Welcome to the home of the Illinois York Rite Bodies

This site acts as a quick method to access information on York Rite Masonry as well as the four of the Grand York Rite Bodies in Illinois (Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, Grand Council, and Grand Commandery)

What is York Rite Freemasonry? Watch this informative video for an introduction to the three bodies of York Rite Freemasonry

The Grand York Rite Bodies

Grand Lodge

The Foundation of the York Rite
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Grand Chapter

The Royal Arch Degrees fill in the some of the spaces of the Blue Lodge Degrees, showing how a Mason asks for his wages and rediscovering the Lost Word.
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Grand Council

Arguably some of the most beautiful Degrees in Freemasonry, they tell the story both before and after the Word was lost, but most importantly, how the Word was preserved.
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Grand Commandery

The Chivalric Orders pertain to the obligations of knighthood, joining the Order of Malta and the Order of the Temple (Knights Templar).
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