Manteno State Hospital

[1] The facility was authorized in 1927 by the 55th Illinois General Assembly with its first patients arriving in December 1930.

In 1983, the facility was authorized for closure by Governor James R. Thompson and closed on December 31, 1985.

[1] In October 1986, the Illinois Veterans home at Manteno was dedicated and still operates on a portion of the grounds of the original psychiatric facility while numerous other building have been demolished.

The site was redeveloped as a VA home, an industrial park, and a portion of the grounds is now the Manteno Municipal golf course.

The grounds are the now the home of numerous housing developments including a residential treatment center for males and females ages 12 to 21 called Indian Oaks Academy, which is a member of the Nexus family of treatment programs.

Manteno State Hospital Postcard 1936