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The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, commonly referred to as the Dirksen Federal Building, is a skyscraper in the Chicago Loop at 219 South Dearborn Street. It was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and completed in 1964.
This 30-story glass and steel courthouse, designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, was built in 1964 and named in 1970 for former U.S. Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen.
At first simply known as the New Senate Office Building, the building was renamed in 1972 for Senator Everett M. Dirksen. An Illinois Republican, Senator Dirksen had served in the House from 1933 to 1949 and in the Senate from 1951 to 1969.
Federal Court hearings within the Northern District of Illinois are held in two locations. The Eastern Division is located in Chicago at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse. The Western Division is located in Rockford at the Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse.
The Dirksen Courthouse forms part of a larger federal campus that includes the 42-story John C. Kluczynski Building, home to the offices of numerous federal agencies, and the Loop Station U.S. Post Office Building.
The Everett McKinley Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second of three office buildings constructed for the United States Senate. The Russell Senate Office Building, three wings of which were completed in 1909, was the first structure designed especially for the Senate.
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.