The Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Chicago is a career consular post of the United Kingdom in Chicago, Illinois; it serves British citizens and travellers in its consular district. The United Kingdom is represented in Washington, D.C., by the Embassy of the United Kingdom in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 625 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60611, United States |
| Website | www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-chicago |
| Consul General | Richard Hyde |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- Public access is by appointment only; emergency consular help for British nationals (death, hospitalisation, arrest or other serious incidents) is available 24 hours through the FCDO online contact form linked on the GOV.UK office page.
- Telephone service Monday to Friday 9:00–16:00 (public holidays excluded).
- Location: The consulate general is in the Magnificent Mile area of Chicago, Illinois, about 1.9 km in a straight line from the centre of Chicago; the nearest large airport is Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), about 16 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in Chicago
The consul general is Richard Hyde, according to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). It is one of 8 career consular posts of the United Kingdom in the United States listed by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). In the United Kingdom, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in London (uk.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Other consulates in Chicago
30 other countries are represented in Chicago, among them: Argentina (consulate), Bosnia and Herzegovina (consulate general), Brazil (consulate general), Canada (consulate general), Chile (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Costa Rica (consulate), Czech Republic (consulate general), Denmark (consulate general), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (consulate general), Haiti (consulate general), Hungary (consulate general), Ireland (consulate general), Italy (consulate general), Mexico (consulate general). The full list of all 31 missions is on the overview page for the United States.
Closing days
The dates of the US federal holidays are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The consulate general may also close on public holidays of the United Kingdom.
Emergency assistance
In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in the United Kingdom can contact the U.S. Embassy in London.
Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom in the United States
The United Kingdom in the United States
Measured in a straight line from Chicago, the nearest other British office is the Consulate General (Georgia) in Atlanta (about 950 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Chicago.
- Washington, D.C. (960 km) – Embassy of the United Kingdom in the United States
- Atlanta (950 km) – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston (1,370 km) – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago – Consulate General (this page)
- Houston (1,520 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami (1,920 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
- New York (1,140 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office – office page on GOV.UK (accessed 22 October 2026), Congressional Directory, 119th Congress – Diplomatic Offices (20 February 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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