Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse

The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Dirksen Federal Building, is a skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1964. The building is 384 feet (117 m) tall, with 30 floors. It was named for U.S. Congressman and Senator Everett Dirksen.

The Courthouse

The building houses the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Bankruptcy Court, the United States Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and local offices for various court-related federal agencies, such as the Federal Public Defender, United States Probation Service and United States Trustee.

Other websites

• Dirksen Federal Building on Emporis
• General Services Administration Archived 2010-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Website