Passport Acceptance Offices in Morris, Illinois

Morris is the county seat of Grundy County, a river town along the Illinois River and the historic I&M Canal about an hour southwest of Chicago. Its compact downtown puts every passport option within a few blocks of one another, so residents from Coal City, Minooka, Gardner, and the surrounding countryside rarely have to travel far to lodge a first-time application.

Three acceptance points share the town. The Morris Post Office on East Washington Street is the pick if you want your photo taken and your application accepted in the same appointment. The Grundy County Circuit Clerk, inside the courthouse a block away, suits anyone already handling county business, though you will need to bring your own photo. The Morris Area Public Library on Liberty Street offers a calmer setting that families with children often prefer.

All three follow the by-appointment DS-11 route, so book ahead rather than assuming a walk-in slot. Whichever you choose, call first to confirm the day's passport hours.

For urgent international travel, the nearest regional office is the Chicago Passport Agency, roughly 60 miles northeast (about an hour and fifteen minutes by car), which serves travelers with departures inside two weeks. Most Morris applicants, however, will do fine applying locally and mailing routine paperwork through one of the three desks. Compare nearby towns on our Illinois passport directory.

Bring a completed but unsigned Form DS-11, your original citizenship evidence with a photocopy, and photo identification to any Morris desk. Only the post office takes photos on site, so plan for that at the clerk or library. Payments come in two parts, the State Department fee and the acceptance facility fee, and the accepted methods vary by location, so ask when you call to confirm hours at your chosen Morris office.