Bradley is located in northeastern Illinois in
Kankakee County south of
Joliet along U.S. Highway 45 on the banks of the
Des Plaines River near the Indiana state line. The town is located next to
Bourbonnais and
Kankakee.
The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 12,604, an increase of 1,650 since 1990.
