By Venkata Nagireddi, Founder & CEO, NRI Hearts · Last reviewed 21 October 2026 · Every place checked on its own website
Chicago's best-known Hindu temples are the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago in Lemont, the Sri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple in Aurora and the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett, with more in Wheeling, Grayslake, Rogers Park and Willowbrook, a Jain temple in Bartlett and a gurdwara in Palatine. About 241,700 Asian Indians live in the Chicago metro area (U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 (5-year), table B02015, via Census Reporter). This guide lists each place with its address, hours and services, checked on its own website, plus community groups, Diwali 2026 and how to get married in Cook County.
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About 241,700 Asian Indians live in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metro area(241,703, margin of error ±6,350), according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020–2024 (U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 (5-year), table B02015, via Census Reporter). The community includes long-settled families around Devon Avenue and newer professionals across the western and northwestern suburbs.
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Hindu (Rama temple) · Lemont
South Indian temple · Aurora
BAPS · Bartlett
Swaminarayan (ISSO, Vadtal) · Wheeling
Hindu · Grayslake
ISKCON · Chicago (Rogers Park)
Chinmaya Mission (Vedanta) · Willowbrook
Jain temple · Bartlett
Sikh gurdwara · Palatine
Other temples and gurdwaras in the area (for example in Bensenville, Wheaton and around Devon Avenue) are not listed because we could not confirm their details on an official website.
Diwali 2026 dates published so far:
You need a marriage licence from the county clerk before any ceremony, temple or civil. In Cook County (Cook County Clerk):
In DuPage County (Naperville, Wheaton, Lombard) the fee is $35, the licence is valid for 60 days and can be used only in DuPage County; the Wheaton office needs no appointment (DuPage County Clerk).
Chicago's Indian community is spread from Devon Avenue to Naperville and Lake County, so meeting someone with the same language and plans takes more than temple visits. On NRI Hearts you can search members who live in the Chicago area by community and religion. Searches for “Indian matrimony Chicago” are rare, but families looking for a match here usually start with a community or a temple, and we show members nearby.
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Yes, several. The best-known are the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago in Lemont, the Sri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple in Aurora and the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett. ISKCON Chicago is in Rogers Park, and there are Swaminarayan, Chinmaya and Lake County temples in Wheeling, Willowbrook and Grayslake.
About 241,700 Asian Indians live in the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metro area, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey for 2020–2024.
Devon Avenue in West Ridge is the original Indian neighbourhood. Today the largest communities are in suburbs such as Naperville, Schaumburg, Aurora, Hoffman Estates, Skokie, Buffalo Grove and Oak Brook.
On their own websites, the Balaji Temple in Aurora lists weddings and Kalyana Utsavam among its priest services and offers hall rental, and the Hindu Mandir of Lake County in Grayslake lists wedding ceremonies. Other temples may also help; ask them directly.
Both partners go to the Cook County Clerk together with valid ID. The licence costs $60, takes effect the day after it is issued, is valid for 60 days, and must be returned to the clerk within 10 days of the ceremony.
Yes. The Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago has its temple at 435 N. Route 59 in Bartlett, and the Sikh Religious Society of Chicago's gurdwara is at 1280 Winnetka St in Palatine.
All checked on 21 October 2026. Opening hours, fees and services change; confirm with each place and withthe county clerk before you rely on them.
General information, not legal advice. NRI Hearts is a matrimonial platform, not a wedding planner.