The Chicago Illinois Temple is the thirty-fifth

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. It is the second of three church temples that have been built in Illinois (The first and the third being the

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and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple).

History

Located in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, ground was broken on the site of Chicago Illinois Temple on August 13, 1983 by

Gordon B. Hinckley Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 200 ...

, a member of the church's

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. The structure itself was constructed in gray buff marble and its roof features gray slate. Architects used a revolutionary design for LDS temples, adapting the traditional six-spire design and adding modern motifs. The construction of the temple faced some pushback from the community due to environmental concerns. Construction was eventually able to proceed. Construction of the temple also allowed local

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to contribute their means, talents, and time. This included children donating pennies, young women making dolls for the temple nursery, and women crocheting and tatting altar cloths. Many hours were donated in helping with the public open house, held July 15 – August 3, 1985, during which over one hundred thousand people toured the temple. Hinckley dedicated the temple on August 9, 1985. Four years after the dedication, the temple was closed and expanded that more than doubled its size.Taylor, Scott
"LDS Church not just temple-building, but temple-renovating"
'' Deseret News'', 27 March 2017. Retrieved on 28 March 2020. The temple now has a total of , five ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms. On December 24, 2008, a frozen sprinkler pipe burst in the ceiling, with water-damaged furniture, carpet and wood trim that all had to be replaced. In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Chicago Illinois Temple was closed in response to the

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.Stack, Peggy Fletcher
"All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus"
'' The Salt Lake Tribune'', 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

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Chicago Illinois Temple Official site

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