Churches, Temples, Synagogues
A local guide-style feature to houses of worship, Masonic history, and community spaces around the Chicago area.
Unitarian Universalism affirms that inspiration and meaning can be found in many sources, including experience, history, and religious tradition. The material lists local addresses such as 1025 N Smith St., Palatine, IL 60067.
Ben-Hur Masonic Lodge #818 A.F. & A.M. is listed at 55 W Dundee Rd., Palatine, IL 60074. Freemasonry, or Masonry, is made up of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to local mason fraternities beginning in the late 14th century.

The degrees of Freemasonry preserve the three degrees of the medieval craft guilds: Apprentice, Journeyman or Fellow, now called Fellow Craft, and Master Mason.

Scottish Rite Freemasonry is a way for a Mason to draw on the ethical teachings and philosophy offered in a Craft Lodge, which consists of the first three degrees of Freemasonry. The Scottish Rite awards degrees from the fourth through the thirty-second. A Scottish Rite Mason can attain the 33rd degree, an honor for outstanding service to the Fraternity.

The Scottish Rite of the Valley of Chicago Museum & Library strives to be the historical society of the Scottish Rite and American Freemasonry by collecting, preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the history of the fraternity.
Its collection contains over 10,000 framed objects and works of art, while the library's collection contains over 20,000 books, journals, magazines, periodicals, and archival materials. The Museum & Library showcases this collection through exhibitions that promote a deeper understanding of American and Masonic history.
The materials also include Urban Unitarian Universalist Church in Northbrook, described as a space for spiritual exploration and growth where each person brings the wisdom they have gained throughout life.
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