Israeli consulate in Joliet: the office is in Chicago

The Israeli consulate for Joliet is in another city. The office for Joliet is the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago, about 46 miles away by road (1 h 4 min).

Which Israeli consulate serves Joliet

On its list of states (source), the Israeli Consulate General in Chicago includes Illinois; that makes it the office for Joliet.

A routing engine puts the drive at 46 miles and 1 h 4 min at legal speeds with no traffic; the straight-line distance is 34 miles.

Joliet and Chicago share a time zone: the office’s hours are your hours.

Plan on email with Chicago: it gives no phone support and asks for your full name and ID number, and its notice, updated on 13 November 2026, says no one gets in without registering in advance (source).

Other cities in Illinois near Joliet

Cities close to Joliet, in a straight line: Naperville, 17 miles; Aurora, 20 miles; Cicero, 28 miles. The Illinois page lists the drive to Chicago from the cities that have a page.

U.S. birth and marriage papers from Joliet for an Israeli mission

Order the original birth certificate of a child born in Joliet from the Division of Vital Records of the Illinois Department of Public Health, in Springfield (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records).

The mission’s birth notice asks for it (the mission’s birth notice page), and the Illinois page lists the fee.

Parts of Joliet lie in Kendall and Will counties. For Will County, the CDC’s directory for Illinois names the Will County Clerk as the place for a marriage record (CDC, Where to Write for Vital Records), and the mission takes the certificate with an apostille.

The apostille for a public document from Illinois is issued by the Illinois Secretary of State (HCCH list).

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