Who are you going to be?


Your neighbors, your friends, and prominent members of society have joined over a million other men as Freemasons.

Members of the Masonic Fraternity have been making positive contributions to our communities for over 160 years through programs that promote education, reduce substance abuse, care for the elderly, and care for our youth.

Today, the Grand Lodge of Illinois comprises more than 500 Lodges and over 70,000 Masons - men of character from every walk of life all working together to build a better world.
 
 

To find out how you can become a Mason, click the link to the left to "ask to be one." ...Start your journey!

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LATEST NEWS  
3rd NE District Schools Resume
We are pleased to report that after a long absence followed by several weeks of planning, regular District Schools have resumed in the 3rd NE District. ...
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OUR PATRIOT OF THE YEAR
- 2010 -  
Grand Lodge of Illinois Awards Patriot of the Year
1LT Robert R. Ortiz, a medical officer assigned as the Executive Officer to the 7203rd Medical Support Unit (MSU) located in Hobart, IN. is awarded Patriot of the Year 2010
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FROM AROUND THE STATE    
They got married, where?
How fitting for a man who has embedded his life with the principles and philosophy of Masonry to pledge his life and love to his Lady in a Masonic Lodge.
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IN THE NEWS...   
ABC - Secrets of the Freemasons
- "The Freemasons say they are simply a fraternity that aims to make good men better and to support each other... however, groups such as the Freemasons can stir all kinds of theories."
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FROM OUR GRAND MASTER    
Grand Master's Message
In my travels around the state as a Grand Lodge officer and now as Grand Master, I have had the privilege and pleasure of visiting many Illinois lodges, big and small...
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OUR MASON OF THE YEAR
- 2010 -   
Grand Lodge Awards Mason of the Year
Right Worshipful Brother Richard “Van” Vanderhoef is awarded Mason of the Year 2010
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