Herb Lindberg Memorial Photo Collection
We mourn the loss of Brother Herbert John Lindberg and offer this photographic tribute to his memory and long service to the Masonic fraternity.
Northeastern Area of Illinois
The Northeastern Area is one of five areas used by the Grand Lodge for administrative purposes. It includes the City of Chicago, the state's largest city, as well as the surrounding "collar counties." Included are all listings of an area-wide nature but generally do not include individual districts or lodges. Click on any entry to view the entire posting.
Masonic Stories Celebrate 100 Years of Argo-Summit Freemasonry
Argo-Summit Lodge No. 1133 is known for its larger-than-life spirit of brotherhood and fellowship, and also for its modest and narrow lodge hall. Since floor space was at a premium, a different solution had to be discovered.
Hesperia Lodge No. 411 Initiates Four New Brothers
Hesperia Lodge No. 411 initiated four new Brothers at its Stated Meeting on August 28, 2025. In accordance with Grand Examiners' Guidance, the First Section of the Degree was conferred twice...
Hesperia Lodge No. 411 Confers Second Degree and Third Degree on Two Occasions
Hespeeria Lodge no. 411 conferred the Second and Third Degrees in Freemasonry on two recent occasions.
Poseidon Confers Second Degree on Two Brethren
At the regularly stated meeting of May 24, 2025, Poseidon Lodge No. 1184 passed Brother Elias Linares-Gutierrez and Brother George Omiloli to the degree of Fellowcraft.
Grand Lodge Officers Present Programs, Answer Questions at Joliet Town Hall
With over one-hundred Masons in attendance Grand Lodge officers covered programs as diverse as Lodge Officers Competition, Grandmaster's Award of Excellence, and Illinois Masonic Outreach Services (IMOS).
Northeastern Area Brethren Seek to Improve Multiple Degree Conferrals
Masons are always striving for improvement, especially when it involves something as basic to Masonic identity as degree conferral. This class focused on multiple degree conferrals, probably the most complicated of all Masonic ceremonies.