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Left it at the counter and someone turned it in with everything inside. Faith in Lockport restored.
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Lockport
Illinois · IL · Will County
About Lockport
City in Illinois, United States1853Established
26,094Population
11.5 sq miArea
696 ftElevation
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 26,094. The city was incorporated in 1853. It is situated along the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal, and was the headquarters of the canal when the canal was operating. A section of the canal runs through Lockport, including the remains of the canal's Lock No. 1 from which the town received its name. The canal right-of-way is now the Illinois and Michigan National Heritage Corridor.
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