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 (LDS Church) 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 January 2024, the following stakes had congregations located in Illinois:


 * *Stakes outside of state with congregations in Illinois

Missions

 * Illinois Chicago Mission (1983–present)

Former missions

 * Northern States Mission (1889–1973)
 * Illinois Mission (1973–1974)
 * Illinois Chicago Mission (1974–1980)
 * Illinois Chicago North Mission (1980–1983)
 * Illinois Nauvoo Mission