Urgent care near Lockport
Urgent Care Near Lockport, IL
For urgent care near Lockport, walk in with no appointment at Pioneer Physicians Urgent Care, 148 S Bolingbrook Dr, Bolingbrook, IL, roughly a 17-minute drive north of downtown. Weekday or weekend, the doors are open from 8 AM until 8 PM. The clinic is in Bolingbrook, not Lockport, and it is not open 24 hours.
- Open 7 days, 8 AM to 8 PM
- Walk-ins welcome
- X-ray and rapid tests on site
- Kids and adults
- Medicare and Medicaid plans accepted
Is there an urgent care in Lockport?
Our clinic is not in Lockport; it is in Bolingbrook, about 8.6 miles by road from Lockport City Hall. Lockport itself is a Will County city of about 27,800 people, according to the Census Bureau’s July 2025 estimate, roughly 1,700 more than in 2020.
Around Lockport, people also call this immediate care or a walk-in clinic. Whichever name you use, it means being seen today for a problem that isn’t an emergency but can’t sit until your own doctor has a free slot. You can show up without calling, or hold your place online first.
How long is the drive from Lockport to our clinic?
Plan on about 17 minutes from downtown. From City Hall, the usual way is a mile west along 9th Street, which carries IL 7, to Independence Boulevard. That road is IL 53: go right and stay with it roughly 5.4 miles through Romeoville. After that, turn left to stay on IL 53, now called South Bolingbrook Drive, and you’ll reach us in about 2 more miles.
The east side of town gets a different route. From near the Lockport Township High School East Campus on East 7th Street, route planners send you along Farrell Road to 159th Street, north on I-355, briefly onto I-55, and off at South Bolingbrook Drive. It is longer, about 12.6 miles, but still around 18 minutes, since more than half of it is tollway.
Rush hour on Route 53 can stretch those times. If you’re heading over after work, allow extra time for the drive, or save your spot online before you leave Lockport.
Lockport to our Bolingbrook clinic at a glance
- Drive from Lockport City Hall
- About 17 minutes and 8.6 miles, west on 9th Street (IL 7), then north on IL 53
- From the east side
- About 18 minutes via I-355 and I-55
- Hours
- Doors open 8 AM, close 8 PM, all week. Walk-ins welcome
- Tests in the building
- X-ray any day we’re open; rapid strep, flu and COVID; urinalysis; EKG. Blood goes to an outside lab
- School shots
- Not given here. Call your child’s doctor or Will County’s immunization line, 815-740-8143
Urgent care near Lockport for babies, kids and adults
We see infants, school-age kids, teens and adults for illnesses and injuries that should be looked at today without being emergencies. That matches MedlinePlus guidance: if a problem isn’t life-threatening but you can’t get in with your own provider soon enough, an urgent care clinic is the place to go. Common reasons Lockport families come in:
- Coughs, colds, flu symptoms and COVID-19
- Throat pain that might be strep
- Earaches, sinus pressure and pink eye
- Painful or frequent urination that may be a UTI
- Twisted ankles, sprained wrists and bones that might be broken
- Skin rashes and allergic reactions that are mild
- Asthma flare-ups that are not severe
Same-day X-ray and rapid tests for Lockport patients
Most visits need only one stop, because imaging and quick tests happen here. X-rays are taken here on every day we’re open, so a wrist hurt in a weekend fall gets examined and imaged in one trip, with splints and crutches on the shelf. Our page on same-day X-ray for Lockport patients walks through how it works.
Rapid strep, flu and COVID tests are done in the building too, along with urinalysis and EKGs. Blood work is the exception: we collect the sample, an outside laboratory does the testing, and the results follow later. Our page on lab tests and EKG near Lockport has the details. For a CT or MRI you would need a hospital or imaging center, since we have neither.
Heading up Route 53 from Lockport?
Take IL 53 north through Romeoville to 148 S Bolingbrook Dr. Walk in with no appointment, or save a place online before leaving Lockport.
Confidential STD testing near Lockport
Our Bolingbrook clinic offers Lockport residents confidential testing for the common STIs, whether or not they have insurance. A few results are back within the day; others need an outside lab and take longer. Ask the front desk for current self-pay pricing. Our STD testing page has more detail on the visit.
Feeling fine is not a reason to skip a test. MedlinePlus notes that STIs don’t always cause symptoms, or cause only mild ones, and can still be passed to a partner.
A possible HIV exposure is different, because timing matters. HIV.gov says PEP, a 28-day course of HIV medicine, must be started within 72 hours of the exposure or it won’t work. Don’t wait for a regular appointment: go to an emergency room right away.
Physicals and other visits for Lockport families
We do sports, school and annual physicals. The Illinois Department of Public Health requires a school health exam, recorded on the Certificate of Child Health Examination, before kindergarten or first grade and again on entering sixth and ninth grades. Many Lockport eighth graders go on to Lockport Township High School District 205, so that ninth grade exam comes due the summer before freshman year.
Younger students are split among several districts with Lockport offices: Fairmont School District 89, Taft School District 90, Lockport School District 91 and Will County School District 92. The city’s own school list adds District 33C. Whichever district you are in, bring its physical form and your child’s shot record.
Grown-ups can come in for more than sick visits. People who drive commercially can get a DOT exam here, 7 days a week, from a certified medical examiner found on the FMCSA National Registry. We also offer flu shots, allergy testing, asthma care, women’s health and telehealth visits, primary care, medical weight loss, and IV hydration and peptide therapy.
Where Lockport kids get school shots
Childhood vaccinations are not part of what we do, so the shots on a school checklist need a separate stop. Because Lockport is in Will County, routine and school-required shots come from your child’s own doctor or the Will County Health Department immunization clinic, which gives shots to county residents at three sites, in Joliet, Bolingbrook and Monee.
That clinic bills Medicaid, Medicare and some private insurance, and low-cost vaccines are set aside for people without insurance or with limited coverage. Its main office is at 501 Ella Ave. in Joliet. Call 815-740-8143 to book at any of its sites; the clinic says it will try to accommodate walk-ins. Sick visits for kids are covered on our page about pediatric urgent care near Lockport.
Using insurance or paying yourself
On the commercial side we take Cigna, Humana, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois. We also take Medicare and the Illinois Medicaid plans (HFS, YouthCare, Molina, Meridian and CountyCare). Networks change, so before the drive from Lockport, call and confirm your specific plan with us.
Paying yourself is an option whether or not you have insurance. The bill covers the visit plus any tests it calls for, and the front desk can quote current self-pay pricing.
The Pioneer walk-in visit
How a visit works
- Step 1Walk in or save your spot
No appointment needed. You can also save your spot online before you leave home.
- Step 2Check in
Bring a photo ID, your insurance card and a list of the medicines you take.
- Step 3See a provider
Get examined, with X-ray and rapid tests on site when you need them.
- Step 4Leave with a plan
You go home with a care plan and clear next steps.
Why families in Bolingbrook choose Pioneer
Walk-in care that fits real life
Open 7 days a week
8 AM to 8 PM, weekends included, so a Saturday sore throat does not have to wait until Monday.
X-ray and tests on site
X-ray every day we are open, plus rapid strep, flu and COVID tests, urinalysis and EKG.
Care for kids and adults
From infants through the teen years, and adults of every age, in one clinic.
Insurance and self-pay
Aetna, BCBS of Illinois, Cigna, Humana, Medicare, Illinois Medicaid plans and UnitedHealthcare. Call to confirm your plan.
Questions and answers
Questions we hear often
Still not sure? Call (630) 914-5373 and we will help you decide.
Is there an urgent care open now near Lockport?
We’re open 8 AM to 8 PM every day, including Saturday and Sunday, and walk-ins are welcome. Our Bolingbrook clinic is roughly 17 minutes from downtown Lockport; it is not a 24-hour clinic. Once we close, reserve a next-day slot online. For anything that feels like an emergency, call 911 or go to an ER at any hour.
Is Lockport immediate care the same as urgent care?
For most people, yes. In and around Lockport, people use immediate care, walk-in clinic and urgent care for the same thing: being seen today for a non-emergency illness or injury. Our clinic uses the name urgent care. It sits in Bolingbrook rather than Lockport, treats adults and children, and accepts walk-ins with no appointment.
Where can I get STD testing in Lockport, IL?
We don’t have a Lockport office, so for testing with us you’d come to the Bolingbrook clinic, about 17 minutes away. Tests for the common STIs are confidential; a few results come back that day and the rest are sent out. Insurance and self-pay both work. Testing makes sense even without symptoms, since STIs don’t always cause them.
Can I bring my child from Lockport without an appointment?
Yes. Babies, kids and teens can walk in any day of the week, with no appointment needed. Carry their insurance card and a note of any medicines they’re taking. School-required shots are a different stop, though: we don’t give childhood vaccines, so those come from the Will County Health Department or your child’s own doctor.
Can I get a same-day X-ray near Lockport?
Yes. If the exam suggests a fracture, the X-ray happens during that visit on any day we’re open, and splints and crutches are here if you need them. CT and MRI aren’t available here and are done at hospitals or imaging centers. If a bone is poking through the skin, call 911 or go to an ER instead.
What should I bring from Lockport?
Pack a photo ID and insurance card, plus a written list of medicines and allergies. For a school or sports physical, add the form from your child’s school and their shot record. Paying out of pocket works too; call ahead for current self-pay pricing before you set out from Lockport.
Sources for this page
- When to use the emergency room: adult. MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Sexually Transmitted Infections. MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. HIV.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Silver Cross Hospital. Illinois Hospital Report Card, Illinois Department of Public Health.
- City and Town Population Totals: 2020 to 2025 (Vintage 2025). U.S. Census Bureau.
- School Health Program. Illinois Department of Public Health.
- Immunizations. Will County Health Department.
- Helpful Phone Numbers. City of Lockport, Illinois.