Mokena is a village
in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population
was 14,583 at the 2000 census, with a special census
conducted in 2007. The 2007 census showed that the population
of the village increased to 18,669 people residing within
the corporate limits.
Mokena is served by Lincoln-Way
Community High School District, with students on the
western part of the village attending Lincoln-Way Central
High School and students in the central portion of the
village attending Lincoln-Way East High School.
Elementary school services are
provided by one of four school districts: Mokena School
District 159, New Lenox School District 122, Frankfort
School District 157C, and Summit Hill School District
161. Higher education is provided through Joliet Junior
College, the nation's first public community college.
The Village of Mokena is serviced
by the Metra rail service Rock Island District. Two
commuter rail stations are located within Mokena; Hickory
Creek and Front Street, providing service to downtown
Chicago's LaSalle Street Station, connecting with components
of the Chicago Transit Authority. Mokena is also served
by I-80, which runs along the northern border of the
village. Through I-80, commuters have convenient access
to the newly extended I-355 (Veteran's Memorial Tollway)
and to I-57. |