About the Heritage Corridor Credit Union

Heritage Corridor Credit Union is YOUR community credit union. As of March 2004, HCCU serves those who live or work within the Heritage Corridor region: the Counties of Will, Grundy, LaSalle, and the Cook County region south of Interstate 55. Welcome to Your credit union!

Heritage Corridor Credit Union was founded in 1942 as EJ&E Central Credit Union. From 1942 until 1994, the EJ&E Employees Credit Union was located on EJ&E Railway property in Joliet, Illinois.

Original HCCU location on EJ & E Railway property.

From 1994 until March 0f 2000, the credit union was located in an office complex in Joliet. It was during this time that the credit union purchased land and built its current facility at 1910 Ferro Drive in New Lenox.

New HCCU building on Ferro Dr., New Lenox, Illinois.

In the midst of sweeping changes at the railway, membership chose to relocate and rename the credit union to ensure future growth. Membership chose this new name to pay homage to the credit union’s transportation roots and to signify the area in which the credit union calls home.

The Illinois & Michigan National Heritage Corridor, a 120-mile corridor stretching from Lake Michigan in Chicago to the Illinois River in LaSalle, received its designation from Congress in 1984.

For additional information on the Illinois & Michigan National Heritage Corridor, visit our Links page.