Links to Other Local History Organizations and Directories.
The Glencoe Historical Society is a founding member of NEIL, a consortium of Northeastern Illinois historical societies and museums. NEIL works to aid societies and museums better serve their constituencies through up-to-date technology and curatorial practices.
North Shore Historical Societies
- Evanston Historical Society
- Highland Park Historical Society
- Kenilworth Historical Society
- Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society
- Wilmette Historical Museum
- Waukegan Historical Society
- Winnetka Historical Society
Other Chicago-Area Historical Societies and Museums
This includes Cook county as well as the collar counties of DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane and McHenry.
Cook County
- Glenview Area Historical Society
- Barrington Area Historical Society
- Des Plaines Historical Society
- Mount Prospect History Archive Society
- Northbrook Historical Society
- Palatine Historical Society
- Chicago Historical Society
- Addison Historical Museum
- Arlington Heights Historical Museum
- Bartlett Historical Society
- Bensenville Historical Society
- Blue Island Historical Society
- Wheeling History
- Batavia Historical Society
- Elk Grove Historical Society
DuPage County
Lake County
- Warren Township Historical Society in Gurnee, Illinois.
- Deerfield Area Historical Society
- Ela Township Historical Society in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
- Historic Millburn Community Association, Incorporated in Lake Villa, Illinois.
- Lake County History Archive Society
- Fox Lake-Grant Township Area Historical Society
Will County
Kane County
McHenry County
Other Northern Illinois Counties
Jo Daviess County
Boone County
Other Illinois Local History Societies and Museums
- Bloomingdale Park District Museum
- Belleville Labor & Industry Museum
- Chillicothe Historical Society
- Christian County Historical Society
- Coles County Historical Society
- Collinsville Historical Museum
- Colonel Davenport Historical Foundation
Other Sources and Directories to Illinois Local History Websites
- Illinois Association of Museums
- Des Plaines Historical Society links to Illinois historical societies and museums sorted by county.
- Lake County, Illinois Area Genealogical & Historical Societies includes Lake County, Illinois Cook County, Illinois, DuPage County, Illinois, McHenry County, Illinois, Walworth County, Wisconsin, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and Miscellaneous Societies.
- ROOTS-L Databases and Files for Illinois
- Google local listings.