As Illinois begins to re-open after the long lockdown, employees of the Secretary of State will be very busy. As they open this week, Driver Services Facilities are expecting a flood of customers.
Spokeswoman Beth Kaufman says more than 700,000 drivers licenses and state I-D cards have expired since March, and nearly 2 million vehicle registrations.
"We know there's going to be a high volume coming to the facilities so we're asking that people consider going online, taking advantage of that 90-day extension, and if you do go to the facility please be patient."
She says for the first two months, Secretary of State facilities will only serve new drivers, and people with expired licenses and registrations. People coming in will be required to wear masks, and during driving tests employees will also wear face shields.
To avoid long lines and long waits, Kaufman says go online, or better yet, wait a little while because there's an automatic 90-day extension for licenses and registrations as a result of the pandemic.
Illinois Secretary of State Driver Services Facilities are located in Silvis, Aledo, Kewanee, Galesburg, Monmouth, Sterling, Princeton, Dixon, Galena, and Peoria.
And the website is cyber drive illinois dot com (cyberdriveillinois.com).
