The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Illinois. The official church membership as a percentage of general population was 0.44% in 2014. According to the 2014 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey, less than 1% of Illinoisans self-identify themselves most closely with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The LDS Church is the 13th largest denomination in Illinois.
Stakes are located in Buffalo Grove, Champaign, Chicago, Joliet, Naperville, Nauvoo, O'Fallon, Peoria, Rockford, Schaumburg, Springfield and Wilmette.
History
In 1839, to escape persecution—including an extermination order given by Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs—the Latter-day Saints drained swamplands on the eastern banks of the Mississippi River and established the city of Nauvoo.Joseph Smith was killed on June 27, 1844, by an angry mob that stormed Carthage Jail in Carthage, Illinois where Smith was being held.
In 2004, Illinois's lieutenant governor, Pat Quinn, presented church leaders a copy of House Resolution 793, which expressed official regret for the violence that caused the Mormons to leave in 1846.
Stakes
As of May 2025, the following stakes had congregations located in Illinois:| Stake | Organized | Mission | Temple District |
| Buffalo Grove Illinois | 24 Jan 1988 | Illinois Chicago | Chicago Illinois |
| Cape Girardeau Missouri* | 20 Oct 1985 | Missouri St Louis | St. Louis Missouri |
| Champaign Illinois | 17 Feb 1963 | Missouri St Louis | Indianapolis Indiana |
| Chicago Illinois | 25 Jan 1998 | Illinois Chicago | Chicago Illinois |
| Davenport Iowa* | 9 Apr 1978 | Iowa Iowa City | Nauvoo Illinois |
| Evansville Indiana* | 19 Oct 1975 | Kentucky Louisville | Louisville Kentucky |
| Joliet Illinois | 22 Oct 1995 | Illinois Chicago | Chicago Illinois |
| Hazelwood Missouri* | 4 Jun 2017 | Missouri St Louis | St. Louis Missouri |
| Naperville Illinois | 3 Feb 1963 | Illinois Chicago | Chicago Illinois |
| Nauvoo Illinois | 18 Feb 1979 | Iowa Iowa City | Nauvoo Illinois |
| O'Fallon Illinois | 14 Mar 1976 | Missouri St Louis | St. Louis Missouri |
| Paducah Kentucky* | 20 Oct 1996 | Tennessee Nashville | Nashville Tennessee |
| Peoria Illinois | 3 Aug 1980 | Iowa Iowa City | Nauvoo Illinois |
| Rockford Illinois | 11 Apr 1982 | Illinois Chicago | Chicago Illinois |
| Schaumburg Illinois | 20 Jan 1980 | Illinois Chicago | Chicago Illinois |
| Springfield Illinois | 24 Nov 1996 | Missouri St Louis | St. Louis Missouri |
| St Louis Missouri South* | 16 Mar 1980 | Missouri St Louis | St. Louis Missouri |
| Valparaiso Indiana* | 2 Jun 1974 | Illinois Chicago | Chicago Illinois |
| Wilmette Illinois | 29 Nov 1936 | Illinois Chicago | Chicago Illinois |
- *Stakes outside of state with congregations in Illinois
Missions
Former missions
- Northern States Mission
- Illinois Mission
- Illinois Chicago Mission
- Illinois Chicago North Mission
- Illinois Nauvoo Mission