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15 Chicago Area Chapels |
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Information about all 15 chapels in the Chicago area available for everyone — with maps and links — is brought to you by Rev. Phil Landers, Chicagoland's favorite wedding minister • pastor • officiant. |
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| This is a "live" map! Zoom in — you will discover there are 2 chapels in Naperville and in Hyde Park. Scroll out, north, south, east or west! Explore and investigate. Click on pointers to get name, address and link to their web site. |
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Chapels available to everyone, all the time (the BLUE pointers) |
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| The chapels are listed in order of preference. |
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| 200 S. Main St., Lombard, IL 60148 |
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| (630) 629-2630 ext. 10 |
| Seats up to 170. |
| Gorgeous historic church (built in 1860) with tons of wood and stained glass. No center aisle (go up left side and down right side; the center is now where the best seats are). There is a modern building next door that could host a reception for up to 200. |
| The wedding coordinators are among the very best I work with - a big part of this being ranked #1. |
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| 523 S. Webster St., Naperville, IL 60540 |
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| 630-420-6010 |
| Seats up to 175. |
| The wedding coordinators are among the very best I work with - a big reason this is ranked #2. |
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| 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 |
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| 630-617-6460 (main number is 630-617-3500) |
| Seats up to 800 |
| Bright, beautiful large chapel on the lovely campus of Elmhurst College |
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| 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook, IL 60523 |
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| (630) 850-2363 |
The chapel itself seats 62. However, two sets of large double doors may be opened to allow additional guests seated outside to witness the ceremony. There is no air conditioning. |
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| 1799 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, IL 60026 |
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| 847-657-3461 |
| Seats up to 150 |
| Historic chapel with great acoustics and beautiful stained glass (which can best be seen during daylight hours) representing different religions. Owned and operated by Glenview Park District. (That's Rev. Phil in the picture.) |
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| 306 Lemont St., Lemont, IL 60439 |
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| 630-257-2972 |
| Seats up to 120 |
Old historical church (built in 1861). There is a center aisle but a railing at front forces couple to go around it to the left or right. (That is Rev. Phil in the picture.)
There is no air conditioning. Therefore, they do not do weddings in July or August. |
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| 6727 W. 174th Street, Tinley Park, IL 60477 |
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| 708-429-4210 |
| Seats up to 500 |
Historic, old church with side balconies. There is no air conditioning. |
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| 555 N. Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045 |
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| 847-234-3100 |
| Seats up to 240. |
Older, historic chapel with no air conditioning (but windows on the side do open.) Beautiful stained glass at front.
Faye Kelly is there for both the rehearsal and the ceremony to make sure everything is just right. |
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| 30 N. Brainard St., Naperville, IL 60540 |
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| (630) 637-5560 |
| Seats up to 150 — 100 on the main floor, 50 in the balcony. |
Built in 1913, renovated in 2006. This is on the campus of North Central College, just east of downtown Naperville. |
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| 307 Cedar Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174 |
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| 630-584-6680 |
| Two options - Sanctuary (seats 350) or the Chapel (seats 75 comfortably) |
Beautiful stone church with stained glass. Requires pre-marital counseling (see web page). The sanctuary is used by the church for its regular worship. Photo is of the main sanctuary. |
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| 2485 Church Road, Aurora, IL 60504 |
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| 630-851-2300 |
| Seats up to 160 |
Newly built, simple but nice chapel across the parking lot from their banquet hall. |
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| 20 S. Eastern Ave., Joliet, IL 60433 |
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| 815-722-1420 |
| Seats up to 500 |
Older church, a bit run down, lots of wood and stained glass. |
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Chapels with restricted availability (the RED pointers) |
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| I have officiated at these two chapels |
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| 5850 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 |
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| 773-702-9202 for Chapel Wedding Coordinator |
| Seats well over a thousand with a 500' long aisle! It is enormous and beautiful. |
| Magnificent, huge stone building with stained glass. Towering. |
| Available to everyone on Sundays. Available only to University of Chicago students, faculty or alumni on Saturday afternoon. |
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| 1050 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 |
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| (773) 702-8200 for the divinity school, which handles reservations |
| Seats up to 300 |
| Perfect acoustics. Gorgeous. 3 stories high -- first story is wood, then stained glass. |
| Only available to University of Chicago students, faculty, alumni or their children. |
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| Click to view all the places Rev. Phil has ever done weddings at. They, too, have live Google maps with links. |
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