Driving School in Joliet, IL

Top Driver Joliet is at 1113 Essington Rd, Joliet, IL 60435 — near the Louis Joliet Mall, off Essington Rd. The location is easy to find from I-80 (about a mile south) and from I-55 (about three miles east). Free parking is available in the shared retail-center lot. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central time.

Top Driver Joliet serves students from Joliet, Plainfield, Shorewood, Crest Hill, and Lockport — the heart of Chicago's Southwest Suburbs. The location draws primarily from ZIP codes 60404, 60431, 60435, 60586, and is convenient for families across Will County. Whether you live in central Joliet, near the Louis Joliet Mall, or out toward downtown Joliet, Top Driver Joliet is within a short drive.

Top Driver Joliet serves students from three area high schools: Joliet West High School, Joliet Central High School, and Plainfield North High School. The location offers Behind-The-Wheel pickup at these schools, so students can be picked up directly from school for their driving lessons rather than coordinating transportation home and then to a separate driving session. Custom pickup arrangements may be available for students attending other area schools — call the central office to ask.

Top Driver Joliet offers Top Driver's full slate of Illinois programs. Teen driver education is available in four package tiers: Diamond ($1,010), Platinum ($810), Gold ($685 — the most popular tier), and Silver ($585). Adult programs include the Illinois 6-Hour Online Adult Drivers Ed Course ($49), Behind-The-Wheel-Only packages ($600 for 6 hours, $800 for 8 hours), and the Adult Remedial Course ($99) for license reinstatement. Top Driver Joliet also provides road test service for adult students who don't have a vehicle to use for the official Illinois SoS road test. The Specialized Program for students with ADHD and Other Executive Functioning Disorders is also available at this location for families who need a tailored teaching approach.

Yes. Top Driver Joliet provides complimentary home pickup and dropoff for Behind-The-Wheel sessions for students living in the 60404, 60431, 60435, 60586 ZIP codes. Students outside those ZIP codes can be picked up at Joliet West High School, Joliet Central High School, Plainfield North High School where Top Driver runs pickup routes — or meet their instructor at the Top Driver Joliet classroom on 1113 Essington Rd.

Yes. Top Driver is one of the few Illinois driving schools approved as a Cooperative Road Test provider, which means eligible teen students who complete a Top Driver teen driver education program can take their official Secretary of State road test with their Top Driver instructor at the Joliet location — instead of waiting weeks for an appointment at a Driver Services facility. To qualify for the Cooperative Road Test, students must complete all required Behind-The-Wheel hours, pass an in-vehicle pre-test evaluation, and meet the standard Illinois SoS requirements for permit hold time and supervised practice driving (50 hours, including 10 at night).

Top Driver Joliet is staffed by Illinois Secretary of State–licensed driver education instructors with years of experience teaching Southwest Suburbs teens and adults. Recent students have specifically called out instructors Marty and Richard for their patience, clear communication, and ability to keep new drivers calm during stressful first lessons. Every Top Driver instructor at Joliet is trained in the Driver Intelligence™ curriculum and undergoes regular performance evaluations. All training vehicles are equipped with dashcams, providing students, parents, and instructors with a record of every Behind-The-Wheel session.

The closest Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services facility to Top Driver Joliet is the Joliet Driver Services facility at 1100 N Bridge St in Joliet — approximately three miles east of the Top Driver classroom. The Joliet facility offers first-time driver's license issuance, instruction permits, and road test services. Top Driver students who qualify for the Cooperative Road Test program can complete their road test at the Top Driver Joliet location instead, avoiding the wait for a Joliet appointment.

Yes. Top Driver Joliet is one of the central driving school locations for Chicago's Southwest Suburbs. In addition to Joliet, the location serves students from Plainfield, Shorewood, Crest Hill, Lockport — and draws students from neighboring communities including Crest Hill, Lockport, Rockdale, and Channahon. For families in the Southwest Suburbs who don't have a Top Driver classroom in their immediate town, the Joliet location is typically the closest option. Top Driver also has additional Southwest Suburbs locations in Bolingbrook, New Lenox, Homer Glen, and Bourbonnais — see the full location directory to find the closest one.

Top Driver was founded in 2003 and has trained more than 250,000 new drivers from 42 classroom locations across Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Top Driver is Illinois's largest private driving school, with deep roots in the Southwest Suburbs — many Joliet families have had multiple children go through the program over the years.

Top Driver Joliet is a state-approved driver education provider, licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State. Top Driver is also approved as an Illinois SoS Cooperative Road Test provider — one of a small number of Illinois driving schools authorized to administer the official road test directly. Every Top Driver instructor at Joliet is licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State and passes a background check before being cleared to work with students. All training vehicles are equipped with dashcams. Top Driver's curriculum, called Driver Intelligence™, goes beyond Illinois's minimum requirements — covering hazard prediction, decision-making frameworks, and post-license skill maintenance.

Enroll online by selecting your program package on the Top Driver enrollment portal, or call (800) 374-8373 to speak with the Joliet office. We'll match your teen to an upcoming classroom cohort and schedule the first Behind-The-Wheel session at your preferred pace.