Welcome to the official web site of the City of Lockport, Illinois

City of Lockport, IL 222 East Ninth Street Lockport, IL 60441 T: 815.838.0549 F: 815.838.9498

Mayor Tim Murphy, Lockport's elected officials and the City's professional staff members welcome you to the City of Lockport's official web site.

This northern Illinois locale was established in 1830 and is home to approximately 20,000 residents. Steeped in the rich canal heritage of the 1800's, Lockport is a delightful mix of quaint history and modern charm.

Lockport is situated 35 miles southwest of Chicago and 5 miles north of Joliet, and is easily accessible via Interstate Highways 80 and 55. Also, Lockport's Historic District is part of the 120-mile long Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor.

City of Lockport Illinois photo - copyright 2005 McCartan Bruemmer
Historic Central Square in Lockport, Illinois

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I-355 CORRIDOR STUDY - CLICK HERE

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DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PRELIMINARY PLAN (JULY 2008) - CLICK HERE

DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION (MAY 2008) - CLICK HERE

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NINTH STREET BRIDGE CLOSURE

Please be informed, starting May 5th through August 31st, the 9th Street Bridge will be CLOSED for resurfacing. Click HERE for the detour map.

currently, repair work is two weeks behind schedule due to unforeseen additional patching to the bridge deck. idot is working with the contractor to save time in the next project stage and, weather permitting, still complete repair work by august 31, 2008.

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DUE TO THE POOR CONDITION OF GOUGAR/147TH STREET FROM 151ST STREET TO LEMONT ROAD, THIS ROAD IS SCHEDULED FOR RECONSTRUCTION IN EARLY SUMMER. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.

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The City of Lockport has just implemented a new

Service Request System

If you need to request information or a call for service, please click HERE.

[Then click on the "action line" heading.]

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The City of Lockport is governed by a Mayor and an 8-member City Council. City officials and professional staff are housed in the unique three-story, Romanesque building known as Central Square--originally constructed in 1869 using cream-colored dolomite limestone from nearby quarries. Visit our photo gallery online to see more of this beautiful facility.

View our latest 2008 Spring/Summer Newsletter

Also, the City of Lockport is working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to better protect our residents from flooding and to provide our residents the most up to date information about flood insurance, flood prevention, etc. Please click here to access pertinent information regarding flooding in Lockport. For additional information, please go to FEMA's website at www.fema.gov.

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