| Official Name: | Lotus, Illinois |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Champaign |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 745 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3189°N -88.4558°W |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 412671[1] |
Lotus is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Lotus is located along a railroad line southwest of Foosland. The railroad station and post office there were known as Howard until they were renamed Lotus in 1902.[2] [3]