List of county courthouses in Illinois

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This list of county courthouses in Illinois provides information about each current Illinois county courthouse: name, photograph, city, construction year, and further comments.

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Each of the 102 county governments in the U.S. state of Illinois operates out of a building or complex of buildings known as the county's courthouse. The community in which the courthouse is located is known as the county seat. The oldest current courthouse is the Putnam County Courthouse, built in 1839, while other courthouses have been built since 2010. Many courthouses were built following the destruction of previous buildings, either planned or unplanned; however, some former courthouses still stand, many of which have been repurposed as museums or as offices for other governmental agencies.

Fifty-seven of these courthouses were constructed between the end of the Civil War and American entry into the First World War; extant courthouses from this period tend to reflect the Romanesque Revival, Second Empire, and Neoclassical architectural styles, while several older courthouses are Greek Revival buildings, and many twentieth-century courthouses are modernist structures.

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Thirty-eight courthouses in the state either are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or are located within Register-listed historic districts;[1] these are marked with a †dagger or ‡double dagger respectively, or with both if applicable.

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Courthouse Image Location Year built Comments
Adams Quincy
39°56′6″N 91°24′28″W		 1950[2]: 15  Built to replace a former courthouse destroyed by a tornado[2]: 15 
Alexander Cairo
37°0′20″N 89°10′34″W		 1965[3] Modernist building from the 1960s;[2]: 16  one of two extant courthouses in Cairo, along with the Old Customhouse.[4] Previous courthouse in Thebes is still standing[5]
Bond Greenville
38°53′33″N 89°24′46″W		 1884[2]: 19  Bond County's fourth courthouse[6]
Boone Belvidere
42°15′54″N 88°50′42″W		 1855[2]: 20  Second-oldest Illinois courthouse in continuous use;[2]: 20  a cluster of three buildings combined into one[7]
Brown‡ Mount Sterling
39°59′12″N 90°45′51″W		 1868[2]: 21  Neoclassical structure, almost completely destroyed by fire in 1939;[2]: 21  restored post-fire with modifications[8]
Bureau‡ Princeton
41°22′5″N 89°27′57″W		 1936[2]: 22  Art Deco structure built by the WPA;[2]: 22  functionally unchanged from original state[9]
Calhoun Hardin
39°9′25″N 90°37′6″W		 1848[2]: 23  Expanded in 1978;[2]: 23  built under direction of contractor William D. Hamilton[10]
Carroll†‡ Mount Carroll
42°6′3″N 89°58′42″W		 1858[2]: 24  Neoclassical structure;[2]: 24  used continuously since 1856, at which time it was incomplete[11]
Cass Virginia
39°57′2″N 90°12′38″W		 1875[2]: 25  Second courthouse in Virginia;[2]: 25  substantially modified,[12] including several expansions[2]: 25  Previous courthouse in Beardstown still standing.
Champaign Urbana
40°6′43″N 88°12′23″W		 1901[2]: 27  Romanesque Revival structure of stone with clock tower[2]: 27 
Christian‡ Taylorville
39°32′56″N 89°17′44″W		 1901[2]: 29  County's third courthouse;[2]: 29  features a central clock tower[13]
Clark‡ Marshall
39°23′24″N 87°41′46″W		 1904[2]: 30  Fifth courthouse for the county;[2]: 30  features a central clock tower[14]
Clay† Louisville
38°46′20″N 88°30′6″W		 1912[2]: 31  Neoclassical structure, built under the guise of remodelling the previous courthouse;[2]: 31  not substantially modified from original construction[15]
Clinton Carlyle
38°36′39″N 89°22′6″W		 1999[2]: 32  Replaced the 150-year-old previous courthouse[2]: 32 
Coles† Charleston
39°29′42″N 88°10′30″W		 1898[2]: 33  Richardsonian Romanesque structure, one of the best in east central Illinois[16]
Cook Chicago
41°53′2″N 87°37′49″W		 1965[2]: 34  Modernist skyscraper, the Richard J. Daley Center[2]: 34 
Crawford Robinson
39°0′19″N 87°44′22″W		 1896[2]: 36  Romanesque Revival structure built with a central tower;[2]: 37  now towerless[17]
Cumberland† Toledo
39°16′22″N 88°14′41″W		 1887[2]: 38  Italianate-influenced structure built on the site of the previous courthouse[18]
DeKalb‡ Sycamore
41°59′22″N 88°41′6″W		 1905[2]: 39  Neoclassical structure with prominent pediment above entrance;[2]: 39  functionally unchanged from original construction[19]
DeWitt Clinton
40°9′14″N 88°57′44″W		 1986[2]: 40  Modernist structure[2]: 40 
Douglas Tuscola
39°47′45″N 88°17′7″W		 1913[2]: 41  Neoclassical structure;[2]: 41  virtually unchanged from original state[20]
DuPage Wheaton
41°52′7″N 88°8′19″W		 1990[2]: 43  Part of a large Postmodernist office complex;[2]: 42  previous courthouse is still standing[1]
Edgar† Paris
39°36′42″N 87°41′44″W		 1893[2]: 45  Romanesque Revival structure, octagonal in shape[21]
Edwards Albion
38°22′39″N 88°3′26″W		 1888[2]: 47  Brick structure with central clock tower;[2]: 46  substantially altered since original construction[22]
Effingham Effingham
39°7′18″N 88°32′35″W		 2007[2]: 48  Modernist structure; previous courthouse is still standing[2]: 48 
Fayette Vandalia
38°57′36″N 89°5′58″W		 Unknown The Frederick Remann House,[23] a converted and expanded farmhouse; previous courthouse was the old state capitol[2]: 49 
Ford Paxton
40°27′47″N 88°5′57″W		 1908[2]: 50  Neoclassical structure with a copper dome;[2]: 50  not substantially altered since construction[24]
Franklin Benton
37°59′48″N 88°55′14″W		 1874[2]: 51  Brick structure with one-story wings,[2]: 51  added after construction[25]
Fulton Lewistown
40°23′49″N 90°9′20″W		 1897[2]: 52  Second Empire structure;[2]: 52  built after the previous structure was destroyed by fire[26]
Gallatin Shawneetown
37°43′2″N 88°11′11″W		 1939[2]: 53  Art Deco structure built after the previous courthouse and all Old Shawneetown was ruined by the Great Flood of 1937[2]: 53 
Greene‡ Carrollton
39°18′6″N 90°24′30″W		 1892[2]: 55  Romanesque Revival structure;[2]: 54  features clock tower at front[27]
Grundy‡ Morris
41°21′25″N 88°25′23″W		 1913[2]: 56  Stone structure with elaborate murals;[2]: 56  built around the previous courthouse[28]
Hamilton McLeansboro
38°5′36″N 88°32′9″W		 1938[2]: 57  Art Deco structure built by the WPA;[2]: 57  no substantial modifications since construction[29]
Hancock‡ Carthage
40°24′47″N 91°8′7″W		 1908[2]: 62  Neoclassical structure;[2]: 62  built with domed tower[30]
Hardin Elizabethtown
37°26′50″N 88°18′17″W		 1927[2]: 63  Brick structure built for less than $3,750;[2]: 63  includes prominent 1923 war memorial[31]
Henderson Oquawka
40°56′8″N 90°57′12″W		 1842[2]: 64  Greek Revival structure;[2]: 64  features four large columns at entrance[32]
Henry† Cambridge
41°18′8″N 90°11′48″W		 1880[2]: 65  Second Empire structure;[2]: 65  designed by prominent Indiana courthouse architect Thomas J. Tolan[33]
Iroquois Watseka
40°46′18″N 87°43′8″W		 1966[2]: 66  Modernist structure built by donation;[2]: 66  previous courthouse is still standing[34]
Jackson† Murphysboro
37°45′50″N 89°20′6″W		 1927[2]: 68  Neoclassical structure;[2]: 68  built after its predecessor was destroyed in a tornado[35]
Jasper Newton
38°59′25″N 88°9′43″W		 1876[2]: 69  Extensively altered from original construction;[36] built with a central clock tower[2]: 69 
Jefferson Mount Vernon
38°19′2″N 88°54′11″W		 1939[2]: 71  Art Deco structure;[37] built by the WPA;[2]: 71  one of two extant courthouses in Mount Vernon, along with the Appellate Court, 5th District[38]
Jersey†‡ Jerseyville
39°7′9″N 90°19′45″W		 1893[2]: 72  Romanesque Revival structure of limestone;[39] features a central tower[2]: 72 
Jo Daviess‡ Galena
42°25′6″N 90°25′32″W		 1845[2]: 73  Originally a squarish brick building with a tower; remodelled by removing the tower and being greatly expanded to the rear[2]: 73 
Johnson† Vienna
37°24′52″N 88°53′47″W		 1871[2]: 74  Italianate square building;[2]: 74  features cupola with public clock[40]
Kane Geneva
41°52′47″N 88°18′30″W		 1993[2]: 79  Modernist structure, a contemporary office complex[2]: 78 
Kankakee† Kankakee
41°7′9″N 87°51′38″W		 1912[2]: 80  Neoclassical structure;[2]: 80  topped with a domed clock tower[41]
Kendall Yorkville
41°39′34″N 88°27′43″W		 2008[2]: 81  Postmodernist structure, a contemporary office complex;[2]: 81  previous courthouse is still standing[1]
Knox‡ Galesburg
40°56′40″N 90°22′14″W		 1887[2]: 82  Romanesque Revival structure of stone;[2]: 82  previous courthouse in Knoxville is still standing[42]
Lake Waukegan
42°21′38″N 87°49′59″W		 1967[2]: 83  Modernist small skyscraper;[43] a contemporary office complex[2]: 83 
LaSalle Ottawa
41°20′46″N 88°50′32″W		 1883[2]: 85  Romanesque Revival structure of stone;[2]: 84  modified from its original form[44]
Lawrence† Lawrenceville
38°43′44″N 87°40′57″W		 1888[2]: 86  Brick structure with octagonal clock tower;[2]: 86  designed by the McDonald Brothers, architects for many Kentucky courthouses[45]
Lee‡ Dixon
41°50′32″N 89°28′53″W		 1900[2]: 88  Neoclassical structure with Ionic columns;[46] features a central dome[2]: 88 
Livingston Pontiac
40°52′48″N 88°37′45″W		 2011[47] Replaced a previous courthouse that was preserved,[47] a structure built around a central clock tower[48]
Logan‡ Lincoln
40°8′46″N 89°21′45″W		 1905[2]: 90  Neoclassical structure with dome;[2]: 90  not substantially modified since original construction.[49] Previous courthouse in Mount Pulaski is still standing[50]
Macon Decatur
39°50′24″N 88°57′14″W		 1940[2]: 91  Art Deco structure built by the WPA;[2]: 91  not substantially modified since original construction[51]
Macoupin‡ Carlinville
39°16′45″N 89°52′45″W		 1870[2]: 92  Neoclassical structure,[2]: 93  the largest courthouse in the country upon its completion, and larger than the Old State Capitol in Springfield[52]
Madison Edwardsville
38°48′45″N 89°57′28″W		 1913[2]: 95  Neo-Renaissance structure built of marble;[2]: 95  the fourth courthouse to serve the county[53]
Marion Salem
38°37′39″N 88°56′42″W		 1910[2]: 97  Neoclassical structure;[2]: 96  not substantially modified since construction[54]
Marshall Lacon
41°1′30″N 89°24′28″W		 1853[2]: 98  Italianate structure;[2]: 98  built as a Greek Revival structure but modified in the 1880s[55]
Mason Havana
40°18′2″N 90°3′42″W		 1882[2]: 99  Greek Revival structure built to plans from 1851;[2]: 99  expanded and greatly modified in the 1960s[56]
Massac Metropolis
37°9′7″N 88°43′59″W		 1942[2]: 101  Neoclassical structure of brick;[2]: 100  occupies site of previous courthouse[57]
McDonough†‡ Macomb
40°27′32″N 90°40′16″W		 1872[2]: 102  Second Empire structure;[58] original mansard roof replaced after severe storm in 1890[2]: 102 
McHenry Woodstock
42°20′28″N 88°26′27″W		 1972[2]: 103  Modernist office complex;[2]: 103  previous courthouse is still standing[1]
McLean Bloomington
40°28′40″N 88°59′39″W		 1976[2]: 104  Modernist structure one block from the previous courthouse, which is still standing[2]: 104 
Menard‡ Petersburg
40°0′39″N 89°50′56″W		 1898[2]: 105  Stone structure with timber framing;[2]: 105  features a central dome[59]
Mercer†‡ Aledo
41°11′58″N 90°44′55″W		 1894[2]: 110  Romanesque Revival structure with central clock tower[60]
Monroe‡ Waterloo
38°20′9″N 90°8′58″W		 1851[2]: 111  Greek Revival structure; repeatedly expanded in the twentieth century[2]: 111 
Montgomery Hillsboro
39°9′40″N 89°29′36″W		 1993[2]: 112  Postmodernist structure, a contemporary office complex;[2]: 112  previous courthouse is still standing[1]
Morgan† Jacksonville
39°44′5″N 90°13′54″W		 1869[2]: 114  Italianate structure with Second Empire influences[61]
Moultrie† Sullivan
39°35′56″N 88°36′25″W		 1904[2]: 115  Neoclassical structure with multiple Civil War monuments on the lawn[62]
Ogle†‡ Oregon
42°0′50″N 89°20′0″W		 1891[2]: 116  Romanesque Revival structure with tower;[2]: 116  retains original oak interior[63]
Peoria Peoria
40°41′34″N 89°35′24″W		 1962[2]: 117  Modernist structure;[64] occupies the site of two previous courthouses[2]: 117 
Perry Pinckneyville
38°4′50″N 89°22′55″W		 1850[2]: 119  Built in several pieces;[65] final portion built in 1939[2]: 118 
Piatt‡ Monticello
40°1′30″N 88°34′21″W		 1903[2]: 120  Neoclassical structure;[66] features a dome with rotunda[2]: 120 
Pike‡ Pittsfield
39°36′26″N 90°48′19″W		 1894[2]: 121  Gothic Revival structure;[67] features a central clock tower[2]: 121 
Pope‡ Golconda
37°22′0″N 88°29′5″W		 1873[2]: 122  Two-story gabled structure;[68] replaced a structurally deficient previous courthouse[2]: 122 
Pulaski Mound City
37°5′23″N 89°9′44″W		 1912[2]: 123  Three-story brick structure;[69] badly damaged by the Great Flood of 1937[2]: 123 
Putnam† Hennepin
41°15′12″N 89°20′33″W		 1839[2]: 124  Greek Revival structure with Doric columns;[2] oldest of all current Illinois courthouses[70]
Randolph Chester
37°54′13″N 89°49′42″W		 1972[2]: 127  Built around a spiral staircase with fountain in an atrium[2]: 127 
Richland Olney
38°43′51″N 88°5′8″W		 1914[2]: 129  Neoclassical structure;[2]: 128  not substantially modified since original construction[71]
Rock Island Rock Island
41°30′34″N 90°34′49″W		 2001, 2018 Five-story Modernist structure; replaced the 1896 courthouse in 2018[72]
St. Clair Belleville
38°30′47″N 89°59′7″W		 1976[2]: 139  Modernist structure with attached parking garage and plaza[2]: 139 
Saline Harrisburg
37°44′19″N 88°32′23″W		 1967[2]: 130  Modernist structure, built of brick with few windows[2]: 131 
Sangamon Springfield
39°48′0″N 89°38′36″W		 1991[2]: 133  Modernist structure; built after the county stopped using the old state capitol as its courthouse[2]: 132–133 
Schuyler Rushville
40°7′14″N 90°33′50″W		 1882[2]: 134  Brick structure with corner clock tower and arcade[2]: 134 
Scott‡ Winchester
39°37′44″N 90°27′19″W		 1885[2]: 136  Brick structure with onion dome atop tower;[2]: 136  clock added to tower in 1917[73]
Shelby‡ Shelbyville
39°24′25″N 88°47′27″W		 1881[2]: 137  Second Empire structure with clock tower;[74] has an adjacent war memorial[2]: 137 
Stark Toulon
41°5′36″N 89°51′57″W		 1856[2]: 140  Greek Revival structure built from the plans for the Marshall County Courthouse[2]: 140 
Stephenson Freeport
42°17′53″N 89°37′19″W		 1974[2]: 141  Modernist structure with an adjacent Civil War memorial[2]: 141 
Tazewell† Pekin
40°34′10″N 89°38′52″W		 1916[2]: 142  Neoclassical structure with a skylight central atrium[75]
Union Jonesboro
37°27′9″N 89°16′18″W		 2013[76] Built beginning in 2012; previous courthouse, destroyed at the end of the project,[77] was an extensively modified 1850s structure[2]: 144 
Vermilion Danville
40°7′29″N 87°37′46″W		 1910[2]: 145  Five-story stone building;[2]: 145  shaped like the letter "L"[78]
Wabash Mount Carmel
38°24′36″N 87°45′39″W		 1881[2]: 147  Modernist structure;[79] technically the same building as the 1881 courthouse, but nothing remains of the original structure[2]: 147 
Warren‡ Monmouth
40°54′45″N 90°38′57″W		 1895[2]: 148  Features central clock tower,[80] reduced in height in 1970 for structural reasons[2]: 148 
Washington Nashville
38°20′39″N 89°22′59″W		 1884[2]: 149  Third courthouse to serve the county;[81] expanded in the 1960s[2]: 149 
Wayne Fairfield
38°22′48″N 88°21′26″W		 1891[2]: 150  Built with prominent tower on the facade;[82] expanded in the 1950s[2]: 150 
White Carmi
38°5′28″N 88°9′32″W		 1883[2]: 151  Third courthouse, built on the site of the second;[2]: 151  first courthouse was the still-standing Robinson-Stewart House[83]
Whiteside Morrison
41°48′37″N 89°57′50″W		 1987[2]: 152  Modernist structure, built of brick and glass[2]: 152 
Will Joliet
41°31′28″N 88°4′56″W		 1969[2]: 153  Modernist structure, built of concrete and glass[2]: 153 
Williamson Marion
37°43′57″N 88°55′45″W		 1971[2]: 154  Modernist brick structure;[84] replaced a demolished 1889 courthouse on the public square[2]: 154 
Winnebago Rockford
42°16′18″N 89°5′47″W		 1968[2]: 155  Modernist structure, augmented by a separate criminal justice center[2]: 155 
Woodford Eureka
40°43′19″N 89°16′20″W		 1898[2]: 157  Neoclassical structure;[85] a slightly modified version of the Berrien County Courthouse in southwestern Michigan.[2]: 157  Previous courthouse in Metamora is still standing[86]
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