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Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois

grand lodgeactiveon UGLE listgl-il-afam

Identity

Abbreviation
GL of IL
Jurisdiction
US-IL · Illinois
Also operates
US-IL (operates_in)
Naming style
AF&AM
Claimed tradition
Craft Grand Lodge; CGMNA member
Founded
1840
Website
https://ilmason.org

Public contacts

email: gs@ilmason.org public organizational
email: jferrell@ilmason.org public organizational
email: jwilliams@ilmason.org public organizational
email: adeserio@ilmason.org public organizational
email: pgrubbs@ilmason.org public organizational
phone: (217) 529-8900 public organizational

Addresses

unknown

Officers (public)

Deputy Grand Secretary: Gary W. Haire
Grand Secretary: R.W. Bro. Frank Cline
Grand Secretary: Frank Cline
Secretary: Franklin Cline R.W. Grand

Historical lineage

Charter / constitution / claimed descent. Not recognition.

797 outgoing chartered — browse paginated

This body traces through / was chartered by

None documented.

Current recognition

Directed edges only. Mutual recognition would appear as two edges.

This organization recognizes

None documented.

Organizations that recognize this one

SourceTargetDatesEvidence
United Grand Lodge of EnglandrecognizesMost Worshipful Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinoisunknown – unknownSourcesource_verified

Classifications (attributed)

Exact language from a named body. The database has no is_clandestine flag.

None documented.

No attributed classifications.

Other documented relationships

None documented.

Subordinate lodges

Open in lodge directory · first 80 by footprint

LodgeNo.#FootprintStatusCityOpenedClosedSources
Plainfield Lodge5363044low21.6activePlainfieldunknownunknown3
Constallation- Edison Park Lodge9748339unknown4.9activeWheelingunknownunknown3
Constellation-Edison Park Lodge9748353unknown4.9activeunknownunknownunknown2
Malta-Melrose Abbey* Lodge11048386unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Clarence P. Schwartz Lodge11638387unknown4.8activeChicagounknownunknown3
Austin H. Scrogin* Lodge10348413unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
West Englewood Home Lodge10748442unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Kelvyn Park-Willing Lodge10758402unknown4.8activeChicagounknownunknown3
Verlin M. Showalter Lodge11728408unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Square & Compasses Lodge11748440unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Men in Brotherhood Lodge11788427unknown4.8activeElmhurstunknownunknown2
River Forest-Austin Lodge8508400unknown4.8activeSummitunknownunknown2
Villa Grove Camargo Lodge8858425unknown4.8activeVillaunknownunknown4
Arlington Heights Lodge11628472unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Acacia-S.M. Dalzell Lodge678461unknown4.8activeLaSalleunknownunknown3
Widows Sons Lodge No. UD108526unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Arts and Crafts* Lodge10178538unknown4.8activeBloomingtcnunknownunknown2
Goodfellowship* Lodge10438523unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Northern Lights* Lodge10558539unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Anthony Doherty Lodge11118491unknown4.8activeCisneunknownunknown3
Western Springs Lodge11368476unknown4.8activeRiversideunknownunknown3
Arlington Hgts. Lodge11628565unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Elm Clare Ashlar Lodge11638535unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Star in the East Lodge1668557unknown4.8activeRockfordunknownunknown2
Illinois Central Lodge1788473unknown4.8activeAmboyunknownunknown2
George Washington Lodge2228499unknown4.8activeChillicotheunknownunknown2
Stuart E. Pierson Lodge508524unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Monitor Lounsbury Lodge5228553unknown4.8activeElginunknownunknown2
Herrin's Prairie Lodge6938480unknown4.8activeHerrinunknownunknown3
Lakeside-Compass Lodge7398566unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
George A. Sentel Lodge7648500unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown2
Geoerge A. Sentel Lodge7648543unknown4.8activeSullivanunknownunknown2
Skokie-Composite Lodge7748506unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
William McKinley Lodge8768502unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Kosmos-Paramount Lodge8968536unknown4.8activeChicagounknownunknown2
A. Kenneth Stuber Lodge9488559unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Anchor and Ark Lodge10278669unknown4.8activeWaukoganunknownunknown3
Leyden Laurel Lodge10578637unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
North Chicago Lodge10958600unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Anna-Jonesboro Lodge1118616unknown4.8activeAnnaunknownunknown3
Further Light Lodge11308701unknown4.8activeGeorgetownunknownunknown2
Frank N. Nicol Lodge11708633unknown4.8activeCreve Coeurunknownunknown3
Evergreen Park Lodge11718646unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Pontoon Beach Lodge11778579unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Covenant-Myrtle Lodge1418627unknown4.8activeWestchesterunknownunknown4
Edward Dobbins Lodge1648648unknown4.8activeLawrencevilleunknownunknown3
King Solomon's Lodge1978645unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Geo. Washington Lodge2228649unknown4.8activeChillicothounknownunknown2
J. L. Anderson Lodge3188603unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Ark and Anchor Lodge3548720unknown4.8activeAuburnunknownunknown2
Cheney's Grove Lodge4688591unknown4.8activeSaybrookunknownunknown2
Chatham Central Lodge5238599unknown4.8activeChathamunknownunknown3
E. F. W. Ellis Lodge6338682unknown4.8activeRockfordunknownunknown5
Buffalo Prairie Lodge6798678unknown4.8activeBuffalounknownunknown4
Pleasant Plains Lodge7008665unknown4.8activePleasantunknownunknown3
Riverton Lavely Lodge7868679unknown4.8activeRivertonunknownunknown3
Chicago Heights Lodge8518657unknown4.8activeChicagounknownunknown2
Brighton Park* Lodge8548685unknown4.8activeBrightonunknownunknown2
Avalon Damascus Lodge8888615unknown4.8activeChicagounknownunknown2
Constellation* Lodge8928641unknown4.8activeChicagounknownunknown2
Jerusalem Temple Lodge908662unknown4.8activeAuroraunknownunknown3
Samuel H. Davis Lodge968635unknown4.8activeMt Morrisunknownunknown3
Melrose Abbey* Lodge9768671unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Stephen Decatur Lodge9798673unknown4.8activeDecaturunknownunknown3
Lake Forest* Lodge10268752unknown4.8activeFort'sunknownunknown2
South Shore* Lodge10568773unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Isaac Cutter Lodge10738723unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Pargon Hill* Lodge11178739unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Morton Grove Lodge11468787unknown4.8activeGlenviewunknownunknown2
Avalon Park* Lodge11528754unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown1
Blandinsville Lodge2338737unknown4.8activeBlandinsvilleunknownunknown2
T. J. Pickett Lodge3078771unknown4.8activeBushnellunknownunknown4
Milledgeville Lodge3458785unknown4.8activeMilledgevilleunknownunknown2
Waltham-Utica Lodge3848729unknown4.8activeWalthamunknownunknown2
Pleasant Hill Lodge5658740unknown4.8activePleasantunknownunknown2
Burnt Prairie Lodge6688751unknown4.8activeBurntunknownunknown4
Morrisonville Lodge6818750unknown4.8activeunknownunknownunknown2
Chandlerville Lodge7248781unknown4.8activeChandlervilleunknownunknown4
Creal Springs Lodge8178786unknown4.8activeCrealunknownunknown2
Jackson Park* Lodge9158784unknown4.8activeJacksonunknownunknown2

Primary-source corpus

URLs collected about this organization, including directory entries and official pages.

other · primary
Illinois Freemasonry

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/ HTTP 200

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200

other · primary
dirhunt path /find-a-lodge/

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/find-a-lodge/ HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /lodge-locator

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/lodge-locator HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /lodge-locator/

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/lodge-locator/ HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /locator/

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/locator/ HTTP 200

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200

other · primary
dirhunt path /directory

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/directory HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /directory/

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/directory/ HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /our-lodges/

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/our-lodges/ HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /loges

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/loges HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /loges/

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/loges/ HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
hot html

Official locator https://ilmason.org/find-a-lodge/ HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /lodges

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/lodges HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /lodges/

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/lodges/ HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /lodges.html

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/lodges.html HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · primary
dirhunt path /find-a-lodge

Official directory hunt https://ilmason.org/find-a-lodge HTTP 404

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 404

other · locator
Illinois Freemasonry

Secretary-contact harvest 2026-09-20

first seen 2026-09-20 · last verified 2026-09-20 · HTTP 200

Sourced descriptions

None.

Assertions

PredicateValueSourceState
contact_emailgs@ilmason.org
https://ilmason.org/
Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois — official contact pageautomatically_extracted · medium · 2026-09-20
contact_phone(217) 529-8900
https://ilmason.org/
Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois — official contact pageautomatically_extracted · medium · 2026-09-20
founded_year1840MSANA Jurisdictional Websitesautomatically_extracted · low · 2026-09-20
office_holdingGrand Secretary: R.W. Bro. Frank Cline
day: Closed Email Grand Secretary: R.W. Bro. Frank Cline | gs@ilmason.org © 2026 The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois. All rights reserv
unknownautomatically_extracted · medium · unknown
office_holdingDeputy Grand Secretary: Gary W. Haire
W. Coumbes, R.W || Deputy Grand Secretary Gary W. Haire, R.W. || Grand Pursuivant Daniel S. Yandel, R.W. || Grand Marshal Cecil R. Bradley, R.W. || Grand Standard Bearer Henrik Schrader, R.W
unknownautomatically_extracted · medium · unknown
office_holdingSecretary: Franklin Cline R.W. Grand
Franklin Cline R.W. Grand Secretary gs@ilmason.org Appointed Grand Lodge Officers
unknownautomatically_extracted · medium · unknown
office_holdingGrand Secretary: Frank Cline
https://ilmason.org/
Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois — official contact pageautomatically_extracted · medium · 2026-09-20
official_websitehttps://ilmason.orgMSANA Jurisdictional Websitesautomatically_extracted · medium · 2026-09-20
secretary_contactGrand Secretary: R.W. Bro. Frank Cline gs@ilmason.org
day: Closed Email Grand Secretary: R.W. Bro. Frank Cline | gs@ilmason.org © 2026 The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of the State of Illinois. All rights reserv
unknownautomatically_extracted · medium · unknown
secretary_contactDeputy Grand Secretary: Gary W. Haire
W. Coumbes, R.W || Deputy Grand Secretary Gary W. Haire, R.W. || Grand Pursuivant Daniel S. Yandel, R.W. || Grand Marshal Cecil R. Bradley, R.W. || Grand Standard Bearer Henrik Schrader, R.W
unknownautomatically_extracted · medium · unknown
secretary_contactSecretary: Franklin Cline R.W. Grand gs@ilmason.org
Franklin Cline R.W. Grand Secretary gs@ilmason.org Appointed Grand Lodge Officers
unknownautomatically_extracted · medium · unknown