List of United States federal courthouses in Illinois

Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in Illinois. Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers,[1] 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[1] Dates of use Named for
William L. Beatty Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse Alton 501 Belle Street S.D. Ill. ? William L. Beatty (2002)
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Benton 301 West Main Street E.D. Ill.
S.D. Ill.
1959–1978
1978–present
n/a
U.S. Custom House & Post Office† Cairo 1400 Washington Avenue S.D. Ill.
E.D. Ill.
1872–1905
1905–1942
Now the Cairo Custom House Museum.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Cairo 1500 Washington Avenue E.D. Ill.
S.D. Ill.
1942–1978
1978–?
Still in use as a post office
n/a
U.S. Custom House, Court House, & Post Office Chicago ? N.D. Ill.
7th Cir.
1879–1894
1891–1894
Razed in 1896; replaced by Chicago Federal Building at same site.[2][3]
n/a
U.S. Appellate Court Bldg Chicago 1212 N. Lake Shore Drive 7th Cir. 1938–1965
Fate of building unknown.
n/a
Chicago Federal Building Chicago 218 S. Dearborn Street N.D. Ill. 1905–1965
Structure replaced by the Kluczynski Federal Building; court relocated.
n/a
Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse Chicago 219 South Dearborn Street N.D. Ill.
7th Cir.
1964–present U.S. Senator Everett Dirksen
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Danville ? S.D. Ill.
E.D. Ill.
1894–1905
1905–1911
Razed in 1911 or 1912.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse† Danville 201 North Vermilion Street E.D. Ill. 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.
S.D. Ill.
1910–1978
1978–present
U.S. Rep. Charles Melvin Price (1990)
U.S. Post Office Freeport 103 North Chicago Avenue N.D. Ill. 1905–1977
Still in use as a post office.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House Peoria ? N.D. Ill.
S.D. Ill.
1889–1905
1905–1937
Razed in 1937.
n/a
Central District of Illinois Courthouse Peoria 100 N.E. Monroe E.D. Ill.
C.D. Ill.
1938–1978
1978-present
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House Quincy ? S.D. Ill.
C.D. Ill.
1887–1978
1978–?
Still in use as a post office.
n/a
U.S. Post Office & Court House Rock Island 211 19th Street S.D. Ill.
C.D. Ill.[4]
1957–1978
1978–present
n/a
Winnebago County Juvenile Justice Center Rockford 211 South Court Street N.D. Ill. ?–2011 n/a
Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse Rockford 327 South Church Street N.D. Ill. 2011–present District Court judge Stanley Julian Roszkowski
U.S. Court House & Post Office Springfield ? S.D. Ill. 1869–1929
Razed in 1929.
n/a
Paul Findley Federal Bldg & U.S. Courthouse Springfield 600 East Monroe Street S.D. Ill.
C.D. Ill.
1930–1978
1978-present
U.S. Rep. Paul Findley
U.S. Courthouse Urbana 201 South Vine Street C.D. Ill. 1994–present n/a

Key

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
†† NRHP-listed and also designated as a National Historic Landmark

References

  1. ^ a b For the usage of court abbreviations, see List of United States district and territorial courts.
  2. ^ "Seventh Circuit Courthouses". Chicago: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  3. ^ Rudd, J. William (1964). "United States Post Office, Customs House and Sub-Treasury (HABS No. ILL-1040)" (PDF). Washington, DC: National Park Service. p. 4. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
  4. ^ The United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa met here from 2003 to 2006.

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