List of tallest buildings in Illinois outside of Chicago

This list of tallest buildings in Illinois outside of Chicago ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the U.S. State of Illinois by height excluding Chicago. This list encompasses both Downstate Illinois and cities within the Chicago metropolitan area. The tallest building in Illinois excluding Chicago is Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace, a Chicago suburb. The tallest building in Downstate Illinois is the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. The tallest habitable building in Downstate Illinois is Wyndham Springfield City Centre in Springfield.

The majority of buildings on this list were built in the mid-late 20th century, although the oldest building is the 1928 Leland Tower in Aurora. In the 21st century, only Evanston and Champaign have built new buildings over 200 ft (61 m). As of September 2025, they are also the only cities to have any buildings approved or proposed at this height.

Rank	Name	Height	Floors	Year	City	Notes
1	Oakbrook Terrace Tower	418 ft (127 m)	31	1987	Oakbrook Terrace	^[1]
2	Illinois State Capitol	361 ft (110 m)	5	1888	Springfield	^[2]
3	Wyndham Springfield City Centre	352 ft (107 m)	30	1974	Springfield	^[3]
4	Watterson Towers	298.5 ft (91.0 m)	28	1969	Normal	^{[citation needed]}
~5	Schaumburg Towers I	294 ft (90 m)	20	1986	Schaumburg	^[4]
~5	Schaumburg Towers II	294 ft (90 m)	20	1986	Schaumburg	^[4]
~7	Twin Towers 1	282 ft (86 m)	29	1984	Peoria	^[5]
~7	Twin Towers 2		29	1984	Peoria	^[5]
~7	Woodfield Corporate Center	282 ft (86 m)	21	1986	Schaumburg	^[6]
10	Orrington Plaza	277 ft (84 m)	22	1969	Evanston	Also known as Bank One Building, State National Bank Building, NBD Bank Building, First Chicago Bank Building, and the Chase Bank Building^[7]
11	Sherman Plaza	276 ft (84 m)	25	2007	Evanston	Also known as The Shermaniator^[8]
12	309 Green	268 ft (82 m)	24	2009	Champaign	^[9]
13	HERE	267 ft (81 m)	26	2015	Champaign	^[9]
14	Optima Views	265 ft (81 m)	28	2003	Evanston	^[10]
15	Leland Tower		22	1928	Aurora
16	Commerce Bank Building	256 ft (78 m)	17	1920	Peoria
17	Associated Bank Plaza	243 ft (74 m)	20	1961	Peoria	^[11]
18	One Rotary Center	237 ft (72 m)	18	1977	Evanston	^[12]
19	Park Evanston Apartments	236 ft (72 m)	24	1997	Evanston	^[13]
20	Burnham 310	224 ft (68 m)	18	2008	Champaign	^[9]
21	Becker Building	211 ft (64 m)	16	1993	Peoria
22	The Tower at Third	205 ft (62 m)	21	1972	Champaign	^[9]
23	Joshua Arms	203 ft (62 m)	19	1978	Joliet	Previously known as Salem Tower^[14]^[15]

Name	Height	Floors	City	Status	Notes
605 Davis Street	330 ft (100 m)	31	Evanston	Approved	^[16]
900 Clark Street	315 ft (96 m)	27	Evanston	Under Review	^[16]
201 E. Green St.		16	Champaign	Approved	^[17]

List of tallest buildings in Illinois outside of Chicago

Tallest buildings

Tallest buildings proposed, approved, or under construction

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