List of tallest buildings in Illinois outside of Chicago

Skyline of Peoria in 2009

This list of tallest buildings in Illinois outside of Chicago ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the U.S. State of Illinois by height excluding Chicago. This list encompasses both Downstate Illinois and cities within the Chicago metropolitan area. The tallest building in Illinois excluding Chicago is Oakbrook Terrace Tower in Oakbrook Terrace, a Chicago suburb. The tallest building in Illinois excluding Chicago is the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. The tallest habitable building in Downstate Illinois is Wyndham Springfield City Centre in Springfield.

The majority of buildings on this list were built in the mid-late 20th century, although the oldest building is the 1928 Leland Tower in Aurora. In the 21st century, only Evanston and Champaign have built new buildings over 200 ft (61 m). As of September 2025, they are also the only cities to have any buildings approved or proposed at this height.

Skyline of Campustown (Champaign, Illinois) in 2024

Tallest buildings

This list ranks buildings that stand at least 200 ft (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement.

Rank	Name	Image	Height	Floors	Year	City	Notes
1	Oakbrook Terrace Tower		418 ft (127 m)	31	1987	Oakbrook Terrace	[1]
2	Illinois State Capitol		361 ft (110 m)	5	1888	Springfield	[2]
3	Wyndham Springfield City Centre		352 ft (107 m)	30	1974	Springfield	[3]
4	Watterson Towers		298.5 ft (91.0 m)	28	1969	Normal	[4]
~5	Schaumburg Towers I		294 ft (90 m)	20	1986	Schaumburg	[5]
~5	Schaumburg Towers II
~7	Twin Towers 1		282 ft (86 m)	29	1984	Peoria	[6]
~7	Twin Towers 2
~7	Woodfield Corporate Center		282 ft (86 m)	21	1986	Schaumburg	[7]
10	Orrington Plaza		277 ft (84 m)	22	1969	Evanston	Also known as Bank One Building, State National Bank Building, NBD Bank Building, First Chicago Bank Building, and the Chase Bank Building [8]
11	Sherman Plaza		276 ft (84 m)	25	2007	Evanston	Also known as The Shermaniator [9]
12	309 Green		268 ft (82 m)	24	2009	Champaign	[10]
13	HERE		267 ft (81 m)	26	2015	Champaign	[10]
14	Optima Views		265 ft (81 m)	28	2003	Evanston	[11]
15	Leland Tower			22	1928	Aurora
16	Associated Bank Plaza		243 ft (74 m)	20	1961	Peoria	[12]
17	One Rotary Center		237 ft (72 m)	18	1977	Evanston	[13]
18	Park Evanston Apartments		236 ft (72 m)	24	1997	Evanston	[14]
19	Burnham 310		224 ft (68 m)	18	2008	Champaign	[10]
20	The Tower at Third		205 ft (62 m)	21	1972	Champaign	[10]
21	Joshua Arms		203 ft (62 m)	19	1978	Joliet	Previously known as Salem Tower [15] [16]

Tallest buildings proposed, approved, or under construction

Name	Height	Floors	Year (est.)	City	Status	Notes
605 Davis Street	330 ft (100 m)	31		Evanston	Approved	[17]
900 Clark Street	315 ft (96 m)	27		Evanston	Under Review	[17]
201 E. Green St.		16		Champaign	Approved	[18]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Chicago
• List of tallest buildings in the Quad Cities
• List of tallest buildings in Champaign
• List of tallest buildings in Peoria

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