The City of Lockport is governed by a mayor and an eight-member city council. Lockport Township is governed by a supervisor and a four-member board of trustees. A clerk, assessor, highway commissioner and collector handle day-to-day operations. Both city and township government offices are located in Central Square in Lockport, a beautiful three-story, Romanesque building of cream-colored limestone constructed in 1895.

The Lockport Police Department, a full-service agency, patrols around-the-clock and also operates an investigations division and a crime prevention bureau. The department works with other regional agencies to staff Mans, a multi-agency drug-enforcement task force, and the Will County Gang Suppression Unit. Community outreach programs include D.A.R.E., G.R.E.A.T., Neighborhood Watch and Operation Identify. Lockport operates an enhanced 911 system, which displays the caller’s location to the operator, allowing officers to respond even if the caller is unable to speak.

The Lockport Township Fire and Ambulance District has 57 paid professionals on staff and four paid-on-call professionals. Fire and ambulance services protect a district of 38 square miles and more than 68,000 citizens. District staff engages in hundreds of hours of firefighting and medical training that continues throughout their careers. The district’s services include fire suppression, EMS, Haz-Mat, search and rescue, and extrication. The district also provides paramedic-level ambulance service. The Fire and Ambulance District also offers community-outreach and fire-prevention education programs.

City Hall at Central Square

222 East 9th Street

The building that currently houses the City of Lockport and Lockport Township's staff was built as the public school. When the student population outgrew this historic limestone building, the building was converted into offices. The Lockport Park District also uses facilities in this building.

City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, unless otherwise noted, at 7:00 pm on the third floor. Meetings are open to the public and are televised on local cable access.

Building, Zoning, Economic Development

921 South State Street

The original City Hall for Lockport and the original home of the city's police department. Today, the Community Development Building (as it is now known) is home to the Building and Planning department and the Lockport Chamber of Commerce.