in and the county seat of Stephenson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,443 at the 2000 census. The mayor of Freeport is George W...		?	N.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....	1905-1977 Still in use as a post office.	n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House	Peoria Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...		?	N.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois.... S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois....	1889-1905 1905-1937 Razed in 1937.	n/a
Central District of Illinois Courthouse	Peoria Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...		100 N.E. Monroe	E.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois is a former federal district court for the state of Illinois. The court was established March 3, 1905, by 33 Stat. 992. The Northern and Southern Districts had been established February 13, 1855... C.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois serves the residents of forty-six counties from its four courthouses...	1938-1978 1978-present	n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House†	Quincy Quincy, Illinois Quincy, known as Illinois' "Gem City," is a river city along the Mississippi River and the county seat of Adams County. As of the 2010 census the city held a population of 40,633. The city anchors its own micropolitan area and is the economic and regional hub of West-central Illinois, catering a...		?	S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois.... C.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois serves the residents of forty-six counties from its four courthouses...	1887-1978 1978-? Still in use as a post office.	n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House	Rock Island Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island is the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,884 at the 2010 census. Located on the Mississippi River, it is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline, East Moline, and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Quad Cities...		?	S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois.... C.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois serves the residents of forty-six counties from its four courthouses...	1957-1978 1978-present	n/a
Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse	Rockford Rockford, Illinois Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...		327 South Church Street	N.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the trial-level court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois....	?-present	District Court judge Stanley Julian Roszkowski Stanley Julian Roszkowski Stanley Julian Roszkowski is a former United States federal judge.Born in Booneville, New York, Roszkowski was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Air Force during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received a B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1949 and a J.D....
U.S. Court House & Post Office	Springfield Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...		?	S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois....	1869-1929 Razed in 1929.	n/a
Paul Findley Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse	Springfield Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...		600 East Monroe Street	S.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois is a Federal district court covering approximately the southern half of the state of Illinois.... C.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois serves the residents of forty-six counties from its four courthouses...	1930-1978 1978-present	U.S. Rep. Paul Findley Paul Findley Paul Findley is a former United States Representative from Illinois, representing its 20th District. A Republican, he was first elected in 1961. Findley lost his seat in 1982 to current United States Senator Dick Durbin. Findley attended Illinois College and is a member of Phi Alpha Literary Society...
U.S. Courthouse	Urbana Urbana, Illinois Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....		201 South Vine Street	C.D. Ill. United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois The U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois serves the residents of forty-six counties from its four courthouses...	1994-present	n/a

Key

†	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...  (NRHP)
††	NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

External links

• U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of Illinois Courthouse Locations