Hello how may I help you? The cities Aurora, rockford, joliet, could you sort them from closest to Chicago to farthest from chicago ? Are you still there? yes let me get that information for you. With current traffic, the distance closest to furthest is Joliet, Rockford, and Aurora. How far is Joliet from Chicago? The distance is approximately 45.8 miles at the shortest distance. How about Rockford? Rockford is about 80 miles from Chicago. Now, what about Aurora? It is about 1000 miles from Chicago. How long would it take to travel from Rockford to Chicago? It would take about one hour thirty minutes. Would you like to know more? No I'm all set. Thank you. You're welcome!