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Information about all 15 chapels in the Chicago area — with maps and links — is brought to you by Rev. Phil Landers, Chicagoland's favorite wedding minister • pastor • officiant.
Check his availability for your wedding or call him at 630-628-3500. |
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The chapel listings are divided into 2 categories: |
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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) |
| The chapels are listed in order of preference. |
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| Maple Street Chapel |
| 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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| Century Memorial Chapel at Naper Settlement |
| 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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Hammerschmidt Chapel at Elmhurst College |
| 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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| Schram Memorial Museum & Chapel
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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 me in the picture.) |
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| Old Stone Church at Lemont Historical Society |
| 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. (I'm in the picture.)
There is no air conditioning. Therefore, they do not do weddings in July or August. |
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| Landmark Chapel |
| 6727 W. 174th Street, Tinley Park, IL 60477 |
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| 708-429-4210 |
Old church with side balconies. There is no air conditioning.
The wedding coordinator there is the wonderful Donna Mason, who also owns Two Becoming One Boutique. |
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| Lily Holt Memorial Chapel at Lake Forest College |
| 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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| Koten Chapel at North Central College |
| 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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| The Portiuncula Chapel at Mayslake Forest Preserve |
| 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. |
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| Baker United Methodist Church — two options |
| 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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| Gaslite Manor Chapel & Banquets |
| 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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| Old Central Church at Jacob Henry Mansion |
| 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) |
I have officiated at these two chapels |
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| Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago |
| 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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| Bond Chapel at the University of Chicago |
| 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 I have done weddings at. They, too, have maps and links.
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Mailed thank you note: "Thank you so much for the wonderful job you did of officiating at our wedding ceremony. We are so happy with the way everything turned out, and we received so many compliments on how personal the ceremony was."
E-mail: "I wanted to say more in the [mailed] thank-you but I ran out of room! My family is still talking about the ceremony and how wonderful it was. Even my mom said, "I didn't know all of that stuff about you and Tim!' How funny. And everyone really enjoyed meeting you at the rehearsal dinner. I think my family we will be talking about the 'one-word answer to explain the longevity of marriage' for years to come."
- Sarah & Tim, Old Stone Church at Lemont Historical Society, Lemont |
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